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Carranza's car was destroyed in this assassination attempt https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/carranza5-foto-of-mauricio-velez.jpgcarranza5 - foto of Mauricio VelezThe death of Colombian Emerald Tsar Victor Carranza leaves an open thrown2018-05-02T19:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2016/12/09/corruption-in-mexico-a-challenge-that-dwarfs-donald-trump/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cervantes.jpgcervantesToo close for accountability: Cervantes' ties to Peña caused an outcryhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/penanietoacsystem1.jpgpenanietoacsystemLong time coming: the National Anti-corruption System, first proposed in 2013, finally took effect this yearhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/penanietoacsystem.jpgpenanietoacsystemhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/javier-duarte-de-ochoa-y-el-atraco-a-veracruz.jpgjavier-duarte-de-ochoa-y-el-atraco-a-veracruzCatch me if you can: ex-governor Javier Duarte has been on the 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over?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/xi-jinping-and-nicol-s-ma-012.jpgXi Jinping and Nicolás MaduroHe said Xi said: China was mum on future financing for Maduro's governmenthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/anti-imperialism.jpeganti-imperialism2016-04-22T15:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/06/03/mexicos-mid-term-elections-six-questions/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mexico-election-protest.jpgMexico Election protesthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pollsters-march-20151.pngpollsters-march-20151https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-bronco.jpgel broncohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blue-demon-jr.jpgblue-demon-jrhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/voto-nulo.jpgvoto nuloSome Mexicans have other ideas on how to use their 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now?2016-03-16T21:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2016/02/08/why-negotiate-with-farc/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/country-side-combined.pngcountry side combinedhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sammmmmmm.pngsammmmmmm2016-02-08T16:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2016/01/26/has-the-global-trade-development-link-peaked/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocg51.jpgocg5Source: Institute of International Finance, "The rise of services - what it means for the global economy", December 15, 2015.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocg22.jpgocg22Source: Escaith and Miroudot, ch. 7 in Hoekman (2015).https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocg5.jpgocg5https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocg4.jpgocg4Source: Escaith and Miroudot, ch. 7 in Hoekman (2015).https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocg3.jpgocg3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocg1.jpgocg1https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-26-at-11-18-45-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-01-26 at 11.18.45 AM2016-01-26T16:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2016/01/15/cuban-farmers-on-economic-reform/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cuba-farm-combined.pngcuba farm combined2016-01-15T16:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2016/01/11/game-on-senator-ivan-cepeda-and-the-new-colombian-left/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lefty-3.pnglefty 3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lefty-2.pnglefty 2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lefty-bro.pnglefty brohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ceppy-combined.pngceppy combinedSenator Cepeda speaks on the Colombian 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He complains about being used as "decorative"2015-12-09T21:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/12/08/a-new-day-in-colombia/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-07-at-7-42-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-07 at 7.42.13 PMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-03-at-10-09-55-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-03 at 10.09.55 AMGiven Colombia's recent success during years of war, what could it achieve in years of peace?2015-12-08T00:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/11/25/nicaragua-success-story/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/21-09-09-265.jpg21-09-09-265The waves have been good for Nicaragua lately https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1024px-06-plaza_de_la_independencia_de_granada.jpg1024px-06.Plaza_de_la_Independencia_de_GranadaNicaragua at its most charming: Colonial Granada https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-11-09-1447092775-1503270-slide1-thumb.jpg2015-11-09-1447092775-1503270-Slide1-thumb2016-01-04T08:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/09/25/a-new-day-in-colombia-interview-with-president-juan-manuel-santos/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/santos1.jpgSantos12015-09-26T14:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/08/04/the-cuban-economy-more-money-new-problems/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cuba_problems.pngcuba_problemsCan the revolution be supersized? 2015-08-06T23:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/07/30/cuba-tourism-apartheid-in-the-making/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1671.jpgIMG_1671Reynier in his apartment in La Havanahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tourists-havana-cuba-740.jpgTourists-Havana-cuba-740They're coming. 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12015-06-12T18:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/05/17/video-los-pumas-del-pacifico-vice-ministros-de-la-alianza-pacifico/2015-05-17T16:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/05/15/sketches-of-cuba-a-photo-essay/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_17112.jpgIMG_1711https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_17092.jpgIMG_1709https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16912.jpgIMG_1691https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16872.jpgIMG_1687https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16722.jpgIMG_1672https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16562.jpgIMG_1656https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16552.jpgIMG_1655https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16532.jpgIMG_1653https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16512.jpgIMG_1651https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_16372.jpgIMG_16372015-05-15T15:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/05/05/domingo-cavallo-comments-on-2015-argentine-election/2015-05-05T16:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/05/01/los-pumas-del-pacifico-un-modelo-emergente-para-mercados-emergentes/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tariffs.jpgtariffshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/reserves1.jpgReserveshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/reduction-of-poverty.jpgReduction of Povertyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/political-analysis1.jpgPolitical Analysishttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/observer-country-map.jpgObserver Country MapCorriendo juntoshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mila1.jpgMILAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mexican-reform.jpgMexican Reformhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/inflation.jpginflationhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imports-exports.jpgImports Exportshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/growth.jpgGrowth2019-05-08T22:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/05/01/roaming-pumas-del-pacifico-in-mexico-city/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-01-at-1-29-17-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-01 at 1.29.17 AMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-01-at-1-28-01-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-01 at 1.28.01 AMUndersecretary Rubio comments at the eventhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-01-at-1-26-24-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-01 at 1.26.24 AMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cdto6lpveaa0vcy.jpgCDto6LPVEAA0VcySamuel George presents Los Pumas de Pacifico in Mexico City2015-05-01T17:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/04/17/argentine-elections-15-a-country-at-the-crossroads/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3860377744_702573d2fe_o.jpg3860377744_702573d2fe_o2016-01-06T19:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/04/04/sketches-of-areco-by-sofia-mussari/2015-04-06T15:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/03/31/things-fall-apart/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dilma-levy.jpgdilma levyJoaquim Levy's job: teach a tough lesson on economic adjustmenthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sad-dilma.jpgsad dilmaThings are getting serious for Brazil's President Dilma Rousseffhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/venezuela.jpgVenezuelaNo, Brazil will not become another Venezuela https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fleisch.jpgfleischhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dilma-levy.jpegdilma LevyJoaquim Levy's job: teach a tough lesson on economic adjustment https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cantareira.jpgBrazil 2015: Running on empty https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fora.jpegForaThe streets were full on March 15, even thug carnival was over. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dilma.jpegdilmaThings are getting serious for Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff2015-03-31T21:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/daily-mancha/2015-03-23T15:52:39+00:00weekly0.6https://semancha.com/2015/03/22/playing-with-fire-how-political-paralysis-could-derail-brazils-fiscal-adjustment/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/todayjunior.pngtodayjuniorNo pressure2015-03-22T19:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/03/09/brics-apart-as-oil-prices-plunge/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cowboy2.pngcowboy2No large emerging market for old menhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oct-5.pngoct 5Source: World Bank, Commodity Markets Outlook, January 2015 https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oct4.pngoct4https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oct-2.pngoct 2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oct1.pngoct1Source: Baffes et al (2015)2015-03-09T17:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/03/06/tango-singing-taxi-driver-the-buenos-aires-recordings/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-05-at-10-13-32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-05 at 10.13.32 PM2015-03-06T15:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/03/05/the-brazilian-economy-in-a-second-dilma-administration/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jhu2.jpgJHU2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jhu.jpgJHUChillin like it's cold outside2015-03-05T14:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/03/05/are-mega-trade-agreements-a-threat-to-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-05-at-12-07-16-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-05 at 12.07.16 AMThe country of the future left behind in the trade system of the past (Extracted from Thorstensen and Ferraz (2014))https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-05-at-12-06-59-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-05 at 12.06.59 AMThose left outside will sufferhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-05-at-12-00-30-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-05 at 12.00.30 AMWhat's it worth to you?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oc2.pngOC2The country of the future left behind in the trade system of the past https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oc1.pngOC1Those left outside will suffer 2015-03-05T13:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/02/16/kickstarting-the-brazilian-economy-in-a-2nd-dilma-administration/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-event-2.jpgbrazil event 2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-event.jpgBrazil eventGet your RSVP in!2015-02-16T01:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/02/05/will-mexicos-political-crisis-hurt-its-economy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/epn-energyreform-mx-danielaguilar.jpgEPN-energyreform-MX-DANIELAGUILAR"I'll get right on it..."https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lost-students.jpglost studentsWhere are the missing students? Mexicans demand answers.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pena-nieto-on-the-ropes.jpgpena nieto on the ropesWhat does a presidency on the rocks mean for the Mexican economy? 2015-02-05T21:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/23/quantitative-easing-in-the-eu-addressing-the-symptom-or-the-cause/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ecb.pngecbNobody said it would be (quantitatively) easy 2015-01-23T01:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/22/will-the-real-evo-morales-please-stand-up/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/natural-gas.jpgnatural gasIn an era of falling commodity prices, can natural gas continue to propel Bolivian growth https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/morales.jpgmoralesThe next years will define the legacy of Evo Morales 2015-01-22T17:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/21/the-curious-case-of-brazils-closed-economy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shipping_and_trade_rdax_4256x2848.jpgshipping_and_trade_rdax_4256x2848Open for business? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ships.pngshipshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/density.pngdensityhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trade.pngtrade2015-01-21T15:08:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/21/goni-but-not-forgotten/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/goni_extradicion_juicio.jpggoni_extradicion_juicioHow did Bolivia's ex-President end up a wanted man?2015-01-21T04:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/20/fixing-education-in-brazil-its-more-than-money/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-19-at-7-20-09-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-01-19 at 7.20.09 PMEducation is key…and the alternative is not so bright https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20101211_amp001.jpg20101211_amp0012015-01-20T00:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/17/the-region-in-2015-part-3-argentina-and-venezuela-the-emperor-has-no-clothes/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/130508205709-venezuela-maduro-nicolas-kirchner-cristina-story-top.jpg130508205709-venezuela-maduro-nicolas-kirchner-cristina-story-topBuenos Dias, 20152015-01-17T15:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/04/3907/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/epn-2015.jpgEPN 2015Much to sweat about: Mexico in 2015https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mexico-reforms.jpgMexico ReformsGrowth spurring reforms - what will they add up to? 2015-01-04T05:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2015/01/03/the-region-in-2015-part-1-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/reveilon.jpgQueima de FogosHappy New Year! But don't expect it to be a very happy one https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/better.jpgbetterAt least in terms of soccer 2015 should be betterhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/petrolao-1.jpgMvd6655039The biggest company - the biggest scandal? We shall see in 2015https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/plataforma1.jpgplataforma1The biggest company - the biggest scandal? We shall see in 2015https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dilma-2015.jpgDilma 2015A lot of headaches await in 2015 2015-01-04T04:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/26/2014-this-year-in-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/puma2.jpgpuma2Latin America's rising starshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014.jpg2014https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/argdebt4.jpgargdebt4How did we get here?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/puma-stripe4.pngpuma-stripe4Introducing a new termhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mexico-cars4.jpgmexico-cars4More coche. Less caro.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/venny-protest4.jpgvenny-protest4Robert Redman helps carry the corpse of Bassil Da Acosta on Feb 12. Redman was murdered later that day.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bols-familia-4.jpgbols-familia 4A good idea- but where did it come from?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sammy4.pngsammy4https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mo-money4.jpgmo-money4Inflation has reemerged as a concern in Brazilhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/433.jpg433¿Dónde estan?2014-12-26T23:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/24/10-songs-that-have-me-excited-to-go-to-jamaica/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-23-at-7-50-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-23 at 7.50.01 PMHow dem a worry bout me and visa. when US is my next door neighbor?2014-12-24T01:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/22/will-2015-be-tough-sailing-for-the-mexican-economy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/next-year.jpgnext yearSee you next year...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/protests.jpgprotestsIn the long run, protests could bring about much needed reform in Mexico. In the near term, they are not helping the economy. