Curiosities

    Grenada, A Slow Start, a Chancy Future – New York Times – 1984

    The Reagan Administration, Having Invaded, Tried to Make Capitalism Work. It Didn’t

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    Argentina is a Land of Many Faces, Fixed By Plastic Surgeons – WSJ

    In Buenos Aires, people wear their new noses proudly, sometimes with bandages

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    In Disposable Diaper Wars, Brands Want to Clean Up

    P&G and Kimberley Clark duke it out over babies’ bottoms in Brazil

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    Oviedo Fails to Conquer, But Still Hopes to Lead

    A Paraguay Coup Goes Completely Wrong in a Wildly Operatic Way

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    Once Poor, Chileans Jet About Investing, Annoying, Investing

    Chile has become a major investor in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru and locals hate them

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    In Punte del Este, Argentines Resort to a Lot of Whining

    Argentines flock to Uruguay’s vacation hotspot every January and spend time bitching about each other

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