Achieving Global Food Security: What Role for LAC? Margaret Myers ˙ Apr 18, 2015 ˙ Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States at 4,160 m. However, the canyon's walls are not as vertical as those of the Grand Canyon. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times and formerly inhabited by the Collaguas and the Cabanas. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces. As a principal exporter of grains, Latin America has a critical role to play in addressing global food insecurity. Read more +
Chinese Media Eye Venezuela Debt Margaret Myers ˙ Nov 6, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Chinese media indicate concern over China’s financial links with Venezuela. Read more +
Chinese Media Take Note of LAC Economies Margaret Myers ˙ Sep 9, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Chinese Money Yuan 100 Mao / PublicDomainPictures / CC0 Chinese media coverage of Latin America in August focused primarily on economic conditions in the region.Read more +
Chinese Media Highlights from Xi Visit Margaret Myers ˙ Aug 11, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America VI Cúpula do Brics / Blog do Planalto / CC 2.0 July coverage focused on President Xi Jinping’s tour of Latin America, which included stops in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Cuba.Read more +
Xi’s Latin America Tour Margaret Myers ˙ Jul 29, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Highlights of President Xi Jinping’s July 2014 visit to Latin America include a BRICS development bank to a series of bilateral agreements. Read more +
BRICS Establish Development Bank at Brazil Summit Margaret Myers ˙ Jul 17, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Dilma Rousseff participa da Cúpula do G20 / Roberto Stuckert Filho / PR / Agência Brasil The creation of the New Development Bank, also known as the BRICS bank, was announced at the BRICS summit in Brazil.Read more +