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/downtown-baby.jpg200397092-001This Pacific Pumas could face growing pains in 20152014-12-22T16:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/18/ttip-whats-the-deal/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ttip-whats-the-deal.pngTTIP Whats the Deal2014-12-20T21:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/17/us-cuba-its-about-time/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/new-day-for-cuba.jpgnew day for cubahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/a-new-day-for-cuba.jpga new day for cubaA new day for Cuba? (Photo by Emilia Galiano)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/obama-thaw.pngObama thaw2022-07-26T12:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/16/good-times-bad-times-a-conversation-with-carlos-vegh/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/post-to-be.jpgPOST TO BEHow its supposed to behttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/vegh-foto.jpgvegh fotoJust as we drew it up2014-12-17T22:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/11/why-the-argentine-debt-case-matters/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/no-al-pago.jpgno al pagohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/indep.pngindephttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gunboat.jpggunboatWho needs lawyers?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/griesa.pnggriesaGame Changerhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/judge.jpgU.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa speaks in court in New York2019-04-02T17:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/10/the-strategic-relevance-of-latin-america-for-the-united-states/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/plan-beats.jpgplan beatsPlan beats no planhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sideways.jpgsidewaysA new lookhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/prc.jpgprcPRC + EPN = ?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bahama-port.jpgbahama portThe view from Freeporthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hagel.jpghagelUS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel with El Salvadoran Defense Minister David Munguia in Arequipa 2014-12-10T22:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/08/mo-money-mo-problems-brazils-monetary-dilema/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mo-money2.jpgmo money2Inflation has reemerged as a concern in Brazil https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mo-money.jpgmo moneyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/inflation_brazil.pngInflation_Brazil2014-12-08T16:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/04/paws-on-the-trigger-puma-bank-chiefs-weigh-rate-cut/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pumas.jpgpumasCutting Rates and Taking Nameshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-03-at-10-14-04-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-03 at 10.14.04 PMPuma Bankers: Cutting Rates and Taking Nameshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-03-at-10-02-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-03 at 10.02.17 PMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-03-at-10-02-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-03 at 10.02.01 PM2014-12-04T03:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/12/02/from-black-friday-to-black-monday-in-venezuela/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-02-at-12-07-44-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-02 at 12.07.44 AMThe Bolivar Fuerte: Now Available at Rock Bottom Prices!https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-02-at-12-13-20-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-02 at 12.13.20 AMGet it while you canhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-02-at-12-04-53-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-12-02 at 12.04.53 AMGet it while you can2014-12-03T08:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/30/good-luck-finance-minister-levy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/levees-flood_799756i.jpgLevees-flood_799756iAnd if the Levy breaks…?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bn-fs661_1125jo_wn_20141125112728.jpgBN-FS661_1125Jo_WN_20141125112728Brazil's new finance minister faces a complicated situationhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-23-at-6-22-00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-11-23 at 6.22.00 PM2014-11-30T19:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/26/the-high-density-of-brazilian-production-chains/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/port_of_santos_sao_paulo_brazil.jpgPort_of_Santos_Sao_Paulo_BrazilShipping a BRIChttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/oc-cebri-fig2-english.jpgOC-CEBRI Fig2 Englishhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hoekman-jackson_chart_1-english.gifhoekman-jackson_chart_1 - EnglishBringing something to the tablehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/tucano-line-in-sao-paulo.jpgTucano-line-in-Sao-Paulo2014-11-26T16:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/24/five-steps-to-kickstart-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5.png5https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/five-step.pngfive step2014-11-25T14:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/09/brazilian-infrastructure-the-good-the-bad-and-the-opportunity/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/infrared2.jpgThe Maracana stadium is seen between Turano slum and Mangueira slum in Rio de JaneiroHow infrastructure can spark growthhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/petrobras_pre-sal_figura_agenciabrasil.jpgpetrobras_pre-sal_figura_agenciabrasil...this is not gonna be easyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/brazil_bridge_rtr1xdn9_ah_620491.jpgbrazil_bridge_rtr1xdn9_ah_62049https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/brazil_bridge_rtr1xdn9_ah_62049.jpgbrazil_bridge_rtr1xdn9_ah_62049https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/infrared.jpgThe Maracana stadium is seen between Turano slum and Mangueira slum in Rio de JaneiroBrazilian Infrastructure: The Good, the Bad, and the Opportunity 2014-11-24T19:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/23/a-la-manera-mia-a-look-at-the-two-sides-of-spanglish/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/a-spanglish.pnga-spanglishhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-23-at-5-50-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-11-23 at 5.50.19 PMIts complicado2014-11-23T23:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/20/the-tragedy-of-iguala/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/df.jpgZocalo Square in Mexico Cityhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cime-scene.jpegcime scenehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mexxxx.jpgmexicohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/43.jpg432014-11-20T23:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/13/straight-outta-valpo-new-music-from-pelafustanes/2014-11-13T22:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/13/navigating-brazils-path-to-growth/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/arena-amazonia.pngArena-Amazoniahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/canpic0.pngcanpic0Ready for take off?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/canpic5.jpgcanpic5https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/canpic4.jpgcanpic4https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/canpic3.jpgcanpic3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/canpic2.jpgcanpic2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/canpic1.jpgcanpic12014-11-13T08:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/11/12/the-shale-revolution-will-not-be-replicated/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sands.pngsandshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/posttiii.pngposttIII Source: Wall Street Journal, Comunicación Popularhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/post-ii.pngpost IIhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pres-kirch.pngpres kirchEveryone relax. 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Now I'm hot, they all up on me. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/money-money-money-money.pngmoney money money...moneyBack then they didn't want me. Not I'm hot, they all up on mehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jesjes2.pngjesjes2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jesjes1.pngjesjes1The biggest loser2014-11-12T19:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/31/brazilection-2014-postgame-analysis-double-down-brazil-style/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bar2.jpgbar2How to get over a political breakup: "We didn't choose the same candidate but can we chose the same bar? "https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/amigos.jpegamigosWanna make peace? Friends again? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/te.pngTEIn the end Brazilians felt the didn't need that much change after all.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/azul-vermelho.jpgazul vermelhoStop the hating! https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/result2.jpgresult2Spot on? Pretty much! 2014-10-31T15:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/29/in-the-ft-five-steps-to-kick-start-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dilma-victory.pngdilma victoryYou brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it. I thank you all 2014-10-29T01:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/24/brazilection-2014-surprises/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/certeza.pngcertezaWill vote for sure - maybe -will not vote for her/him (Source: folha.com.br)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/folha.pngfolhahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/o-dilma-aecio-facebook.jpgo-DILMA-AECIO-facebookIt's been a tough campaign for all of ushttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/oct-23.jpgOct 23Momentum points up - for Dilma (vertical bars indicate margin of error)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/veja.jpgvejaDefendant in the Petrobras corruption scandal: "They [Dilma and Lula] knew it all"https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dark.jpgdarkThe satire: They new who Luke's father was all along2014-10-24T01:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/20/latest-polls/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dr-an.jpgDilma Rousseff, Aecio NevesDilma or Aécio, who will have the last laugh? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/polls-20-10.jpgpolls 20 10Apparently, the tide has turned on Aécio (vertical bars indicate statistical margin of error)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/polls-20-10.pngpolls 20 10Apparently, the tide has turned again (vertical bars indicate statistical margin of error)2014-10-20T23:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/20/favela-gay/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-19-at-4-01-04-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-19 at 4.01.04 PMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-19-at-3-59-18-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-19 at 3.59.18 PMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/favela-gay1.jpgfavela gayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/favela-gay.jpgfavela gay2015-08-04T15:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/17/qa-how-will-plummeting-oil-prices-affect-venezuela/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vadinar-refinery-621x414.jpgVadinar refinery--621x414https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/maduro-jumpsuit_1718483346.jpgmaduro-jumpsuit.jpg_1718483346OPEC? More Like Oh S****2014-10-17T17:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/17/brazilection-2014-close-and-dirty/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marian-aecio.jpgMarian Aecio"Wanna be friends?" - "Do I have any options?"https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dilma-mal.jpgDilma malDilma almost fainted after a recent debate (she recovered quickly) https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pt-psdb-prato.pngPT PSDB pratoThe narrative Aécio needs to defeat. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bruna.jpgBrunaBruna in the PSDB era and Bruna in the PT era. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/new-poll.pngNEW pollDilma trailing for the first time (vertical bars indicate statistical margin of error) 2014-10-17T15:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/15/chiles-carbon-tax-the-price-is-right/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/emissions-31.pngemissions 3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/emissions-3.pngemissions 3Carbon has a price on its headhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/chongqing.jpgchongqingChongqinghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/carbon-map.jpgcarbon maphttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vancouver.jpg????????Vancouverhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/emissions-2.jpgemissions 2Carbon's got a price on its headhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/emissions.jpgemissionsCarbon increasingly has a price on its head2014-10-15T14:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/14/high-compression-latin-american-gas-markets-face-global-squeeze/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/19e549_ae47dea992e742cea8eb76300f8e7584-jpg_srz_904_487_85_22_0-50_1-20_0-00_jpg_srz-2.jpeg19e549_ae47dea992e742cea8eb76300f8e7584.jpg_srz_904_487_85_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz-2A combustable situation https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/natural_gas_transport001_16x9.jpgnatural_gas_transport001_16x9Got that good stuffhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-8-33-33-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-13 at 8.33.33 PMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-8-31-43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-13 at 8.31.43 PMNatural Gas In Latin Americahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j1.pngj1Natural Gas In Latin America2014-10-19T21:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/12/the-case-for-aecio/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/minas.pngminasIt could come down to Minas Geraishttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dilma-dilma-neves.pngDilma Dilma NevesHow we got here2014-10-13T20:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/09/evo-prepares-for-first-second-term-or-second-first-term/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-08-at-10-52-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-08 at 10.52.19 PMLa Pazhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/18329_1718483346.jpg18329.jpg_1718483346Here we go again2014-10-09T03:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/08/interview-with-jason-furman-obamas-top-economic-adviser/2014-10-08T13:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/06/brazilection-2014-wait-what/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rio1.jpgriohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/maptrap.pngmaptrapTell me where you live and I tell you who you voted for. (Source: The Economist)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/age20110131144.jpgAECIO NEVES PARTICIPA DE REUNI√O DA BANCADA DO PSDBYou were expecting someone else?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rio.jpgRioIt should be a tight one (the election of course)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/an.jpegANThe man of the hour https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pie.pngpieThis is how the cookie crumbled. (Share of valid vote) https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/map1st.pngmap1stTell me where you live and I tell you who you voted for. (Source: THE ECONOMIST)2014-10-16T23:38:57+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/06/will-mercosur-and-the-pacific-alliance-strengthen-ties/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/southamerica_304924841.jpgsouth+america_30492484https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/southamerica_30492484.jpgsouth+america_30492484PACOSUR?2014-10-06T05:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/03/brazilection-2014-coming-full-circle/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bu7fwr2ieaib17s.jpgBu7fwR2IEAIb17Shttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vote1.jpgvoteBrazil votes this Sundayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/secondoct2.pngsecondoctOnly the lady can beat the ladyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/secondoct1.pngsecondocthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/secondoct.pngsecondoctWho can beat her?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/firstoct.pngfirstOctPhoenix down - will she fly on to the second round?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ashes.jpgashesOut of the ashes of a plane crash in Santos...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vote.jpgvoteBrazil votes this Sunday2014-10-03T12:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/18/booby-trap-will-venezuela-default/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1035.jpgIMG_1035https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/how-much-it-costs-to-buy-1-in-venezuela-official-rate-black-market-rate_chartbuilder-1.pnghow-much-it-costs-to-buy-1-in-venezuela-official-rate-black-market-rate_chartbuilder-1This graph from March 2014 shows the trajectory of the US dollar on the black market. In recent months it has continued to deteriorate. Source: Quartzhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/skynews-img-600-372pv9d80bd0a2fd14308.jpegskynews.img.600.372.jpeg;pv9d80bd0a2fd14308Not gonna cut ithttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/food-shoortage.pngfood shoortageVenezuela has faced shortages for months. Does it now face default?2014-10-02T03:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/22/qa-argentine-energy-reform-bill/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ypf-senate.jpgypf senateAn energy reform bill heads to the senatehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/senate.jpgsenatehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vaca-muerta.jpggraficop28Vaca Muerta is a big deal. But can Argentina fully exploit it?