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Aguilera is not only pioneering a different type of teen stardom but she may spark a new trend as well: reverse Latin crossover. Her father is from Ecuador and her mother is Irish American; they divorced when she was seven and, since then, she has had little contact with her dad. Lately she has grown more interested in her cultural heritage. Now that she's a mainstream star, she wants to be a Latin star too, and she's recording a Latin version of her debut CD. Says Rudy Perez, who is producing the project: "She sees Ricky [Martin...
Protected banana production, that is. Most of the bananas were grown on small family farms and tilled by hand on hilly terrain and poor soil, with little or no mechanization or irrigation. Yields were far below those in places like Honduras, Guatemala and Ecuador. In fact, the cost of growing bananas in the Caribbean was twice that for bananas produced on Latin American plantations. Without their favorable entree to Europe, the banana industries of these small islands might have disappeared...
...sixth invited fellow, the former President of Ecuador, has not yet told the IOP whether he will accept...
...never aligned with a political party, Noboa was appointed by Mahuad to join the presidential ticket without having to campaign. "The nation appears to be more stable for now," says TIME Latin America bureau chief Tim McGirk, reporting from Quito. McGirk, who interviewed Noboa Tuesday morning, reports that Ecuador's indigenous leaders agreed to suspend protests for a few months to allow reforms to take root. "Considering that the recent presidents have either been grandstanders or have shut themselves off from the public, Noboa seems to be good news. From what we hear from his students, he has a social...
...have not yet recognized Noboa's regime, and it will probably be some time before any IMF assistance - requested in the disastrous aftermath of El Niño two years ago - comes along. "The impression among international leaders is that they have all bent over backwards to help Ecuador, and Ecuador hasn't done anything to help itself," says McGirk. "The new president will have such a hard time raising money to alleviate the social unrest that it seems as though he'll be constantly looking at his watch." Indeed, while Noboa will have a period of goodwill to restore...