He is a regular contributor to Latin America Data Base, published by the University of New Mexico. Benjamin spent a decade in Latin America (2000-2010), living and working in Guatemala, Chile and Costa Rica. A former editor of both the Santiago Times and Patagonia Times, he also worked for the Tico Times in San Jose, Costa Rica, and Worldcrunch, an international news site based in Paris, France. Benjamin can be reached by e-mail: benjawitte@gmail.com