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As the governor of Cochabamba, Manfred Reyes Villa, seeks to call a referendum on local autonomy, violence between supporters of Evo Morales’s government and supporters of autonomy in the city of Cochabamba has resulted in two deaths. BBC, AP

Amidst the violence, some members of Morales’s Movement Against Socialism (MAS) party have expressed their desire to scrap the constituent assembly process. Financial Times

An Argentine judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of Isabel Peron, now living in Spain, for the disappearance of a government opponent in 1976 when she was president. BBC, AP

Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Cariles was indicted in Texas on charges that he defrauded the US government on his mode of entry into the country. Miami Herald

Former Argentine finance minister Roberto Lavanga declared his candidacy for president, yet he faces an uphill battle against sitting president Nestor Kirschner or the possible candidacy of his wife. The Economist

In a US Senate hearing on security, top intelligence officals declared that Raul Castro has firm control over Cuba in the short term, and that Venezuela and Bolivia are two countries where elected leaders are seeking to consolidate executive power. Miami Herald

Former Colombian minister of development Fernando Araujo tells the story of his escape and captivity by FARC rebels for six years. AP

Guatemala must improve its procedures for adoptions by American parents or else the US will not approve visas for the babies. The country is the second highest source of adopted babies after China. AP

Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega must walk the tightrope between his leftist brethren Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez and his declared willingness to have positive relations with the United States. The Economist

Marcela Sanchez highlights some of the urban planning innovations coming from Latin American cities. Washington Post

The Financial Times editorial page says that market reaction to Chavez’s Monday speech was overblown. Financial Times