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Luxury Mexican resorts added to global event promotion brand

January 13, 2012

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) is the latest global brand to expand its portfolio offerings in Mexico with the addition of the new Paradisus Resorts in Playa del Carmen to its membership. Located in the luxurious Riviera Maya area on Mexico’s east coast, the 394 suite Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla and the 510 [...]

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Polo in Argentina attracting more foreign tourists

January 12, 2012

The allure of polo is attracting more and more tourists to Argentina who spend weeks on estancias learning the art of the game. At a time when the sport is trying to broaden its appeal away from its very rich image, a new wave of polo schools are opening up in an around Buenos Aires [...]

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IT expert and property developer reveals the fun side of being an expat

January 11, 2012

The fun side of being an expat and tips on starting a business in Latin America are being revealed on a new radio programme in Nicaragua. Expat Mike Cobb, who moved to Latin America with his family in 2001 host a weekly online radio programme based on his adventures living in Nicaragua.

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Chile national park re-opened to tourists after devastating forest fires

January 10, 2012

The National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) in Chile has re-opened part of the Torress del Paine national park and announced it is putting together a plan to reforest the sections destroyed by the recent forest fires. The area that has been reopened covers 100,000 hectares in the north and north eastern sectors of the park, allowing [...]

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Brazil buys navy ships from the UK

January 9, 2012

The Brazilian Navy has signed a contract worth £133 million with BAE Systems for the supply of three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services. The contract also contains a manufacturing licence to enable further vessels of the same class to be constructed in Brazil. The three 90 metre vessels, originally constructed for the Government [...]

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Latin America warned over effects of eurozone debt

January 6, 2012

Falling commodity prices and the eurozone debt crisis could become a toxic mix that threatens economies in Latin American, according to the International Monetary Fund. Latin America may suffer from tighter credit because Euro area banks account for a quarter of bank assets in the region’s larger countries, said Nicolas Eyzaguirre, director of the IMF’s [...]

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Celebs and cheap flights boost tourism and property in Mexico

January 5, 2012

With pictures of celebrities on Mexican beaches gracing the pages of the British tabloid newspapers it perhaps comes as no surprise that more travellers from the UK are choosing the country as a holiday option. Virgin Atlantic recently launched direct flights from Gatwick to Cancun and international hotel groups have made around £1 billion worth [...]

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Surge in Brazilians visiting Florida

January 4, 2012

Florida has seen a growth in tourism with a big influx of visitors from Brazil who are finding the sunshine state’s beaches a big attraction. According to the state tourism agency Visit Florida, the number of travellers to the state increased by 5% in 2011 compared with the previous year.

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Latin America facing slower growth in 2012

January 3, 2012

A stark warning has been issued that Latin America is facing lower growth in 2012 due to the slowing of world economies and volatility in international financial markets. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the region will register a drop in growth to 3.7% in 2012, having reached 4.3% [...]

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Brazil and Argentina to lead the growth in GMO seeds

January 2, 2012

The growth of genetically modified seeds is set to be strong on the big farms of Brazil and Argentina as America giant Monsanto tries to outpace its rivals DuPont and Syngenta, it is claimed. ‘The next place where we expect momentum to accelerate in 2012 is in Latin America. In particular, we expect that growth [...]

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Columbia’s banking section growing

December 30, 2011

While the financial sectors of some developed nations are in turmoil, Colombia is attracting big name foreign banks while robust local players look to expanding across Latin America, it is claimed. Colombia is emerging from almost a half century of war and foreign investors are flooding its financial sector to tap into its newly won [...]

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