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Ecuador announced that it will postpone a bond payment due this week but will make the payment in full by mid-March. LA Times, Financial Times

Rigoberta Menchu has announced the formation of an indigenous political movement to seek the presidency of Guatemala. AP

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said that the OAS would be open to initiating a dialogue with Cuba. AP

On the fourth anniversary of the crash and kidnapping of three US defense contractors still held by FARC rebels, the dilemma of whether to send a rescue mission persists. Miami Herald

A scaled-down version of a 2006 drug bill will be presented for legislative approval in Mexico. AP

The Venezuelan government has moved forward and purchased 28.5 percent of the telecommunications company CANTV. BBC

The UNDP-financed Libres de Armas program has reduced violence in the Salvadoran city of San Martin, providing a model for other cities in the country. Miami Herald

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