Simon Romero
Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 00:00
For Venezuelans, the Curaçao option for obtaining dollars emerged last year when the value of Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, fell sharply
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 00:00
The Organization of American States approved a resolution on Wednesday declaring the Colombian military raid into Ecuador a violation of sovereignty, in a move aimed at easing a diplomatic crisis
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
The three countries swapped charges of treachery and deceit, ratcheting up tension in a dispute that began when Colombian forces hunted down and killed a Colombian guerrilla leader
Monday, March 3, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela and Ecuador mobilized troops to their borders with Colombia on Sunday, intensifying a diplomatic crisis after Colombian forces killed a senior guerrilla leader
Sunday, March 2, 2008 - 00:00
The death of Raul Reyes, one of the rebels’ highest-ranking commanders, was a severe blow for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC
Sunday, March 2, 2008 - 00:00
“I suppose I’m somewhat unique. But Colombia will just have to get used to me because I’m not going away.” Piedad Cordoba
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 00:00
The evolution of the program into a symbol of Mr. Chavez’s political movement across the region illustrates how Venezuela’s leader is intensifying efforts to lift his government’s profile
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that Venezuela was not planning to halt oil exports to the United States. The statement may ease fears in energy markets
Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 00:00
The warning ratchets up a fierce legal dispute between Venezuela and Exxon after Mr. Chavez’s move to exert greater state control over the nation’s oil industry last year
Friday, February 1, 2008 - 00:00
Nicaragua has claimed San Andres in a bitter territorial dispute, and while the two countries press their cases, a nonviolent separatist movement is growing increasingly vocal