Category Archives: Regions

The Cuban Economy: More Money, New Problems?

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Samuel George

By Samuel George as part of the Crossroads Cuba series

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Cuba, cuc, cuenta propista, cup, dual currency, Economy, havana, inequality, Latin America blog, No Se Mancha, non agricultural coop, samuel george, the crossroads, United States, violent crime | 1 Comment

Cuba: Tourism Apartheid in the Making?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Mancha Contributor

By Reynier Guerra Capote, Student at the University of Havana

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged apartheid, Cuba, inequality, Latin America blog, No Se Mancha, Se Mancha, tourism, tourism in cuba | 1 Comment

Not Your Granma’s Cuba: A New Day in the Caribbean

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Samuel George

By Otaviano Canuto, Samuel George and Cornelius Fleischhaker

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged cornelius fleischhaker, Cuba, Otaviano Canuto, samuel george, the crossroads | Leave a comment

Africa Reina – “Azul” (Cuban Woman Sings Acapella)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Samuel George

From the Crossroads Archives: Havana, Cuba, 4.2015

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged acapella, acapello, africa reina, afro cuban, Cuba, Latin America blog, music, No Se Mancha, rumba, samuel george, singing, song, spiritual | Leave a comment

Solar Power in Chile: Land of the Rising Sun

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Mancha Contributor

By Jesse Rogers of Moody’s Analytics

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Chile, coal, hydro, Latin America, Latin America blog, natural gas, No Se Mancha, oil, solar energy | Leave a comment

Talkin’ Politics in La Pampa

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Samuel George

Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series in the run up to Argentina’s 2015 elections

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Daniel Scioli, election 2015, la pampa, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, nestor krichner, No Se Mancha, samuel george, Sergio Massa, the crossroads | Leave a comment

The Argentine Debt Saga

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Samuel George

The Crossroads: Argentina Pt. 2 – Inside the Argentine Debts Crisis. Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series in the run up to general elections in 2015.

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged #NoSeMancha, 2001, Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Daniel Scioli, Debt Crisis, Default, Economy, elliot, holdout, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, NML, parri passu, samuel george, semancha, Sergio Massa, sovereign debt, the crossroads, vulture | Leave a comment

The Crossroads: Argentina – Chapter 1

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Samuel George

Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series “Argentina at a Crossroads” in the run up to general elections in 2015.

Posted in Southern Cone | Tagged 2015, Argentina, cecilia nahon, central bank, Cristina Kirchner, crossroads, Economy, election, fausto spotorno, Growth, Inflation, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, Nestor Kirchner, No Se Mancha, samuel george, semancha | Leave a comment

How Commodity-Dependent Are Latin American Economies?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Mancha Contributor

By Otaviano Canuto

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Mexico + Central America | Tagged commodities, cycle, Latin America, Latin America blog, No Se Mancha, Otaviano Canuto, reliance, semancha, super | 1 Comment

Argentine Elections 2015: Polls Point to Scioli

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Samuel George

Part of Samuel George’s ongoing series “Argentina at a Crossroads” in the run up to general elections in 2015.

Posted in Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged argentina at the crossroads, argentine elections, buenos aires, Cristina Kirchner, Daniel Scioli, Latin America blog, mauricio macri, No Se Mancha, polls, PRO, PT, samuel george, Sergio Massa, the crossroads, who will win | 2 Comments