Chávez Returns After Cancer Surgery in Cuba (NYT)

Ailing Hugo Chavez makes theatrical return to Venezuela (WaPo)

Venezuela leader’s return may boost pressure for new vote (LAT)

Cuba has outsized role in Venezuela as Chavez fights cancer (WaPo)

…and in other news

President Correa Handily Wins Re-election in Ecuador (NYT)

Santos ordena aumentar presencia de la Armada en límites con Nicaragua (El Tiempo, Colombia)

Costa Rica toughens stance in US-backed drug fight (Miami Herald)

Pedro se cuadra con Alexis Sánchez por las críticas: “Estamos todos con él” (El Mercurio, Chile)

Venezuela califica de ‘gigantesca’ la victoria de Rafael Correa (EL Tiempo, Colombia)

Morales nationalizes Spanish-owned airport company (MH)

Currency fears spread in Latin America (WaPo)