All Entries in the "Made In" Category
Made in Nicaragua
Best known for its revolutionary politics, Nicaragua is finally gaining attention for its Flor de Caña rum. The liquor is still aged in oak barrels along sugar fields in the northern town of Chichigalpa, where the Pellas family started its first distillery in 1890.
Made in Ecuador
Ecuador may not produce the most bananas in the world — India holds that distinction — but it is the leading exporter of the popular tropical fruit.
Made in Colombia
Juan Valdez may be middle age, but he’s adept at social media — and he’s in demand. The fictional spokesman for the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation has 850,000 followers on Facebook, more than any other Latin American brand, according to federation spokeswoman Martha Sanchez.
Made in Brazil
Brazil is the world’s top producer and exporter of orange juice. It mainly exports to Europe but also successfully supplies the United States, where Brazilian juice supplements significant domestic production.
Made in Chile
One of Chile’s most vibrant export industries — wine — has proven to be resilient after a destructive earthquake and has set out an ambitious plan to fill more glasses around the world.
The Leisure Factor
The Latin Tourism Index from Latin Business Chronicle shows the total impact of foreign tourism on a series of countries in the region.
Dealing with the Taxman
The Latin Tax Index from Latin Business Chronicle measures the overall tax climate in 18 countries in Latin America.
Latin America: The High Price of Tablet Mania
What a difference a tariff can make.
When Apple’s iPad finally launched in Brazil this past December, residents lined up for hours to snap up the tablet computer. Editora Abril posted a picture of the first iPad buyer, grinning broadly.
The Answers – Lorena Vásquez
Romance led Lorena Vásquez from her native Nicaragua to Guatemala. The relationship ended, but she discovered her passion in the Guatemalan spirits industry. “Rum proved more faithful than my Guatemalan man,” quipped Vásquez, one of only a handful of female master blenders anywhere in the rum industry. A degree in chemistry, food technology and business administration from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua helped her land her first job in quality control at Zacapa Rum.
The Answers – Diego Luna
Actor Diego Luna has been in front of the cameras since childhood, getting his start on telenovelas in his native Mexico. His career exploded after the 2001 international success of Y tu mamá también (And your mother too), directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Luna and co-star Gael García Bernal formed their own production company, Canana Films, in 2005.
Panorama
No business as usual while Latin America’s national teams dribbled and punted their way through this year’s World Cup.
The Answers – Leonardo Farkas
Leonardo Farkas is Chile’s most exuberant and eccentric entrepreneur. Instantly recognizable by his mass of curly blond locks, he looks more like a rock musician than a successful businessman.
The Answers – Teodoro Petkoff
At 78, Teodoro Petkoff is no longer the revolutionary firebrand of his youth – yet he remains one of Venezuela’s most outspoken leftist figures and one of President Hugo Chávez’s most vocal opponents. The one-time guerrilla once escaped imprisonment by climbing out of his military hospital bed and using a rope to descend seven stories. [...]
The Answers – Gastón Acurio
Peruvian Gastón Acurio is one of Latin America’s premier chefs. Dring the last decade he has also become a worldwide ambassador for so-called Novoandina cuisine that blends modern techniques with indigenous foods such as quinoa, Andean potatoes and peppers. The former law student operates several restaurants in Peru and has expanded his La Mar cevicheria to the United States, Mexico and Chile, with plans to open more restaurants in Latin American and Europe. The author of several books and host of his own television program in Peru, Acurio is married to German pastry-chef Astrid Gutsche, who helps him manage the internationally acclaimed Astrid & Gaston restaurant franchise.
The Answers – Paulo Coelho
Theater director, actor, song writer and journalist Paulo Coelho is not only the best-selling Brazilian writer, but his novel “The Alchemist” was a 20th century literary phenomenon. Coelho, who was born and lives in Rio de Janeiro, has sold 100 million copies of his books worldwide.
The Answers – Juanes
Juanes, the 36-year-old Colombian musical superstar, has become one of his country’s most visible philanthropists through his foundation, Mi Sangre (My Blood). Now add to that his role as peacemaker, after his “Peace Without Borders” concert in Havana drew half a million concert goers, a spattering of controversy and worldwide attention for the island nation. [...]
Proust Questionnaire: Frederico Fleury Curado
Frederico Fleury Curado, the President and CEO of Embraer, answers the questions the famous French author Proust once did.