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ypf.jpgypfA game changer?2014-10-02T03:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/24/who-really-wins-from-globalization/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/globalglobal.jpgglobalglobal2014-10-02T03:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/25/brazilection-2014-battle-of-the-ladybugs/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ladybugs.jpgMarina Silva, Dilma RousseffIt's a women's fight https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/manganga.jpgmangangaDilma's response to being called a bumblebee.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/marina-silva.jpgMARINA SILVA APRESENTA SEU PROGRAMA DE GOVERNO EM SPPresidential looks? 2014-10-02T03:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/29/50-photos-of-colombia/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0639.jpgIMG_0639https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0549.jpgIMG_0549Boyacahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_00761.jpgIMG_0076https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0037-1.jpgIMG_0037 (1)Cartagenahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0026-1.jpgIMG_0026 (1)Cartagenahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2701.jpgIMG_2701Filandiahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2695.jpgIMG_2695Filandiahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2694.jpgIMG_2694Filandiahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2668.jpgIMG_2668Filandiahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0065.jpgIMG_0065Salento2014-10-03T17:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/10/02/educacion-3-0-the-future-of-education-in-the-americas/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/school-guatemala-world-bank_0.jpgDiamonds & WoodWhat students get out of their classes is as important as keeping them in the classroom2014-10-02T02:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/30/capital-flows-to-latin-america-beyond-skitters-and-jitters/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0039.jpgIMG_0039The view from the Colombian stock market? Not so bad...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/whatitdo1.jpgwhatitdohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/whatitdo.jpgwhatitdoKeeping it real https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/graph4444.pnggraph4444https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-29-at-10-17-12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-29 at 10.17.12 PMhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/graph222.pnggraph222Spread over 10-year US Treasuries (Hundredths of a percent)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/graph111.pnggraph1112014-10-15T02:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/18/something-to-remember-next-time/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/argentina-172-e1410755802245.jpgArgentina 1722014-10-13T13:11:01+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/15/momentum/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/script-flip.jpgscript flipFirst Marina flipped the script. More recently, she has flipped her stance on key issueshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dilma-dilma-dilma.jpgdilma dilma dilmaDon't call it a comebackhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/marina-dilma.jpgmarina dilmaFirst Marina flipped the script. More recently, she has flipped her stance on key issueshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dilmamarina.jpgDilmaMarinaI'm not even looking at you...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/big3.jpgbig3The leading contestants and their companion https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pollsn2.pngpollsN2Pincers closing in - the new and the old race. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pollsn1.pngpollsN1It's a women's world. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pride.jpgprideShe backtracked on them, will they have second thoughts about her? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/second29.pngsecond29The new and the old race https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mar31.pngMar31Green Giant Rising? 2014-09-18T12:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/10/guatemala-suspends-controversial-monsanto-law/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/president-otto_un_weed.jpgPresident-Otto_UN_weed"My bad"https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/monsanto.jpgmonsantoGuatamalans protest a law they believe hurts local farmershttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guata-protest.jpgManifestación, No a la Ley MonsantoSowing seeds of change2014-09-10T02:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/09/car-wars-mexico-and-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1803.jpgIMG_1803https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8200427.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/oaxaca-354.jpgOaxaca 354https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bruce-cars.jpgbruce carsBruce Springsteen says "I've been waiting two years for a post about cars!"https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cars-produce.pngcars producehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/car-production.pngcar productionhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mexico-cars.jpgMexico CarsMore coche. Less caro. 2014-09-14T00:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/09/01/inside-brazilian-german-economic-relations/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0070.jpgIMG_0070Brazil is holding some good cards. So what's their next move?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-01-at-1-22-54-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-01 at 1.22.54 PMA growing relationship https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-01-at-1-16-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-01 at 1.16.53 PMWhat could go wrong?2014-09-01T17:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/31/interview-with-energy-expert-john-padilla-on-mexicos-reforms/2014-08-31T17:36:19+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/28/electricity-consumption-in-brazil-an-october-surprise/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/seca1.jpgseca1All dried up https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apagao-brasil-2014-risco.jpgapagao-brasil-2014-riscoZero risk of blackouts? The government sure hopes so, at least until the election. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/reservoir.pngreservoirHow low can you go? (Source: ONS, Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico)2014-08-31T17:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/25/tv-time/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mais.pngmaisThe incumbent is running on a message of "more change" only one interesting feature of the Brazilian TV campaign https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/time.pngtimeSo much pie - Dilma hopes it will lead to an expansion - of her votehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dilma-macarrao-size.jpgdilma-macarrao-sizeDilma moving the "massas" (portuguese for pastas and masses) 2014-08-26T13:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/19/brazilection-glimpse/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pie-fin1.pngpie fin1Fewer pieces – more pie for Dilma (numbers do not sum to 100 as blanks, invalids and undecided voters are not included)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mar2.jpgMarina SilvaA new face in the racehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/winning.jpgwinningShe's winning - at least for the moment.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pie1.pngpie1Fewer pieces - more pie for Dilma https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/try4.pngtry4Marina making all the differencehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/try3.pngtry3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/try2.pngtry2Marina making all the difference2023-01-28T20:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/15/tragic-game-changer/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/camp2.pngCamp2He would want her to take over - says his brotherhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/camp4.pngCamp4Campos running second Northeast (Source: Datafolha)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/camp3.pngCamp3The scene of the tragedyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/camp1.pngCamp12014-08-15T02:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/06/venezuela-friends/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ximaduro.pngXIMadurohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ven-wars.pngVEN warsSwapping flags and colors is far from being a real solution.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ven-david.pngVEN davidThe acquisition of the Torre David - the world’s tallest slum and widely known for being featured in Homeland season 3- by a Chinese consortium is a strong signal of the Venezuelan commitment to the relationship with China. The government had promised for years not to evict the families living there.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ven-shelves.pngVEN shelvesFinding sugar and other staples is a major everyday quest in Venezuela.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ven-charts.pngVEN chartsThe last years have certainly not been years of “vacas gordas” in Venezuela. Source: Banco Central de Venezuela.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ven-friends.pngVEN friendsSome of the the best friends of the Bolivarian Revolution.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/maduro-xi.pngMaduro Xi2014-08-07T21:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/05/china-and-japan-in-latin-america-what-competition/2014-08-05T12:38:53+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/04/shelter-from-the-storm-latin-america-seeks-climate-change-innovation/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/copenhagen.jpgcopenhagenImpact investing: because international summits aren't getting the job donehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/supervia.pngsuperviaWorld Bank Green Bonds support carbon-reducing projects like Brazil's SuperVia commuter railhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/valpo-burns.jpg??????Valparaiso burns: deadly natural disasters are on the risehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/drought1.jpgdroughtExtreme weather, such as prolonged drought, is leaving farmers out to pasturehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/drought.jpgdroughtExtreme weather - including more prolonged drought - is leaving farmers out to pasture2014-08-05T15:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/08/01/from-griesa-to-greece-the-impact-of-the-argentinas-griefault/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/judge-griesa.jpgjudge griesaJudge Griesa, in a drawing from Financial Timeshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/argentina-en-default-1923172w645.jpgargentina-en-default-1923172w645Oh, no she didn'thttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/argentina-220.jpgArgentina 220https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/part-was-was8854908-1-1-0.jpgPart-WAS-Was8854908-1-1-0"Quiero retruco…"2014-08-01T15:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/23/the-gringos-guide-to-the-argentine-holdout-crisis/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/argentina-085.jpgArgentina 085Y ahora me lo venís a decir?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/the-greek-debt-crisis-escalates-is-greece-threatening-to-leave-the-euro.jpgThe-Greek-Debt-Crisis-Escalates-Is-Greece-Threatening-To-Leave-The-EuroThe Argentine case could have implications around the world https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/argdebt.jpgargdebthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/argentina-061.jpgArgentina 061https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/buitre.pngbuitrehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/clintonmenem.pngclintonmenemBill Clinton and Carlos Menem 2014-08-07T06:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/20/the-sound-of-santiago/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chile-football.jpgFBL-WC-2014-MATCH19-ESP-CHI2014-08-01T14:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/31/press-conference-axel-kicillof-in-new-york/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kissy.jpgkissy2014-07-31T13:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/30/colombia-and-venezuela-business-in-the-time-of-cholera/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/encuentro-santos-maduro-211.jpgEncuentro-Santos-Maduro-21https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/venny-colom.jpgvenny colomThis photo from Cucuta, Colombia allegedly shows good subsidized and distributed by the Venezuelan government and smuggled across the border. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/encuentro-santos-maduro-21.jpgEncuentro-Santos-Maduro-212014-07-30T21:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/29/are-chile-colombia-mexico-and-peru-prepared-to-pounce/2014-09-01T14:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/24/brazilection-2014-heating-up/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nacopa.jpgnacopahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dilam.jpgdilamBrazil lost the cup but Dilma's eyes are still on the prizehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dirt.jpgAirports made out of dirt and dirt made out of airportshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/3.jpegBrazil lost the cup but Dilma's eyes are still on the prizehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/second.pngPincer movement closing in? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/first.pngmuch like Fred - not too much movement here 2014-07-24T06:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/18/china-slowdown/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brasil2014.jpgMDG : The 6th BRICS summit in Brazilhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brazil-china-brazil.pngbrazil china brazilWinds of changehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/exportbrazilchina.gifexportbrazilchinahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brazil-china.pngbrazil china2014-07-18T16:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/17/bolivia-to-legalize-child-labor/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/child-labor.jpgchild laborhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/el-alto.jpgel altoEl Altohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bolivia-kid.jpgbolivia kidIf the answer is child labor, Bolivia is asking the wrong question2014-07-27T04:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/16/the-pacific-pumas-in-24-graphs/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/233.png233Trade Flows: Mexico, China and the US Trade flows from 2000, 2005 and 2011 demonstrate that China has both captured an increasing percentage of the US market, while also opening a sizeable trade surplus with Mexico. For Mexican manufacturing to thrive, it must remain competitive both in the US and domestic markets.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/231.png23https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/23.png23https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22.png22https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/21.png21https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20.png20https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/19.png19https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/18.png18https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/17.png17https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/16.png162014-07-16T20:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/14/ecuador-returns-to-the-capital-markets/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/benjamins.jpgbenjaminshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ecuador-default.jpgecuador-defaultReformed Sinner or Closet Mastermind? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/correacar.jpgFRANCE-ECUADOR-DIPLOMACYBack like he left something 2014-07-14T18:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/11/while-you-were-watching-the-world-cup-part-i-o-globos-rio-editor-departs/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/favela-in-rio-de-janeiro.jpgFavela-in-Rio-de-JaneiroScofield expanded the scope of O Globo's Rio coverage beyond the ritzy southhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/o-globo-lula.jpgo-globo-lulaA look at Rio de Janeiro coverage by the city’s most important paper2014-07-11T13:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/07/08/the-case-for-mexican-energy-reform/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mexico-photos-006.jpgmexico photos 0062014-07-08T03:04:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/28/the-greatest-show-on-earth/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/maradona.jpgMaradonaMaradona's World Cup talk show may be the best thing that happened to TV ever2014-06-28T13:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/27/copa-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/europ.jpgeuropLatin America will be putting on a shohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/espn-stars.jpgespn starsESPN puts 7 Latin American Players and the Coach on it Group Stage All Star Teamhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stars.jpgstarsLa Gazzetta Dello Sport starting 11 also leans heavily on Latin players2014-06-27T20:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/25/paying-pablo-to-rob-pedro/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/messi.jpgmessiGood luckhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/vulture-funds.jpgVulture fundsTell it to the judge. Oh, wait, they did. And the judge didn't listenhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/argentine-peso.jpgargentine peso2014-06-25T20:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/29/dilma/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/income.jpgIncomeSo the last shall be first... https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/brazil-soccer-team.jpgbrazil-soccer-teamDilma: Not the only Brazilian favored to win in 2014https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tractor.jpgtractorBrazil capitalized on the commodity boom. What happens if commodity prices unwind?