Round-up

Other stuff I've been reading since I got back from my trip:

Chile
Robert Funk on funas and the paradox of tolerance, here and here.

Colombia
Colombia militia boss 'Martin Llanos' confesses murders (BBC)
Q&A: Colombia peace talks (BBC)
Colombia apology for devastation in Amazon rubber boom (BBC)

Haiti/Dominican Republic
The massacre that marked Haiti-Dominican Republic ties (BBC)



Peru
Two Peru policemen killed in rebel ambush (BBC)
Business Leaders Urge Peru to Boost Security After Shining Path Attack (Peruvian Times)
Journalist working for human rights commission in Peru is threatened and extorted (Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas)
Rural Women in Peru Cope “Where Life Is Very Sad” (IPS)