Chile

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**Wikispace Assignment # 2**

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 * Brazil night club fire kills 232 in Santa Maria.**

Brazil’s popular night club, Kiss, located in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul caught on fire that killed 232 people ranges from the ages of 16-20. This tragic incident was reportedly caused by the band who was performing that night, lite fireworks at the end of their show, which caught the stage on fire. Many of the victims were students that went to the local college UFSM. It is unclear how many people were in the club when the fire broke out but it is estimated that there were between 300-500 people. Many of the bodies found were in the bathroom stalls because there was so much smoke that it was believed that people mistaken the bathroom doors as "exits" from the club. Piles of trampled bodies consumed the floors of the clubs. The victims died due to affixation from inhaling the smoke. 117 people how were lucky enough to escape the club were being treated at the local hospital. A local gymnasium is temporarily being used as a mortuary for family members to claim the bodies of the victims.

//Works Cited:// BBC News Latin America & Carribean. Jan 27, 2013. Brazil night club fire kills 232 in Santa Maria. BBC News Latin America.<[]>


 * Alexis Benavidez**


 * PEOPLES SUMMIT and CELAC-EU Clashes in Chile**

Reported from the Santiago Times, is a piece written about the ethical clash between protestors of the "People's Summit" against police in anger against the CELAC-EU Summit which was also taking place. The People's Summit was established to be a grass roots idea in direct contention with the ideas put forth from CELAC-EU. This summit was an attempt to provide protest against political and economic plans put forth from CELAC-EU. It is an organization which is primarily comprised of students, workers unions, immigrants, and environmentalists who vehemently oppose ideas like free market reforms and Latin American investments.

The Carabineros, or the local police force, was pelted by rocks and bottles after their inauguration speech given for the CELAC-EU Summit. This resulted in the arrest of several of the protestors. This article demonstrates a possibility of greater economic prosperity for its people if it follows the will of the CELAC-EU Summit. However it will undoubtedly grow economically on the backs of the works. This situation would become increasingly volatile and would result in drastic changes to Chile and other Latin American countries.


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http://www.santiagotimes.cl/chile/human-rights-a-law/25654-peoples-summit-seeks-alternative-to-celac-eu-starts-in-conflict http://www.santiagotimes.cl/business/economy-a-trade/25653-leaders-call-for-rethinking-foreign-investment-at-celac-eu

ERIK S ELLIS

Reported on the CNN Latin American news section, the death of two young girls in Guatemala has sparked an investigation on the violence of women in the country. The young girls who were ages 6 and 12 were found dead on the city street. According to the Guatemala's National Institute of Forensic Sciences, the girls died of asphyxiation. Violence in this country is a huge problem, especially violence against women. Human rights organizations are not impressed by the attempt of Guatemalan officials to capture the criminals, calling such officials "pitiful". I choose this news piece because people need to be aware of the violence against women. This type of incident happens everywhere, not just in poor countries. In poor countries it's more likely for criminals to get away with it. Officials need to be more aggressive in protecting their citizens from such senseless killings.



Beverly Irizarry

Kombo Kolombia

=Mexico band reported missing after gig=

Twenty individuals traveling with the Mexican band Kombo Kolombia, 12 musicians and 8 crew members, have gone missing in Northern Mexico after performing at a show in the city of Hidalgo on Thursday January 24th. Family members grew concerned when members of the group failed to answer their cell phones, prompting family members to visit the venue; finding the abandoned vehicles of the band. While drug cartels have been responsible in recent years for killing a number of Mexican musicians, including the 2007 kidnapping and murder of the band K-Paz's singer Sergio Gomez as well as the shooting death of Sergio Vega also known as "El Shaka"; the majority of those killed by cartels have performed songs which glorify the lives of drug lords known as "narcocorridos". The group Kombo Kolombia who play a style of music known as Colombian vallenato have no known connections to "narcocorridos", although reports have surfaced alleging they have played in bar that have been targeted by drug cartels in the past.

In the 6 year since ex Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the many drug cartels operations within the nations border, an estimated 70,000 plus people have been killed in drug related violence. Incoming President Enrique Pena Nieto has announced, since taking office in December 2012, the formation of national police force whose mission it will be to combat the problem of organized crime within Mexican borders and the violence associated.

BBC News Latin America & Caribbean. (2013, January 26). Mexico band Kombo Kolombia reported missing after gig. //BBC News Latin America //. Retrieved January 27, 2013, from []
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 * Tonia Cuevas **