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Hugo Chavez has issued a controversial decree limiting alcohol sales during Holy Week. New York Times

A former Argentine and two former Peruvian military officers were arrested in the US where they will eventually be deported and tried for war crimes. Washington Post

While he originally came out in favor of sugarcane ethanol, Chavez has done a u-turn on ethanol production, echoing Fidel Castro in declaring that it is unethical. Miami Herald

Castro published another article in Granma attacking President Bush’s desire to use foodstuffs to produce ethanol. BBC

Top level Spanish officials are in Havana this week for meetings with their Cuban counterparts, hoping to improve Cuba-EU relations.

Mexico City correspondent Hector Tober laments the state of traffic in the Mexican capital. LA Times

Nancy Pelosi hopes to unite at least half of the Democratic House in order to push forward on pending trade agreements. Wall Street Journal

The popularity of indigenous languages such as Aymara and Quechua is increasing in Peru and Bolivia. Christian Science Monitor

Organized crime and the drug trade has infiltrated Peru. Christian Science Monitor