The Saint Patrick's Day Edition of the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

Welcome to the Saint Patrick's Day Edition of the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. Starting the week in a festive mode, today's big story is the concert at the Venezuela-Colombia border.

Juanes, other stars stage concert for peace on Colombian-Venezuelan border

Tens of thousands of Colombians and Venezuelans flocked to a border bridge on Sunday for a free concert that Grammy-winning rocker Juanes organized to help heal the worst crisis in Andean relations in decades.

Held atop the Simon Bolivar bridge connecting the northeastern Colombian town of Cucuta with San Antonio in Venezuela, the show also featured Colombian singer Carlos Vives, Dominican Juan Luis Guerra and Spain's Miguel Bose and Alejandro Sanz on the playbill.

As you may recall, Alejandro Sanz had cancelled a concert in Venezuela due to pressure from Chavistas.

The BBC has more


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BOLIVIA
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BRAZIL
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CHILE
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COLOMBIA
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COSTA RICA
Costa Rica finds FARC funds

CUBA
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Cuba Lifts Ban on Computers, Other Electronics

Wall Street Journal reports Cuban link to FARC

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DOMINICA
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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ECUADOR
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JAMAICA
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MEXICO
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PERU
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PUERTO RICO
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TRINIDAD TOBAGO
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VENEZUELA
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Pedro M. Burrelli:
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PODCAST
Raices de Esperanza interview

Special thanks to Maggie, Larry, Larwyn, Siggy, Armando and Eneas



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