Monday, September 2, 2013

Mexico arrests cartel boss 'Ugly Betty'

The suspected leader of Mexico's New Juarez Cartel has been arrested, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Sunday, the latest in a series of high-profile drug arrests.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/mexico-cartel-leader-ugly-betty/index.html

Cuba to Florida swim: Last stretch

Diana Nyad was just 17 miles shy early Monday morning of reaching a goal she's been chasing for 35 years.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/diana-nyad-cuba-florida-swim/index.html

Las reformas 'estructurales' de Raúl Castro - El Nuevo Herald









Las reformas 'estructurales' de Raúl Castro

El Nuevo Herald

En su discurso del 26 de julio de 2007, Raúl Castro anunció “reformas estructurales”. A esto siguió un debate sobre los cambios, el más extenso y profundo bajo la revolución, con un alto consenso respecto a las propuestas. La lucha contra la corrupción ...









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Venezuela, a paradise in search of tourists - CANOE









Venezuela, a paradise in search of tourists

CANOE

Boasting the highest waterfall in the world, nearly deserted Caribbean islands and dense jungles with ocean views, Venezuela has everything a tourist could want -- except the tourists are not coming. In a country where explorer Christopher Columbus ...









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Diana Nyad "looking very good" after first night of Cuba-Florida swim - CBS News









Diana Nyad "looking very good" after first night of Cuba-Florida swim

CBS News

Doctors examine her regularly and say "she's looking very good." The 64-year-old is trying to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. It's Nyad's fourth attempt at the feat in the last three years. She also made an ...









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'Juarez gang boss' caught in Mexico

The alleged leader of the Juarez drug cartel, Alberto Carrillo Fuentes, is arrested in the western Mexican state of Nayarit, Mexican officials say.



via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23926430#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Diana Nyad's Latest Florida-to-Cuba Swim Is Going Well (So Far) - Jezebel









Diana Nyad's Latest Florida-to-Cuba Swim Is Going Well (So Far)

Jezebel

After failing last year (and the time before that, and the time before that, and the time before that…) to swim the 103 miles from Florida to Cuba, crawl exhausted onto the Western Hemisphere's last remaining forbidden isle, and enjoy a mojito made by ...









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