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 Lending to LAC in 2014 Margaret Myers ˙ Feb 27, 2015 ˙ MK2010-Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 2014 was the second highest year on record for Chinese finance in Latin America.Read more +
Ecuador, Venezuela & China Margaret Myers, Lisa Viscidi ˙ Dec 16, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Carlos Rodríguez / ANDES / CC BY-SA 2.0 As oil prices drop, Venezuela and Ecuador are turning to China for more financial support.Read more +
Navigating Risk in Brazil’s Energy Sector Margaret Myers, Lisa Viscidi ˙ Oct 2, 2014 ˙ Asia & Latin America Rio de Janeiro Helicoptero 47 Feb 2006 / Mariordo / CC BY 3.0 copyrights mariordo@aol.com With presidential elections on the horizon, great uncertainty surrounds the future of Brazil’s energy policy.Read more +
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