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2025 Philadelphia Tango Festival
Wednesday April 30, 2025
The 2025 Philadelphia Tango Festival will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, from Friday, May 23 ...
In Memory of His Holiness Pope Francis
Monday April 21, 2025
The Pan American Association of Philadelphia joins the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness...
Elections for President in Ecuador
Thursday February 13, 2025
Daniel Noboa, the 37 year old current president of Ecuador, failed to get a plurality of the votes i...
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The Pan American Association provides News & Notes for the Philadelphia community and for all those interested in developing a better understanding of the vibrant and deep relationship between the United States and the people of the Americas. For over 80 years the Pan American Association has been the preeminent forum for dialogue in the Delaware Valley on a relationship which is intensifying daily. We hope that News & Updates will serve as a solid bridge of communication among all the countries of the Americas. Never in history has the need for such a dialogue been greater than it is today.
Temple University to benefit from Exelon gift honoring Nelson Diaz
Exelon's $450,000 gift to the Beasley School of Law honors longtime board member Judge Nelson A. Diaz, LAW ’72.
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Trolling in Ecuador
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador is very popular and controversial. He has brought social and economic progress to the people, yet some argue that he is autocratic. This article describes his sensitivity to criticism, specifically those in the electronic media.
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Argentine Tragedy
A special prosecutor was going to present a report that accuses senior officials in the Argentine government (including president and vice president) of covering up the facts about Iranian involvement in the terrorist attack against a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires. The prosecutor was found dead under suspicious circumstances.
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Impact of Oil Prices
This article explores the pros and cons of falling oil prices on the countries of the Hemisphere. There is good news and bad news, for the environment, investors, oil producers and importers, and for alternative energy.
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Cuba: All About the Regs
Chris Sabatini writes about the regulatory impediments that lie ahead in the normalization of relations with Cuba. The devil may be in the details, he argues.
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Cuba: Moving Forward
A former senior American diplomat, Vickie Huddleston, analyzes how the United States and Cuba should move forward on normalizing relations. She specifies the issues that should be included in negotiations between Washington and Havana.
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Cuba: Change is Coming
Foreign policy initiatives are seldom risk free. Opening up to Cuba is not the end, but the beginning of a long process of democratizing one the last communist dictatorships in the world.
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Pacific Alliance
This is an important article by a distinguished scholar, Moisés Naím. It’s about the success of the Pacific Alliance free trade market, which has made great progress since its inception 20 months ago. Despite this, a number of Latin American countries are reticent about joining.
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Water Problems in Peru
People in the city of Nuevo Pachacutec pay high price for the substance of life: water. The problem is complicated by the retreat of Andean glaciers which provide water to coastal settlements.
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Peruvian cuisine
One of the great cuisines of the world is Peruvian. It mingles indigenous with European (especially Spanish) and African ingredients. The cuisine is becoming increasingly popular around the globe., especially in the United States.
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