U.S. President Bush is in Guatemala for talks on immigration and trade issues as he continues his week-long tour of Latin America.

U.S. President George Bush made a brief visit to Colombia Sunday to meet President Alavaro Uribe on the third stop of his five-nation Latin American tour.

Thousands of Uruguayans took to the streets of Montevideo to protest President Bush's arrival in their country late Friday. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the Uruguayan capital, where Mr. Bush is making the second stop in a five-nation tour of Latin America aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties with the region.

President Bush has discussed trade issues and immigration with Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez on the second leg of Mr. Bush's five-nation Latin American tour.

President Bush has told U.S. citizens that poverty in Latin America has caused some citizens there to question the value of democracy.

President George W. Bush and President Lula of Brazil discussed biofuel technology during a joint press conference at Petrobras Transporte S.A. Facility Friday, March 9, 2007, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

U.S. President George W. Bush sees his country's new agreement with Brazil on ethanol as a way to boost alternative fuels production in the Americas and get more cars running on something other than gasoline.

The U.S. State Department's 2006 Human Rights Report cites Venezuela and Cuba for violating citizens' rights and harassing non-governmental organizations.

President Bush is expanding U.S. aid for education, health care, housing and other programs for Latin America. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House the announcement came just days before the president is scheduled to make a five-nation tour of the region.

Experts testifying on Capitol Hill say President Bush's upcoming trip to Latin America will be crucial to efforts at improving the U.S. image with governments and people in the region. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where a State Department official responded to lawmakers unhappy with what they see as a weak U.S. economic and diplomatic approach to the region.

European restrictions on banana imports will face a new challenge at the World Trade Organization next month when Ecuador asks the group to restart a decade-old dispute over what Latin American countries and the United States have previously argued amounts to unfair trade discrimination, officials said Monday.

On February 15 in Bogotá, Motorola will introduce MOTOSTORE, its first own brand store in Latin America. The store, located at the 'Santa Fe' Mall, is the first of a number of stores that the company will launch in the country.