Paul has been travelling through the north of Argentina in the provinces of Salta and Jujuy. When you mention the Andes and the Inca empire, most people think of Bolivia and Peru, but northern Argentina was also conquered by the Incas and many people there still live in adobe huts herding llamas and chewing coca.
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It seems extra judicial killings in Colombia are an all too frequent occurrence. The army is killing innocent people and passing their bodies of as slain guerrilla fighters in an effort to boost the number of combat deaths. Meanwhile here in Argentina union bosses are pushing for so-called triple indemnity. In the case of getting fired workers should get three times the normal amount of severance pay, unions say. Paul Sheltus is freelance journalist, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Peru is threatening to sue Yale university to force the return of over 40,000 artefacts from Machu Picchu it says the museum should have given back a almost a century ago and a canine club in Peru offered a solution Tuesday to one of US president-elect Barack Obama’s most pressing dilemmas: where to find a White House dog suitable for his allergic daughter.
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Paul Sheltus reports from Buenos Aries that after 8 years another hostage has escaped from the jungle clutches of the FARC. Its an incredible story of survival. Also the big news in Argentina is the Government’s plans to nationalise the country’s private pension funds, and not everyone is happy.
Paul Sheltus is freelance journalist, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Paul Sheltus explains how the financial crisis is going to effect Latin America. Not good, the experts say, but possibly not as bad as previous crisis in the region.
Paul Sheltus is freelance journalist, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Paul reports that Ecuadoreans voted Sunday on a new constitution that would significantly broaden leftist President Rafael Correa‘s powers. Rising drug related violence in Mexico is causing concern and Paul discusses what each of the two US election candidates have to offer Latin America.
Paul Sheltus is freelance journalist, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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