Ecuador plans with geothermal in new long term energy policy
Ecuador is in the process of establishing its long term Energy Policy with the objective of having a functional energy matrix for the requirements of the production matrix of the country in order to...
Peru and China hail tightening ties as Xi visits after Trump win
Peru rolled out the red carpet and heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in a celebration of tightening ties with the Asian powerhouse in the wake of Donald Trump's surprise U.S....
Chile connects Latin America’s largest solar plant to the national grid
Spanish clean energy company Acciona Energía has connected the 246MW El Romero solar plant in Atacama desert, Chile to the county’s Interconnected Central System (SIC), becoming Latin America's largest. The US$343m El Romero Solar...
Argentina Hits United Breweries Earnings Hard
People around the world need to drink, and Chilean beverage provider Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU), also known as United Breweries, serves several countries in South America with the drinks they want. Coming into Tuesday's third-quarter financial...
Clock ticks for Venezuela’s political rivals
Last week, as Venezuela’s political crisis was stoking fears of bloody clashes between the opposition, security forces and armed pro-government supporters, Nicolás Maduro dedicated a song, “You’re crazy, crazy and I’m chill”, to his...
Deadly political violence in Peru as Kuczynski completes first 100 days
Two people were killed last week in armed clashes that broke out in the small town of Curimanai in Peru’s eastern state of Ucayali.
The bloody battle erupted between rival factions supporting the town’s former...
Peru may attract more foreign investment through APEC 2016
Peru could attract as much as 50 billion U.S. dollars in investment as the host of the upcoming 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leader's meeting next week, a leading researcher said.
Fernando D'Alessio, director of...