Caribbean/Haiti: Hurricane Season Brings Devastation
A string of intense hurricanes wreaked havoc and destruction in Central America and the Caribbean throughout September, leaving several beleaguered ...
Towards an Andean Rural Development Paradigm?
During these first years of the 21st century, Bolivia finds itself again in the throes of an agrarian crisis affecting ...
Fear and Loathing in Latin America
Earlier this year, thousands filled the streets of Mexico City, Guatemala City and Buenos Aires demanding more effective governmental action ...
Ecuador’s Dollar Doldrums
In 2000, Ecuador became the first Latin American country to officially eliminate its own currency and adopt the U.S. dollar ...
The Beat Goes on: The U.S. War on Coca
In unguarded moments during the month-long road blockade of September and October 2000, coca growers and Bolivian security forces chatted, ...
CHÁVEZ CONFIRMED, VENEZUELA STILL DIVIDED
On Sunday, September 12, a month after failing to remove President Hugo Chávez from office in a recall referendum, Venezuelas ...
The Roots of Rebellion, I. Insurgent Bolivia
The great anti-colonial indigenous insurrection of 1781 has haunted republican Bolivia since its founding in 1825. From their military encampment ...
The Roots of Rebellion, II. Reclaiming the Nation
The U.S. government allows the Bolivian government only the minimal amount of wiggle room required to keep the masses at ...