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/brazilinequ.jpgbrazilinequIncome inequality remains an issue in Brazilhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dilma51.jpgdilma51Still on the top of the world?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dilma2014.jpgdilma2014Still on the top of the world?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dilma1.jpegPresident Dilma Rousseff Still on the top of the world? 2014-06-24T12:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/23/pessimism-about-brazils-growth-explained/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/brazil-growth.jpgbrazil growthWill it ever be tomorrow for the country of tomorrow?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/saopaulo3.jpgsaopaulo3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/maracanazo.jpgmaracanazoCan Brazil overcome the ghost of low growth?2014-06-23T20:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/21/the-world-cup-in-rio-de-janeiroso-far/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rio-men.jpgSONY DSCMore men in town than a blogger could ever dream ofhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rio-photo.jpgSONY DSCLIfe as usual, except not2014-06-22T15:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/19/the-pacific-alliance-whats-the-big-idea/2014-06-19T13:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/18/should-costa-rica-join-the-pacific-alliance/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/costa-rica-graph-3.pngcosta rica graph 3Costa Rica risks being left out with the US and the EU negotiating TTIP given its trade dependence on these two partners. (Source: WTO Trade Profiles)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/costa_rica_flag_58159.jpgcosta_rica_flag_58159Puma Vida, Maehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/iguana.jpgiguanaI hope they lower tariffs on insects...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/costa-rica-dude-flag.jpgcosta rica dude flagPuma Vida, Maehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/costa-rica-graph-2.pngcosta rica graph 2Costa Rica risks being left out with the US and the EU negotiating TTIP given its trade dependence on these two partners. (Source: WTO Trade Profiles)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/costa-rica-graph.pngcosta rica graphTrade flows between Costa Rica and the Pacific Alliance members remain comparatively low, but this could change with Costa Rica’s accession to the Alliance (Source: UN Comtrade)2014-06-18T23:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/14/the-goal-is-peace-how-colombian-football-could-effect-the-election/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/colombia-goal.jpgcolombia goal2014-06-17T08:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/16/powering-growth-chiles-energy-conundrum/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/solar.jpgsolarhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bolivia-gas.jpgbolivia gashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mapuche-chile-riot-cops-raid.jpgmapuche-chile-riot-cops-raidhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hidroaysen-protest.jpghidroaysen protest2014-06-16T17:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/13/mercosur-and-the-pacific-alliance-do-opposites-attract/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mercall.jpgmercallIf loving you is wrong, I dont want to be right2014-06-13T13:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/14/the-pacific-pumas-an-emerging-model-for-emerging-markets/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/getting-to-know-you.pngGetting to know youGet to know the Pumas (See page 19 of the study)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chile-china.pngChile chinahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pumanomics.pngPumanomicsIn an era of debt and stimulus programs, the Pumas have demonstrated impressive fiscal restraint. (See Page 12 of the study)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/puma-stripe2.pngPuma Stripe2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/puma-stripe.pngPuma Stripehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pumas_middle.pngPumas_Middlehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pumas_short.pngPUMAS_ShortPumeandohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pacificpumas.pngpacificpumasReady to run with the Tigers of the East?2014-06-11T12:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/10/war-and-peace-and-the-colombian-election/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/colombia-votes.jpgcolombia votesColombians will head to the polls again on June 15https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/santons-peace.jpgsantons peacehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/uribe-santos.jpguribe santosOscar Ivan Zuluaga, left, with his mentor, former President Alvaro Uribehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/farc-defeated.jpgfarc defeatedhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/colombian-election.jpgcolombian election2014-06-10T13:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/09/interview-with-luis-fernando-mejia-director-of-macroeconomics-at-the-colombian-ministry-of-finance/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1811.jpgIMG_1811https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1892.jpgIMG_18922014-06-09T21:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/05/pacific-pumas-chile-colombia-mexico-and-peru-an-e-magazine/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/puma-short.pngpuma short2014-06-05T16:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/02/se-mancha-contributor-on-colombian-tv/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1817.jpgIMG_18172014-06-02T21:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/06/01/game-on-latin-america-in-the-2014-world-cup/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/uruguay.jpguruguayUruguay scores against Brazil in La Maracana to win the 1950 World Cup https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dynamic-duo.jpgdynamic duoA dynamic blue-o?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/horn.jpgTrinidad & Tobago v Mexico - 2013 CONCACAF Gold CupThis guy hopes Mexico doesn't blow ithttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/arg-team.jpgarg teamArgentina may have the best attack in the tournament. But will it have the last laugh? 2014-07-24T22:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/05/27/a-cuerdas-y-vientos/2014-05-27T15:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/05/24/brazilection-2014/2014-05-24T15:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/05/12/petrobras/2014-05-12T06:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/05/05/a-gringos-guide-to-the-brazilian-presidential-election/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20734585-cms.jpeg20734585.cmshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/brazil-protests-1791021.jpgBRAZIL-CONFED-PROTEST…but what if Brazil is the home of football? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/eduardocampos1.jpgeduardocampos1Eduardo https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/aecio-neves-george-gianni-psdb-3.jpgaecio-neves-george-gianni-psdb-3Aeciohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_1802.jpgIMG_18022014-05-06T21:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/04/25/is-chile-finally-waving-goodbye-to-binomialism/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/michelle-bachelet-voting.jpgMichelle Bachelet VotingAfter conquering the presidency, Bachelet hopes for a greater voice for women in Congress as wellhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/valparaiso.jpgvalparaisoBig cities like Valparaiso don't get a fair shake in Congresshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chile-congress.jpgChile's President Bachelet delivers her annual address at national congress building in Valparaiso cityInside Chile's Congress: things are about to change2014-04-25T17:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/04/08/beat-him-at-the-ballot-box/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/reu-venezuela-protests__005.jpgOpposition supporters hold a national a flag during a rally against Nicolas Maduro's government in San Cristobalhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chavezrally.jpgchavezrallyChavismo still means a lot to a lot of peoplehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/leolo.jpgleoloLopez faces charges of inciting violencehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140111_amp504.jpg20140111_amp504No excusehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ven-debt.pngVen Debt…and could get worsehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ven-flation.pngVen FlationThe macroeconomic situation is bad...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vz-dollar-parallel.gifVZ dollar parallelWho said the dollar was weak? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maduro-si.jpgmaduro.si…if you can2014-04-09T02:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/04/02/brazil_meet_malaysia/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/514431737_121-e1396400493655.jpg514431737_121https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/brazil-world-cup.jpgbrazil-world-cupAre you ready for some futebol?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/unnamed.jpgDilma in the air2014-04-08T21:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/04/02/ft-opinion-pacific-alliance-more-than-marketing/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fintim.pngFintimMore than a feeling2014-04-02T18:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/31/brazils-drugs-gangs-prepare-for-the-world-cup/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rio-favela.jpgrio favelahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ruin-engines_728x90.jpgRuin-Engines_728x902014-04-01T05:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/30/scratching-the-surface-commodities-in-post-boom-south-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/norf-170.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/norf-074.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The pundits make is sound like this is Peru in three years (the photo is from a former Chilean mining site, now a ghost town)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/norf-077.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJust how at risk are South America's commodity exporters?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/comtrade.pngcomtradeSouth America's high achievers still rely heavily on commodities 2014-04-01T13:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/28/bachelets-chile-take-two/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/la-moneda.jpgla monedahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/florchile.jpgflorchilehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/flower-seller.jpgflower sellerFlower vender, Santiago de Chilehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/heraldo-munoz.jpgHeraldo-MunozHeraldo Muñoz suggests that MERCOSUR and the Pacific Alliance should unite. What could possibly go wrong? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chile_protest.jpgChile_protestJust how much patience will student protesters have with Bachelet? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bach2-e1396020540384.jpgChile's new president Michelle Bachelet waves a Chilean flag from a balcony of the La Moneda presidential palace after being sworn into office, in Santiago2014-03-28T16:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/27/brazilian-bonds-hot-or-not/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/callmeal-e1395931807911.jpgcallmealI thought you'd never callhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bxk897_cristo800-e1395890588835.jpgBXK897_Cristo800https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/download.jpgdownloadYe of little faithhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cristo.jpgcristoYe of little faithhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cristo2.jpgcristo2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/slippery-when-wet-e1395890127506.jpgslippery when wethttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/brasil-bovespa1-e1395930051921.jpgStock traders negotiate in the iBovespaI thought you'd never call2014-03-29T14:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/23/orange-collar-workers-the-future-of-latin-americas-creative-economy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/innovation.pnginnovationhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/worth-more.pngworth morehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/process.pngprocessIts a processhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/room-for-growth.pngroom for growthThe orange economy has great room for growthhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/why-orange.pngwhy orangehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/balzac.pngbalzachttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/organge-economy.pngorgange economyReleasing Latin America's creative potential2015-10-27T14:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/19/what-do-friedman-and-lula-have-in-common/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ron.jpgronRon approves https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cct.pngCCThttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/brazil-poverty-bolsa-familia-2010-06-10-0204.jpgBrazil-poverty-Bolsa-Familia-2010-06-10-0204The return of choicehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bolsa-familia.jpgbolsa familiaA good idea- but where did it come from?2014-03-19T15:20:19+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/11/argentinas-day-in-court/2014-03-11T02:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/09/gol-para-flamengo/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/brazil-158.jpgbrazil 1582014-03-09T16:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/08/fighting-gender-based-violence-in-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/poco-a-poco.jpgpoco a pocohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/femecidios.jpgfemecidioshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/no-mas-violencia.jpgno mas violencia2014-03-08T16:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/03/01/democracy-in-venezuela/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/vennystreet-low.jpgvennystreet.lowhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ledezma1.jpgLedezma1Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma went through a hunger strike to demand that the national government release the funds to pay municipal workers.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maduro1.jpgmaduro1President Maduro’s government has been good for the militaryhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pulido1.jpgPulido1María Gabriela Pulido, head of the Bolivarian Federation of Students and Youth, has been the target of critics after she denied that there’s a lack of security, scarcity of food and attacks on freedom of speech on a live debate on CNN in Spanish. Patricia Janiot, the moderator, had to leave the country shortly after.2014-03-02T14:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/02/21/venezuela-on-fire/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/venny-fire-2.jpgvenny fire 2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vennny-fire.jpgvennny firehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/caracas-18.jpgcaracas 18Caracas, the night of February 18 https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maduro-trabaho.jpgmaduro trabahoNicolas Maduro addresses oil workers on Feb 18. “In this moment Diosdado (the president of the Congress) is driving his car to take Leopoldo López to a jail outside of Caracas”, he said.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lopez-in-action.jpglopez in actionLeopoldo López turns himself in accompanied by a crowd of supporters. “If my arrest helps the people to wake up, it will be worth it”, he said.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/venny-protest1.jpgvenny protest1Robert Redman helps carry the corpse of Bassil Acosta on Feb 12. Redman was murdered later that day.2014-03-23T11:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/02/20/2508/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fsln.jpgfslnSee you next year?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tony-gunz.jpgtony gunzhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wake-me-up.jpgwake me uphttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nicaragau.jpgnicaragauShort term development projects may make volunteers feel good, but are they effective programs?2014-02-20T19:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/02/11/exit-strategy-latin-americas-megacities-tackle-transportation/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p8200427.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/buenos-art.jpgbuenos artArgentine street arthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/helicopteros_saopaulo_2.jpeghelicopteros_saopaulo_2Beating the traffic in Brazil https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/costa-rica-traffic-ahrenw.jpgcosta-rica-traffic-ahrenwI hope you like jamming?2014-08-28T02:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/02/07/havana-we-have-a-problem/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0104.jpgIMG_0104https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/uribe-santos.pnguribe santosWho knows what?