Nicaragua Sees Big Boost in Tourism
To the south, Costa Rica is known for its eco-tourism. Farther north, Guatemala beckons with Mayan treasures and indigenous cultures.

Mexico state jail head gunned down
Unknown perpetrators Tuesday shot dead the director of a state jail in Mexico, prosecutors said.

Protesting Indians block roads linking Bolivia with Peru, Chile
Roads linking Bolivia and neighboring Peru and Chile were blocked Tuesday by Aymara Indians who demand the nationalization of Bolivia's lucrative oil and gas industry and the rewriting of its constitution.

Bolivian president says not to resign despite massive protests
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa said Tuesday that he would not resign until his tenure ends in 2007, while thousands of protesters demanded his step-down and clashed with the police, reports from La Paz said.

Venezuelans Rally for Posada Carriles´ Extradition
Thousands of Venezuelans are taking part Wednesday in a rally in front of the National Assembly to extradite Cuban-born terrorist Luis Posada Carriles to this Latin American nation.

Experts in Cuba to Preserve Hemingway´s Documents
Specialists from the United States and Cuba expressed the desire to preserve Nobel Prize of Literature (1954) laureate Ernest Hemingway´s documents in both countries.