Latin America

Leaders of South American countries have launched a new political organization. Called PROSUR (pro-soor) - it will replace a group championed by Socialist leader Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.

The Forum for the Progress of South America (PROSUR), a new regional bloc which seeks the integration and strengthening of the region. Presidents and representatives from Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay and Guyana

Progress of South America, also known as Prosur. The group might not exist, however, were it not for the disintegration of another body, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).