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/spied.jpgspiedSergio Jaramillo, Alto Comisionado de Paz, Humberto de la Calle: Three players in the Colombian peace process that may have been spied onhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/military-gove.jpgmilitary goveIs the Colombian military spying on the Colombian government? 2014-10-02T18:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/31/mexicos-energy-reforms-we-aint-seen-nothing-yet/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/amlo2.jpgAMLOSights set on 2018?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mis_padres-e1433371890507.jpgmis_padreshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/amlo1.jpgAMLOAMLO: ready for one more run?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mexico-oil-production-chart-july-2013.jpgMexico-Oil-Production-Chart-July-2013https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pemex-coming-soon.jpgpemex-coming soonhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/defensa-del-petrc3b3leo.jpgDefensa-del-PetróleoThe debate over energy reform in Mexico is far from over2014-01-31T18:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/23/venezuela-argentina-two-basket-cast-studies/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/argentina-031.jpgArgentina 031Winning https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/alba22.jpgALBA22ALBA - One way to burn through a commodity boomhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/alba.jpgalbaALBA - One way to burn through a commodity boomhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nestorchavez.jpgnestorchavezMaduro and Cristina struggle to maintain the popularity of Chavez and Nestorhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maduro-y-cristina-kirchner-afp.jpgMaduro-y-Cristina-Kirchner-AFPAdios, sanity 2014-02-18T02:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/21/chasing-dreams-in-el-dorado/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cuba-flag.jpgcuba flaghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/santos-anuncia-cuba-participara-proxima-cumbre-americas_1_1125107.jpgsantos-anuncia-cuba-participara-proxima-cumbre-americas_1_1125107https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/colombia-peace-talks.jpgcolombia peace talksWill the diplomatic incident affect Colombian peace talks in Havana? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0389.jpgIMG_0389Decision timehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/six-cubans.jpgsix cubansAfter living in an airport for ten days, these six Cubans seek refuge in Colombia2014-01-21T02:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/20/p-i-n-ball-wizards-2/2014-01-20T06:01:26+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/14/gay-and-catholic-in-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdf3.jpgRDF3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdf30_peregrinos-do-c3b4nibus-de-natal.jpgRDF30_Peregrinos do Ônibus de Natalhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdf29.jpgRDF292014-01-14T04:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/11/book-review-el-ruido-de-las-cosas-al-caer/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0270.jpgIMG_0270https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0396.jpgIMG_0396https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0392.jpgIMG_0392https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0256.jpgIMG_0256https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0514.jpgIMG_0514A story of suffering alonehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/el-ruido-de-las-cosas-al-caer.jpgel-ruido-de-las-cosas-al-caerThe book takes a look inside Bogota of the 1990shttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0391.jpgIMG_0391A look inside Bogota of the 1990s2019-07-26T12:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/10/why-mila-matters/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0139.jpgIMG_0139https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0516.jpgIMG_0516https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0436.jpgIMG_0436https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/apapap.jpgAPAPAPSo, now that we're integrated and all...can I interest you in some stock?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mexican-stock.jpgmexican stockMexico wants inhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/notespumas.jpgnotespumasMILA could be big, so you better take notes https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mila2.jpgmila2A MILA hotter than Kunis?2014-01-10T15:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/09/pelafustanes/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/end-005.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-01-09T00:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/22/sketches-of-colombia/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0025.jpgIMG_0025https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0523.jpgIMG_0523https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0133.jpgIMG_0133https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0514.jpgIMG_0514https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0144.jpgIMG_0144Transportation on Colombia's advanced coast https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0315.jpgIMG_0315Useless pedestrian bridgehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0292.jpgIMG_0292No bridgehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0537.jpgIMG_0537Portafolio shows love with a front page story on the Pumashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0318.jpgIMG_0318Suburban Chiahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0848.jpgIMG_08482014-01-07T23:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/22/the-gringos-guide-to-the-colombian-peace-process/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0389.jpgIMG_0389https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nomasfarc.jpgnomasfarcIt may take swallowing a toad or two...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rebranding.jpgrebrandinghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/farc-rebels-404_677688c.jpgfarc-rebels-404_677688cNothing to Farc with https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/colombia-flag-facebook.jpgCOLOMBIA-FLAG-facebook2014-01-07T23:49:59+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/23/behind-the-brazil-usa-beef/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/merkelback.jpgmerkelbackYeah...well Germany has got my back!https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brazilbeach.jpgbrazilbeachI wish I could quantitatively ease my way onto a Brazilian beach...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brazilusasoceer.jpgBRAZILUSASOCEERBrazil still crushes US at soccer. US still doesn't carehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dlimafromthe-bloc.jpgU.S. President Obama meets with Brazil President Rousseff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington2023-05-23T02:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/01/uncle-sams-pacific-alliance-strategy-just-shut-up/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0272.jpgIMG_0272Trade Policyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/uncle_sam_want_you_shut_up_cards-r4d770a8b45b24826b03f2a0c81456fc2_xvuak_8byvr_512.jpguncle_sam_want_you_shut_up_cards-r4d770a8b45b24826b03f2a0c81456fc2_xvuak_8byvr_512https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0363.jpgIMG_0363A message from Bogotahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/campo-and-jail-099.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Pacific Alliance may be marching to the beat of its own drum - but the US likes the songhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/obama-be-quiet.jpgobama-be-quietThe US has taken a hands off approach to the Pacific Alliance - which is the smartest approach of all2014-01-07T23:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/07/rio-of-faith/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdf28-1.jpgRDF28 (1)So far so goodhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdf1_babalawo-ivanir-dos-santos.jpgRDF1_Babalawo Ivanir dos SantosNew space for new ideashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rdf9_cruz-peregrina.jpgRDF9_Cruz Peregrina2014-01-07T22:03:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2014/01/03/nafta-at-20-a-good-deal-for-mexico/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1570.jpgIMG_1570https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mexico_poverty.jpgmexico_povertyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/still-controversial.jpgstill controversialStill controversialhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/no-points.jpgno pointshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rural-road.jpgAn old Mexican Native Nahnuh in Jiquipilco el VIejohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/not-a-maquila.jpgnot a maquilahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/signal.jpgsignal"It was good for me. Was it good for you?"2014-01-04T05:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/12/pumas-alba-mercosur-and-the-supposed-south-american-split/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/oldlatammap.jpgoldlatammapA house divided? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/uribechavez.jpguribechavez"Whose ever hand is higher wins!"https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bacheletkirchner.jpgbacheletkirchnerPuma fight?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0931.jpgIMG_0931https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/theory-wonk.jpgtheory wonkWho knows? 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Guess which one got fired? 2013-12-19T18:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/12/13/in-defense-of-the-mexican-reforms/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1562.jpgIMG_1562https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1505.jpgIMG_1505Crossroadshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1519.jpgIMG_1519Left-leaning Mexican media on EPNhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1552.jpgIMG_1552One reform, two reform, three reform, fourhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/prizus.jpgPRIzusPRIzus 2013-12-13T05:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/12/09/honduras-new-day-rough-forecast/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hugo-honduras.jpghugo hondurashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/orlando.jpgOrlandoGood luck, Juan https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/violence_honduras.jpgViolence_hondurasCan a new government turn the tide in Honduras?2013-12-11T01:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/11/28/paraguay-winning-friends-and-influencing-neighbors/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paraguay-alex.jpgparaguay alexParaguay reacts to Mr. Rosen's new articlehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hang-out-with-paraguay.jpghang out with paraguayRaise your hands if you're ready to hang out with Paraguay again...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/horacio-cartes.jpghoracio-cartesOh, I think they like me2013-11-28T01:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/11/25/beyond-politics-the-reality-of-gender-equality-in-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0442.jpgIMG_0442https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/femecide.jpgfemecideFemicides: A horrific trend in parts of Latin America https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bolivia_woman.jpgJoy - Political Rally in Tupiza, Boliviahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dilma_bachalet.jpgdilma_BachaletHead Honchas https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/women_americas.jpgwomen_americasYes, she can drive. 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withdrawn)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/arg_meltdown.jpgarg_meltdown2013-10-26T15:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/22/bolivia-increasing-trade-flow-with-the-heavens/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tupac-katari.jpgtupac katariAnd if you don't know, now you know https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tupac.jpgtupachttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wheresthemoney.jpgwheresthemoneyWhere's the money, Lebowski? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pachamama.gifPachamamaLa Pachamama makes it rain2013-10-22T22:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/22/libra/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fixyourselfgirlyougottacameltoe.jpgfixyourselfgirlyougottacameltoeA little oil auction won't keep them from tanninghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/brazil-off-shore.jpgBrazil off shorehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/beach2.pngbeach2Attractions at the beachhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/beach1.pngbeach1A little oil auction won't keep them from tanninghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/400x300mapapetroleo.jpgthis is what it's about2015-03-05T20:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/15/teachers-protests/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rio.jpgRioDo you have a hall pass? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4809.jpgIMG_4809https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4806.jpgIMG_4806https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/teachers-throw-down.jpgteachers throw downBut do you have a hall pass?2013-10-15T15:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/14/this-week-in-latin-america-9/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/captial-flows.pngcaptial flowsFlowing to the Pumashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kirchner-enfermo.jpgkirchner enfermoGet well soon, Cristina2013-10-14T00:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/09/mexico-reforming-aint-easy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oaxaca-148.jpgOaxaca 148https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/penaprotests.jpgpenaprotestsIf everyone were happy with the proposals, it would be the surest sign they were toothless.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tea_party10.jpgTax Day Protests Iowahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/teaparty.jpgteapartyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/democracy-means.jpgdemocracy meansDemocracy means this guy also gets a sayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pena_nieto_deal.jpgpena_nieto_dealLet's make a dealhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/epn-handsome.jpgMexico's President Pena Nieto smiles after his annual state of the union address in Mexico CityYou can trust me, I'm handsome2013-10-11T04:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/07/us-government-crises-a-page-out-of-latin-american-history/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/checkyourself.jpgcheckyourselfLatin America's message for US' obstructionist congresshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/us-congress.jpgUS CongressThe US Congress https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/stupid-tea-party-person.jpgstupid tea party personCompromise has come to mean traitorous complicity rather than prudent give and takehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/allende-gun.jpgallende gunPresidential unraveled: When obstructionist congress refused to play ball, even firearms and hard hats could not save Chilean democracy https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cruz-obamacare-latino.jpgTed CruzLatin America has seen this film before, and it has a bad ending2013-10-07T16:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/10/06/this-week-in-latin-america-3/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dodgers.jpgdodgersHanley Ramirez (Dominican Republic) and Yasiel Puig (Cuban) lead the Dodgers in the 2013 MLB Playoffshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nic-canal.pngnic-canalBirth of a Canal2013-10-06T17:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/29/peru-puma-cub/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/humalla.jpghumallaHe's down on his luckhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/norf-170.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHold on to what we gothttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/norf-174.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPeru is half way there...and living on a prayerhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/puma.jpgPumaCan the Pumas maintain their momentum?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pa.jpegPacific Alliance leaders Pumas in suitshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/humala.jpegHumalaWhere's that crisis Mr. President? 2013-09-30T00:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/29/this-week-in-latin-america-8/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rambo.jpgramboEl fundador del paramilitarismo en Colombia?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/braziltanks.jpgbraziltanksThe Economist Newspaper gets raw on Brazil2013-09-29T20:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/28/de-donde-viene-la-nueva-literatura-latinoamericana/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roberto-bolano.jpgroberto-bolanoThe first giant of 21st Century Latin American Letters2013-09-28T10:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/27/stop-the-presses-ecuadorian-presidents-new-plan-to-save-trees/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ecuadormen.jpgecuadormenUndecided about about updating to iO7https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pimpmy-newspaper.jpgpimpmy newspaperPimp my newspaper?!https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ecuador-correa-snowden.jpgEcuador NSA Surveillance SnowdenThere's an app for that2013-09-30T00:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/23/this-week-in-latin-america-7/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mexico-1-084.