Video: Clowns March in Mexico in Honor of Virgen de Guadalupe

By Mariela Rosario | 12/18/2008 - 12:48 |

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Proof that the truth is stranger than fiction! This video, shot by Reuters, shows a big group of clowns in Mexico City on parade to pay tribute to and honor the country's patron saint, La Virgin de Guadalupe. La Virgen has been in the news a lot lately, and it hasn't been because of Christmas if you know what we mean.

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Latin American Leaders Find Shoe-icide Attack on Bush Hysterical

By Mariela Rosario | 12/18/2008 - 10:56 |

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And we can't lie, so do we! According to Reuters, at a meeting of Latin American political leaders held this week in Brazil, the jokes (not the shoes) were flying.

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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa Announces Default on Debt

By Mariela Rosario | 12/17/2008 - 17:30 |

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Leftist President Rafael Correa announced recently that he would not take strides to repay the 30.6 billion dollars still owed on Ecuador's Global 2012 bond. Saying the debt was illegitimate, Correa confirmed that the amount would remain unpaid and stood behind a presidential commission that recommended Ecuador default on almost 40 per cent of foreign debt.

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Obama Administration Sets Record For Top Latino Officials

By Mariela Rosario | 12/17/2008 - 13:20 |

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With President-elect Obama's recent selection of Rep. Ken Salazar (D-CO) for Secretary of the Interior, the incoming Presidential office will employ the highest number of Latino in prominent roles ever in the history of the United States.

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Latina.com Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for You

By Latina Staff | 12/16/2008 - 19:15 | 2 Comments

Be honest: In your tireless quest for the perfect gifts to give to your friends and family...as you're running breathlessly from store to store and website to website...do you ever give in to the urge to buy one--okay, maybe two or three--cute items for yourself? We're as guilty as the next woman, but guess what? We're proud of it! So in that same spirit of giving back to the one person who deserves it most, we present the coolest, prettiest and most self-pampering gifts you can't help but want this holiday season. Enjoy...

 

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Save the best page-turner of the year for yourself: Rachel Kushner's Telex from Cuba ($20, bn.com), a 2008 National Book Award finalist about the country's final years before Castro. Told through the eyes of children who are watching their privileged family's fall from grace firsthand, this is one novel you won't want to put down.

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American Kidnapping Negotiator Kidnapped in Mexico

By Shani Saxon-Parrish | 12/16/2008 - 15:00 |

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In an ironic turn of events, American kidnapping consultant Felix Batista was abducted outside a posh restaurant called El Principal in Saltillo, Mexico, where he was meeting with business executives and their bodyguards about ways to avoid such crimes.

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