tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post4311495620456268151..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Allende and Latin America in 2013Greg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-35930418321173502362013-09-15T15:32:35.817-04:002013-09-15T15:32:35.817-04:00Must agree with Weeks here. Latam is certainly mor...Must agree with Weeks here. Latam is certainly more independent of the US, but the word "more" is absolutely necessary in the sentence. Evidence of the strong continued influence of The USA in Latam is as easy to find as the way in which its currency is regarded and accepted. You can arrive in NowhereVille LatAm and get room, food and transport thanks as long as you have US Dollar bills in your pocket. Try doing the same with other currencies, even those of neighbour states with friendly relations (eg offer Chilean Pesos to a waiter in Buenos Aires).Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069822714021884725noreply@blogger.com