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mexico-1-033.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/miserycorner.jpgMiseryCornerNYT takes inside Venezuela's Misery Corner, this week in Latin America2017-08-09T11:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/18/capitalism-sex-and-cuba/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cartooncuba.jpgcartooncubahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sextourism.jpgsextourismhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cscuba.jpgcscubaA screenshot from the filmhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/leggy.jpgleggy2013-09-18T15:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/15/the-country-of-jabuticabas-brazils-path-towards-human-development/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jabuticaba3.jpgjabuticaba3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jacub2.jpgjacub2A fruitful discussionhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jabuticaba_12.jpgjabuticaba_12A fruitful discussion https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/carlosiv.pngCarlosIVhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/carlosiii.pngCarlosIIIhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/carlosii.pngcarlosIIhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/carlosi.pngcarlosI2013-09-28T21:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/15/this-week-in-latin-america-6/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/norf-281.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/messineymar.jpgmessineymarMessi and Neymar lead a dramatic Barcelona win in which 6 South Americans played for azulgrana https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/michelle911.jpgmichelle9112013-09-15T14:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/14/se-manchas-10-funniest-argentine-ads/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/argentina-308.jpgArgentina 308https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/oldheadquilmes.jpgoldheadquilmesWhich will be "el maestro"2013-09-29T13:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/12/south-americas-obama/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/grita-espalda.jpgChile AllendeGrita Espalda (Holler Back?!)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsci01431.jpgDSCI0143https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsci0143.jpgDSCI0143The author, bro-ing it up with Sal back in the SAIS dayshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsci0141.jpgDSCI0141The author, chilling with Sal in Valparaisohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/proallende.jpgproallendehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/allende_bo.jpgAllende_BOSí po, weonhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chils-101.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASí po, weon2013-10-10T15:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/11/thoughts-on-two-september-11s/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chile-new-day.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA new day--only after a long and painful (and incomplete?) reconstruction https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/moneda.jpgmonedaSeptember 11, 1973https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/generals.jpggeneralsSeptember 11, 1973https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bush.jpgA September 11, 2001 file photo shows U.S. President Bush listening to White House Chief of StaffSeptember 11, 2001https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chile-coup.jpgSeptember 11, 1973September 11, 1973https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pinochet1.jpgpinochetSeptember 11, 19732013-09-11T17:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/08/brazil-2014-an-election-primer/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/psdb.jpgPSDBNeves must fend off inter-party challengers before he can take on Dilmahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/marina-silva-of-the-green-006.jpgMarina-Silva-of-the-Green-006Ms. Silva could challenge Dilmahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dilma-speaks2.jpgBRAZIL-CONFED-PROTESTThe lady doth protest too much?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/maisamor.jpgmaisamorIt couldn't hurthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/riodejan.jpgriodejanA cloud of uncertainty befalls the upcoming Brazilian elections https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/datafolha.pngdatafolhaPopularity Contest2013-09-09T13:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/08/this-week-in-latin-america-5/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jara__victor_art.jpgjara__victor_artThe family of tortured Chilean folks singer Victor Jara demands justice2013-09-08T15:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/06/riding-shotgun/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/colombia-paz.jpgcolombia-pazColombians want peace and Colombians wants justice. What was that saying about cake?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/otto-perez-molina.jpgOtto-Perez-MolinaGuatemalan President Otto Perez https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/massgraves.jpgmassgravesTo this day, Guatemalan are unearthing mass graveshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cese-de-violencia-en-colombia-12.jpgCese-de-violencia-en-Colombia-12Guatemala has been down this road before2013-09-06T15:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/04/pimp-my-rainforest/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/huxi.jpgHuXIHu Xi to mess with Correa?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rainforrest.jpgrainforrestPay up...or we start chopping off limbshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/donthate.jpgdonthateDon't hate the player, hate the game2013-10-24T00:38:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/02/tpp-and-the-pacific-alliance-two-visions-of-asia-latin-america-trade/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/imag0450.jpgIMAG0450https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ted3.pngted3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ted2.pngted2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ted11.pngted1https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ted1.pngted1https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bluesportscoats.pngbluesportscoatsLatin America’s serious side wears blue sports coatshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/downwitha.pngdownwithahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/youdownwith.jpgyoudownwithWhose down with TPP?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tppyouknow.jpgtppyouknowYou down with TPP?2024-10-27T20:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/29/arab-spring-in-the-andes-peasant-protests-swell-in-colombia/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/protest_catatumbo_f_cablenoticias.jpgprotest_catatumbo_f_cablenoticiasThe most volatile days could be yet to comehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paroque.jpgparoque2013-09-01T17:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/09/01/this-week-in-latin-america-4/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blackbox.jpgblackboxThe bloc is hot: Protests continue in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia2013-09-01T17:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/27/football-in-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/chilefootball.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChile's Estadio Nacional: In 1973, it served as a concentration camp under Pinochethttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lovesoccerhatefifa.jpglovesoccerhatefifaProtests in the time of football2013-08-27T02:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/25/this-week-in-latin-america-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/backatthemesa.jpgbackatthemesaColombian Peace Process: Back to the Mesa2013-08-25T15:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/20/bolivian-bonds-007-percent/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/norf-123.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAQuackhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/norf-010.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/norf-027.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-08-20T13:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/18/this-week-in-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bolivia_worlds_oldest_man-1.jpgCarmelo Flores LauraBolivian Old Schoolhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/046.jpg046It wasn't a fun border to cross to begin with2013-08-18T03:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/14/blazing-a-trail-uruguay-and-a-shifting-war-on-drugs/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mujica_16x9_992.jpgmujica_16x9_992No laughing matterhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mexican_drug_war.jpgMexican_Drug_WarTheory of the War on Drugs: If it aint working, dont fix ithttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/latin-kings-tattoo.jpgLatin Kings Tattoohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cheech-chong-smoke-lowrider.jpgcheech chong smoke lowriderIf marijuana is legalized, dealers could take a big hithttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/uruguay-legalize-marihuana.jpgUruguay-legalize-marihuanaUruguay sparks drug reform. Will is pass to the US2013-08-14T02:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/12/enriques-pemex-plan/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mexican-congress.jpgmexican congressWith EPN's proposal on the table, the debate shifts to the Mexican congresshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lazaro-cardenas.jpglazaro-cardenasEPN called upon fellow PRI Lázaro Cárdenas while introducing the reformshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/enegry-reform.jpgenegry reformA predicted announcement, but an important one, nonetheless2013-08-12T22:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/11/latin-america-news-flash-16/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pinera-sorry.jpgpinera-sorryIt wasn't mehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paulo-nogueira-batista-20080910-01-size-598.jpgpaulo-nogueira-batista-20080910-01-size-598Fogo de Chao: Brazil's IMF Rep has Beefhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/oaxaca-149.jpgOaxaca 1492013-08-11T14:44:23+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/08/the-other-side-of-the-eike-batista-case/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/financial-times.jpgfinancial timesThe FT supports easier access for international corporations...what a shockerhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/brazil-people.jpgbrazil peopleEike Batista and Brazil: Not the same2013-08-16T11:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/07/eike-batista-the-symptom-or-the-cause/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/eike-batista-2-570x427.jpgEike-Batista-2-570x427Half just got a whole lot less...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/batinfra.jpgOngoing construction of the Acu Superport, belonging to EBX Group, is pictured in Sao Joao da BarraBatista: The Magician of infrastructure, or just another insider?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/eike.jpgeikeThe symptom, or the cause?2013-08-08T09:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/06/lies-damned-lies-and-argentina/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/argentina-042.jpgArgentina 042Enjoy the ride...while it lastshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/imag0559.jpgIMAG0559https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/argentina-288.jpgArgentina 288Newspapers say the Argentine economy is booming. History says Los Pibes better duck2013-08-07T20:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/02/pemex-reform-the-final-frontier/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/oaxaca-045.jpgOaxaca 045https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pne_mex.jpgEnrique Pena NietoAnd the new oil monopoly goes to...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pemexholes1.jpgpemexholes1Changes on the way"2015-11-30T19:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/08/01/1535/2013-08-01T13:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/30/end-of-an-era/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/imag0339.jpgIMAG0339https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/potosi.jpgpotosiOf Booms and Busts: In the 16th century, silver made the Bolivian city of Potosi one of the richest in the worldhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chile-10-29-08-mine.jpgchile-10-29-08-minehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chile_copper_mine.jpgChile_Copper_MineResource reliance: A downward spiral?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/corny_com.jpgCorny_Comhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/commodities.jpgCommoditiesWhere do we go from here? 2013-08-01T03:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/28/latin-america-news-flash-15/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/imag0496.jpgIMAG0496Chess in Santiago de Chilehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pope-hat.jpgPope Francis meets with native Brazilians during an encounter with representatives of the civil society in the Municipal Theater in Rio de JaneiroDoes the pope wear a funny hat?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/brazil-pope-world-youth-day-2-630x420.jpgbrazil-pope-world-youth-day-2-630x4202013-07-28T14:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/25/after-the-golden-years-what-next-for-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_6405.jpgIMG_6405Bygone golden yearshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/thepiciwant.jpgthepiciwantJust the latest booms that inevitably goes bust?2013-07-25T13:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/24/of-dictators-and-democrats/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_6524.jpgIMG_6524It takes more than hostility to Wall Street to be an authoritarianhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_6523.jpgIMG_6523It takes more than hostility to Wall Street to be an authoritarian https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0363.jpgIMG_0363https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-02-17-at-18-31-50.pngscreen-shot-2013-02-17-at-18-31-50https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-17-at-18-32-02.pngscreen-shot-2013-07-17-at-18-32-02https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/democracy-latam.jpgdemocracy-latam2019-06-29T07:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/14/latin-america-news-flash-14/2013-07-14T17:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/12/edward-snowden-latin-america-unifier/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bolivar.jpgbolivarhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/evo-morales-vienna-airport.jpgevo-morales-vienna-airportWhy does everyone always think I am packing snow in my plane?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/snowden.jpgSnowdenSnowed In: After a few weeks in an airport, we all could use a Latin American getaway2013-07-14T00:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/10/mexico-what-do-local-elections-mean-for-the-pena-nieto-sexenio/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mexican_voting.jpgmexican_votinghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pacto.jpgpactoJust as I planned!https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/epn.jpgEPnhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/voting.jpgvotinghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/teachers-bloque.jpgteachers bloqueTeachers protest...police demand to see hall passes2013-07-10T13:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/07/01/a-front-row-seat-in-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tournament_over.jpgtournament_overThe tournament is over. Are the protests? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/brazil_goa.jpgBrazil_goaThe roar of a nationhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/joel_rio.jpgjoel_rioPhoto by authorhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/joel_protest.jpgjoel_protestPhoto by Authorhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/inside_brazil.jpgInside_brazilhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/imag1105.jpgimag1105https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/inside-brazil.jpginside brazilHey...Maracanãhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/brazil_stadium.jpgBrazil_stadiumA new colosseum: In the shadow of giants? Or in the shadow of giant favelas?2013-07-19T15:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/27/just-the-ttip-the-effect-of-us-eu-free-trade-on-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/eu_us_puzzle_sl-1361364036.jpgeu_us_puzzle_sl-1361364036Unexpected consequences to a free-trade lifestyle https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ttip_latam_us_2.pngTTIP_LATAM_US_2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/per-capita-gdp-effect-of-ttip-on-latin-america.pngPer Capita GDP Effect of TTIP on Latin Americahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/worldttip.pngworldTTIPWinners and losers 2013-06-27T18:07:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/27/argentina-wrong-way-on-a-one-way-track/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/argentina_trains1.jpgArgentina_TrainsHeaven forbid they raise fairs 20 cents...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/argentina_trains.jpgArgentina_TrainsHeaven forbid they raise fairs 20 cents...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/arg_trains1293464c.jpgarg_trains1293464cArgentine trains--Are they any more than a relic of lost glory?