BBC News Latin America & Caribbean

RSS feed
5 December 2011 Last updated at 11:56 ET

Peru state of emergency over mineA woman walks past police in Cajamarca during a strike against the Conga gold mine project - 25 November 2011

Peru's President Ollanta Humala declares a state of emergency in a northern region affected by bitter protests against a huge gold mine project.

Gen Pedro Aguerre speaking on 5 December 2011Uruguay army: No crimes cover-up

Uruguay's army will not tolerate criminals, its chief says, after the recent discovery on a military base of the body of an activist killed in 1977.

Lionel MessiMessi up for World Footballer award

Arengtina's Lionel Messi is on the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or World Footballer of the Year award.

Expert Views

Tim Vickery's football blog

Features & Analysis

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • Lightning Whipping up a storm

    Discover the best locations to take in some of nature's most dramatic shows

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2011 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.