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/evita.pngevitaDown low...too slow2013-06-27T14:45:46+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/24/bolivia-chile-less-hot-air-more-gas/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/war-of-the-pacific-1879-1883-1338781850.jpgwar-of-the-pacific-1879-1883-1338781850The Bolivian Navy has been oddly underdevelopedhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bilateral-chile-bolivia.jpgbilateral-chile-boliviaBolivia and Chile: No gas deal, just a lot of hot airhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/evo-morales-cristina-fernandez-2.jpgEvo Morales - Cristina Fernandez - 2Its not you, its mehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bolivia-gas-wars.jpgA man protests against President Evo Morales' government, in El AltoA Combustible Debate https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bolivia-natural-gas-reserves.gifbolivia-natural-gas-reservesNeoliberalism gives Bolivia gashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/war_of_the_pacific_1879-1874_naval_war1.jpgwar_of_the_pacific_1879-1874_naval_war1Bolivia's navy has been oddly underdeveloped since the 20th Century https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bolivia-mar.jpegBOLIVIA-CHILE-DIPLOMACY-BORDER-MILITARYAn Ocean of Opportuntiy2013-12-21T14:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/24/no-se-mancha-co-founder-on-npr/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nprlogo2.jpgnprlogo2Its always had Corny sidehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nprlogo_138x46.gifnprlogo_138x46Its always had a Corny side2013-06-24T20:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/23/latin-america-news-flash-13/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/silva-arge570.jpgSILVA-arge570...we didn't see it coming eitherhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/brazil_ground.jpgBrazil_groundPhoto from No Se Mancha Contributor Joel Covelli. Once he gets his article together, it figures to be dope.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cuba_economy_8_31_2011.jpgcuba_economy_8_31_2011The news from Cuba suggests a window of opportunity 2013-06-23T16:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/22/the-gringos-guide-to-demonstrations-in-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/belem-brazil-protests-belem.jpgbelem-brazil-protests-belemhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/agreemad.jpgBrazilian protesters sing national anthem in São Paulo underground station - videoThey agree that they are mad...but do they agree on what they are mad about?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/economist-brazil.jpgeconomist-brazil...the lid on some pepper sprayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/brazil-protests-fl_2596355b-1.jpgbrazil-protests-fl_2596355b-1The country of tomorrow, todayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/brazil-protest-jpeg-0dc592.jpgBrazil Protest.JPEG-0dc59The country of tomorrow, todayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/brazil-protest-jpeg-0dc591.jpgBrazil Protest.JPEG-0dc59The country of tomorrow, today2013-07-28T01:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/21/reimagining-the-debt-crisis-latin-america-and-europe-in-conversation/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/conversation.pngconversation¿Cómo tú ta?2013-06-21T10:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/19/the-pinera-presidency/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chils-004.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGrowing economy, growing restlessnesshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/campo-and-jail-004.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe student protests that broke out in 2006 have ye t to be fully resolvedhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/protest.pngprotesthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pinera.pngpineraI’d still vote for me2013-07-03T00:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/19/istanbul-to-ipanema/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/star-wars.jpgstar warsMay the force be with them...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sp-istanbul.jpgSP istanbulAre well all Turks and Brazilians now? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/flags.pngflagshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/turks-brazil.jpgTurks brazilThis might be istanbul, but Brazil is also on their minds2013-06-24T21:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/17/panama-canal-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/416.jpg416Panama City has some decisions to makehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/375.jpg3752013-06-17T08:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/16/latin-america-news-flash-12/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/imag0575.jpgIMAG0575Don't worry--there is still plenty of meat in Argentinahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/brazil-protest-jpeg-0dc59.jpgBrazil Protest.JPEG-0dc59Featured in this week's roundup: Brazilian Protests, Argentine beef decline2013-06-16T14:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/14/nato-in-latin-america-for-who-for-what/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nato_helicopter001_16x9.jpgnato_helicopter001_16x9https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nato.pngNato2013-06-14T09:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/12/peace-without-the-pubelo-unlikely/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/boourns.jpgAlvaro Uribe'I was saying Boo-urns'https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/colombia-protest.jpgcolombia protest2013-06-13T08:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/09/latin-america-newsflash-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/canalista.jpgCanalista2013-06-09T17:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/07/justice-in-guatemala-dealing-with-dictators/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pinochet-stunnin.jpgpinochet-stunninAmnesty for dictators? Desaparecido. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cato.jpgCATOCATO Institute: Concerned that prosecuting Pinochet could set bad examplehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/monttphoto.jpgmonttphotoFormer dictators are increasingly exposed for their crimeshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pinothatcher.pngpinothatcherPinochet & Thatcher: One of the Iron Lady's Less Savory Friendshipshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sofia.pngsofiaGuatemalan soliders in Sofiahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/guatarmy.pngguatarmyUS tax dollars at workhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/montttrial.jpgmontttrialAging strongmen move slowly. But are the wheels of justice even slower?2013-06-07T14:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/04/mexico-china-relations-flipping-the-script/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xi-mexico.jpgxi mexicoOh no Xi didn'thttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mexiwage.pngmexiwageNo longer minding the gaphttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vd-china-trade.jpgvd-China-tradeMexiCan't touch this https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xipn.jpgxipnCompetitors? Companions? Changing Dynamics in Mexican-Chinese relations2014-05-02T17:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/06/02/latin-america-newsflash/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/san-mad.jpgsan-madInquietudeshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/158.jpg158"What I erected with superhuman effort will drown in the muck of rebellion." S.B. 1829https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bulletes.jpgbulletes"What I erected with superhuman effort will drown in the muck of rebellion." S.B. 1829https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/46-1-bolivia-army.jpg46-1 Bolivia ArmyThe dream of lasting peace will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained - now everywhere is war. 2013-06-02T15:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/31/the-dominican-baseball-machine/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/homestand.jpghomestandHomestandhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/field-dreams.pngfield dreamsStep one: From baseball or school to baseball in schoolhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dr-team.jpgDR teamAnyone know where I can get some Mofungo?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ramone.jpgramoneWelcome to the machine https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/swinging.pngswinginghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/boom.pngboomCommodity boom2013-08-23T20:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/29/the-forgotten-lands-of-south-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/suriname.jpgsurinamehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rain.jpgrainhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/guyana.jpgguyanaStill no umbrella drinks and all-inclusives. Will it stay that way? https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/suriname-02-1.jpgsuriname-02 (1)Nobody's Backyard's Backyard!2013-05-29T15:15:43+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/27/latin-america-news-flash-11/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/le-triomphe-de-falcao_91333.jpgle-triomphe-de-falcao_91333How big is the new contract, Radamel?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ap_pacificalliancepresidents_700.jpgAP_PacificAlliancePresidents_700Take My Hand: We'll make it, I swearhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/peace-in-colombia.jpegPeace in ColombiaBreakthrough, or more heart break?2013-05-28T15:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/about/2013-05-27T23:43:21+00:00weekly0.6https://semancha.com/2013/05/24/pumas-del-pacifico-version-latina-de-tigres-asiaticos-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mexican-puma1.gifmexican puma2013-05-24T18:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/23/the-pumas-of-the-pacific-alliance/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pumas.jpgpumasCoalition of the Chilling2013-05-24T02:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/21/maduro-dilma-and-the-future-of-mercosur/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/maduro-flag.jpgmaduro flagRally towel https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mercosur.jpgArgentina Mercosur SummitWithout Hugo? More like MercoBore https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/maduro-dilma.jpgmaduro dilmaChaos is a ladderhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dilma-chris.jpgDilma Chris"Explain it to me as if I were..."2024-10-25T05:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/19/latin-america-news-flash-10/2013-05-19T14:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/16/obama-in-the-americas-change-or-more-of-the-same/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/obama-thinks.jpgobama thinksSomething to consider...https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baclkhalk.jpgBlackhawkA friendly visit from your neighbor: Black Hawk helicopters anticipate Obama's arrival in San Jose, Costa Ricahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/obamanieto.jpgobamanietoHe could have at least Mariachied the newshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/obama-mexico.jpgobama mexicoDo his words pack heat?2013-05-17T06:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/13/gay-rights-in-latin-america-francis-called-it/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lbgtlat.jpgAPTOPIX Argentina Same Sex MarriagePoco a pocohttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jjg4.pngJJg4https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jjg3.pngJJG3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jjg2.pngJJG2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jjg1.pngJJG1https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/iglesiagayedit.jpgiglesiagayedit2015-07-10T14:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/12/latin-america-news-flash-9/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/castigo.jpgcastigoCon los terroristashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/plan-de-sanchez.jpgPlan de SanchezEfraín Ríos Montt found guilty of genocide against Maya Ixil. This mural depicts a rural massacre. 2013-05-13T15:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/10/unboliviable-evo-gives-usaid-the-boot/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/waving-flags_bolivia.jpgwaving-flags_BoliviaWho really losses without USAID?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/john_kerry_hmm_ap.jpgjohn_kerry_hmm_APOpen mouth, insert flip-flophttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/evomoralesbolivianleaderevomoralesorganizes02ek_c1rhjxl.jpgEvo+Morales+Bolivian+Leader+Evo+Morales+Organizes+02ek_C1rhjxlBanning USAID politically astute. or damaging own-goal?2013-05-13T15:27:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/08/the-canal-conspiracy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/487.jpg487https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/208.jpg208Nicaragua: Not exactly a global superpowerhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/imag0167.jpgIMAG0167Does Beijing want to rip a new canal through Nicaragua? That's what Xi said.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/colombia_nicaragua2.jpgcolombia_nicaragua2The blue lines marks the old boundary. The red marks what the ICJ awarded Nicaragua.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/colombia_nicaragua_icesi.jpgcolombia_nicaragua_icesiSea Changes2013-07-05T11:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2012/12/18/reform-and-backlash-what-europe-can-learn-from-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/greece-pist.jpgGreece pistGreek protests are becoming more frequent, and more violent. Could austerity fatigue in Europe produce a similar backlash as in Latin America? (Photo taken by Endiaferon and published on Flickr under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ven-ven.jpgVen VenWhiplash – After experimenting with IMF-led austerity, the Venezuelan populace rebelled against externally enforced restructuring. Urban support remains strong for Mr. Chávez, the man who rolled back reform. (Photo by Nicholas Laughlin and published on Flickr under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license)2013-05-05T15:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/05/latin-america-news-flash-8/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/obama-in-mexico-4.jpgobama in mexico 4"Yo No Soy Marinero...." El Capitan visits Latin America2013-05-05T14:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/05/03/the-sick-man-of-the-amazon/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/real.jpgrealKeeping it Real: Fact Checking the Theories https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lula-unsure.jpgLula unsureWe Don't Know Eitherhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bra-infl.pngBRA inflCourtesy: The Economisthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image0021.pngimage002Source: Haver Analyticshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image006.pnginvestmenthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image002.pngInterest rates Source: Haver Analytics2013-05-03T04:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/30/paraguay-stuck-on-stupid/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/para-backwards.jpegPara Backwards President Elect Horacio Cartes promises a new direction for Paraguay. This would imply that the country had a direction to begin with.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lugo.jpgParaguay's ousted President Lugo speaks during an interview with Reuters in AsuncionFernando Lugo: Not the transformative president many hoped he would behttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/paragraph.pngParagraphGDP Per Capita of Paraguay and its neighbors since 1999https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cartes.jpgCartesChange?2013-05-01T13:06:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/25/home-field-advantage-why-farm-subsidies-hinder-americas-fta/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/latam-trade.jpgLatam TradeLATAM: Ready to deal with UShttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/traffic.jpgTrafficLatin America is ready to trade- So what is causing the traffic jam on legislation?2013-04-30T13:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/28/latin-america-news-flash-7/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/paraguay20horacio20cartes.jpgHoracio CartesSmokin' - Paraguay's new president, tobacco magnate Horacio Carteshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/desaparecidos.jpgDesaparecidosOld School of the Americas2013-04-28T12:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/21/latin-america-news-flash-6/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/skull.jpgskullInstitution Building 2013-04-21T21:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/15/latin-american-news-flash-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/maduro-voters.jpgMaduro votersChavista Celebration...will it be there last?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/maduro.jpgMaduroJust Barely https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/venezuela-election-map.pngVenezuela Election mapOpposition Close but No Cigar2013-04-21T18:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/12/a-developing-perception-of-development-pt-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lisawork.jpeglisaworkThe project gave future policymakers crucial hands-on experience.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cooking.jpegcookingBreaking Breadhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/education.jpegeducationDevelopment is more than just money2013-04-14T23:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/11/play-ball-why-capriles-must-contest-an-election-he-will-loss/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/henrique-capriles.jpgHenrique-CaprilesShowing some fighthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/carmona.jpgcarmonaBecause nothing says pueblo like Pedro Carmonahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chavez_baseball2.gifchavez_Baseball2Game onhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chavez-baseball.jpgchavez baseballLoss today, win tomorrow. 2013-04-11T23:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/07/latin-america-news-flash-5/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mujica.jpgmujicaTell us you really feel, José - Hot mike catches Uruguayan President taunting Fernandez de Kirchner2013-04-07T15:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/06/petare-venezuela/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petarelong.jpgpetarelonghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare6.jpgPetare slum in CaracasA closer look at one of the continent's infamous barrios https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare7.jpgPetare7https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare51.jpgPetare5https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare3.jpgPetare3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare2.jpgPetare2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare1.jpgPetare1https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare4.jpgPetare4https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/petare5.jpgPetare52013-04-06T21:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/03/bric-by-bric-building-an-alternative-to-the-washington-grid/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image.jpgImagehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chinese-investments-in-africa-bbc-co-uk-map4.pngchinese-investments-in-africa-bbc-co-uk-map4Even in the Sahara, China makes it rainhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/the-wall.jpgthe wallEmerging Markets want off the Washington Development Grid. Can the tear down the wall?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/shaqfreethrow_crop_340x234.jpgShaqFreeThrow_crop_340x234Shaq knows a thing or two about BRICS 2013-04-05T00:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/04/a-developing-perception-of-development/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/532059_10101396665487970_64074010_n.jpg532059_10101396665487970_64074010_nLIsahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/155.jpg155Isuess (Photo Omotepe, Nicaraguahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pic-3-2.jpgPic 3-22013-04-06T18:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/04/01/emerging-identity-for-emerging-market-alliance/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/china-_africa.jpgChina _AfricaMany Afrian leaders hope BRICS will take sustained interest in infrastructure financehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/brics.jpgBRICSAll in all, it was all just BRICS in the wall2013-04-01T18:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/31/latin-america-news-flash-4/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1364603022_621509_1364603639_noticia_normal.jpg1364603022_621509_1364603639_noticia_normalEl Pais reports that a truce in Salvador has been effective. In related news, face tattoos still a bad idea2013-03-31T15:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/30/message-in-a-bottle/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/latin-american-debt.pngLatin-American-DebtYou've got to admit its getting better...a little better, all the timehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/michelle-bachelet-met-pre-0071.jpgMichelle-Bachelet-met-pre-007https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_6803.jpgIMG_6803The Eurocrisis seen through new eyes https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_6802.jpgIMG_6802The Eurocrisis seen through new eyeshttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/argentina-031.jpgArgentina 031Much like Diego Maradona, by the end of the 1980s, Latin America needed a haircut2013-03-30T16:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/25/stepping-out-of-the-cavern/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cavernimage.jpgcavernimageThey should have switched to Geico. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pinochet-cape.jpgpinochet capeThe Cape: No longer fashionable for Latin American leadershttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/plato-cave2.jpgplato-cave22400 years later, Plato's Cavern Allegory still rings true2013-03-25T19:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/24/latin-america-news-flash-3/2013-03-24T17:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/21/surviving-a-debt-crisis-five-lessons-for-europe-from-latin-america/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/surviving1.pngSurvivingDropped as if it were hot2013-03-21T20:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/20/yoani-sanchez-in-dc/2013-03-20T23:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/19/what-greece-can-learn-from-argentina/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/imag0290.jpgBuenosAiresThe Proverbial Messy Defaulthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/argentinegreece.pngArgentineGreeceIts not who you trade with...its whom you trade with2013-03-19T19:11:59+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/17/latin-america-news-flash-2/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/michelle-bachelet-met-pre-007.jpgMichelle-Bachelet-met-pre-0072013-03-17T14:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/16/song-of-the-week-5/2013-03-16T16:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/15/film-review-pablo-larrains-no-grapples-with-the-nature-of-democracy/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/no.jpgNoA film more ambiguous than its title 2013-03-15T20:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/15/event-surviving-a-debt-crisis/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/surviving.pngSurvivingYour terms of trade are favorable: The study will be free2013-03-15T18:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/14/three-kings/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/628x471.jpgVaticanA new popehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/camp-nou.jpgCamp-NouCamp Nou may be the biggest stadium in Europe, but the Church of Barcelona extends deep into Latin Americahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chavezmessifrancis.pngChavezMessiFrancishttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chavez-messi-pope.pngChavez, Messi, Pope2013-03-14T15:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/14/habemus-paco/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cristina-and-the-pope.jpgCristina Fernandez, Jorge BergoglioCristina and the Popehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pie-chart.pngPie ChartLatin America is home to a plurality of Catholics 2013-03-14T03:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/13/latin-america-reacts/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pope.jpgpopeMate, anyone?2013-03-13T23:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/13/a-bitter-cup-of-coffee/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/coffee.jpgcoffeeTrouble Brewing in Colombia2013-03-13T18:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/10/latin-american-news-flash/2013-03-10T15:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/09/song-of-the-week-4/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/funeral-dilma.jpgfuneral dilmahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chavez-funeral-hand.jpgchavez funeral handhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chavez-funeral-b.jpgchavez funeral bhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chavez-funeral-3.jpgchavez funeral 3https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/funeral_de_hugo_chavez_-_presidencia_de_la_nacic3b3n_argentina.jpgFuneral_de_Hugo_Chavez_-_Presidencia_de_la_Nación_Argentinahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/0hugo-chavez-funeral.jpg0hugo-chavez-funeralhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hugo_chavez_funeral_casket_600.jpghugo_chavez_funeral_casket_6002013-03-09T17:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/08/the-venezuelan-economy-three-myths-and-three-truths/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/venezuelan-growth.pngvenezuelan growthUnder performing? Yes. Contracting? No. https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/funeral_de_hugo_chavez_-_presidencia_de_la_nacic3b3n_argentina-1.jpgFuneral_de_Hugo_Chavez_-_Presidencia_de_la_Nación_Argentina (1)Moving forward will be difficult enough. Onlookers must separate fact from fiction2013-09-13T01:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/07/three-not-so-simple-steps/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pdvsa21.jpgpdvsa21PDVSA needs some PDVSinvestmenthttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ven-sunset.jpgven sunsetA chapter has come to a close https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/scarcity.jpgscarcityVenezuelans have to travel further and look harder in order to pay more for staple goods (Photo: Lubomir Sokol, Al Rights Reserved)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chavez.jpgChavezChavez could not be saved. Can the Venezuelan economy? (Photo: Lubamir Sokol, All Rights Reserved)2021-09-17T12:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/06/venezuela-after-chavez/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hugo_chavez_waves.jpgHugo_Chavez_wavesAdios, amigo2013-03-08T00:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/05/colombia-an-imperfect-peace-the-sooner-the-better/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/la-silla-vacia.jpgla silla vaciahttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/white-chair1.pngwhite chairIn the late 1990s, the FARC boycotted their own peace talks, leaving the infamous empty white seat.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/no-mas-farc.jpgno mas farcCan Colombians accept FARC in civil societyhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/farc-winab.jpgfarc winabColombians struggle to accept peace with those who made war2013-03-07T23:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/03/cuba-in-transition-united-states-stuck-in-yesterday/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/white-house-old.jpgwhite house old...for once.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/412.jpgKidHigh time to start thinking about the future, and not in the past.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/miguel-diaz-canel-kuba-castro-nachfolger.jpgDiaz CanalDiaz-Canel: Party hack? Agent of Change? The US can help decide.https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cuba_economy_8_31_2011.jpgCubaThe news from Cuba suggests a window of opportunity https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/184705_4556324501_1040_n.jpg184705_4556324501_1040_n2023-06-21T03:47:59+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/27/colombia-battles-for-peace-maybe-this-is-the-problem/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/peace.jpgpeaceExhausted by war, are Colombians ready for peace?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/uribe.jpgAUribehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/farc.jpgFarchttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/u_0.jpgUribeUribe's war for peace never stopped being war2013-03-07T23:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/27/song-of-the-week-2/2013-03-07T23:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/24/who-is-sicker/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bolivar-fuerte.jpgbolivar-fuerteThe Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte: Not as fuerte as it was yesterdayhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ven-crude.jpgVen Crudehttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ven-fiscal.jpgVEN fiscalHey Big Spender... https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ven-trade.jpgVEN tradeOil up - all else down2013-03-07T23:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/20/the-pacific-pumas/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sunset.jpgsunsetLatin America's Pacific Coast is looking west, and it is workinghttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/inflation.pngInflationPuma inflation has been closer to that of advanced economies than to Mercosur https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/puma-grwoth-2001.pngPuma grwoth 2001Puma growth has been strong and is forecast to remain consistent (Source: IMF Data, constant prices, national currency) https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/roddy.jpgroddyThe Pumas have a real opportunity. Will they take advantage (Photo by author)2013-03-07T23:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/19/argentina-censored-but-does-it-matter/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imag0339.jpgIMAG0339Argentina's heartland still motoring growthhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cristina-fernandez-de-kir-010.jpgCristina Fernandez de KirchnerShe's got another finger for Washingtonhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lies.pngLiesSource: The Economist2013-03-07T23:44:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/15/from-new-york-to-d-f-explaining-safer-cities/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mexico-death.pngMexico deathMexican homicide rated vary dramatically by state (Source: The Economist)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/overview-of-mexico-city-001.jpgOverview of Mexico City2013-03-07T23:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/07/raw-footage-from-caracas-3-7-2013/2013-03-07T18:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/06/chavez-obituaries-from-around-the-globe/2013-03-06T16:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/03/03/latin-america-new-flash/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/imag0401.jpgChile - Arg.2013-03-03T01:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/24/latin-america-news-flash/2013-02-24T16:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/19/390/2013-02-19T01:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/19/the-weekly-mancha-4/2013-02-19T01:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/17/ecuador-heads-to-the-polls/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imag0392.jpgIMAG0392https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rafael_correa_flyer.jpgrafael_correa_flyer2013-02-17T15:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/12/weekly-mancha/2013-02-12T02:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/05/the-rumble-in-the-tropics-a-fractured-opposition-party-in-the-dominican-republic/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6963.jpgIMG_6963https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6962.jpgIMG_6962https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6961.jpgIMG_6961https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6960.jpgIMG_6960https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6957.jpgIMG_6957https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6956.jpgIMG_6956https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6953.jpgIMG_6953https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6946.jpgIMG_6946https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6945.jpgIMG_6945https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6944.jpgIMG_69442013-02-11T09:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/11/song-of-the-week/2013-02-11T01:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/09/argentine-theatre-mr-timerman-goes-to-london/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/desktop1timerman.jpgHector Timerman speaks in London2013-02-10T16:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/07/the-weekly-mancha-3/2013-02-07T03:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/02/06/the-ghost-of-artemio-cruz/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imag1270.jpgIMAG1270https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/imag1105.jpgIMAG1105https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6413.jpgIMG_6413https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6450.jpgIMG_64502013-02-22T05:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/01/29/as-goes-eike-batista-so-goes-brazil/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/brazil-christ-redeemer_6011_600x450.jpgbrazil-christ-redeemer_6011_600x4502013-07-26T08:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/01/16/still-on-the-brink-seven-things-we-know-about-venezuela/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hugo-chavez.jpgHugo Chavezhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/caracas.jpgCaracashttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/casas.jpgCasas2013-01-16T15:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2013/01/07/the-weekly-mancha-2/2013-01-07T03:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2012/12/31/101/2012-12-31T06:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2012/12/18/the-weekly-mancha/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/papers21.jpgpapers2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/papers2.jpgpapers2https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/papers.jpgpapers32012-12-20T17:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2012/12/18/post-chavez-venezuela-a-country-on-the-edge/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5869820196_998c5c989c1.jpg5869820196_998c5c989c[1]Venezuela: Poised to collapse beneath debt, inefficiency and corruption? (Photo by SebKe and published on Flickr under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license)https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/flag-mist1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/flag-mist.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEl Comandante’s illness leaves Venezuela on the brink of the unknown (Photo by JR2V published on Flickr under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license)2012-12-18T16:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.com/2012/12/18/europe-cries-for-argentina-a-judicial-rulings-global-reverberations/https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/casarosada.jpgCasaRosadaDo you see what happens, Larry?https://semancha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gavel-2.jpggavel 22012-12-18T16:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://semancha.comdaily1.02024-10-27T20:16:11+00:00