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South America drifting Left?

CUSCO, Peru - South American leaders on Wednesday launched an ambitious project here to integrate the 361-million-people-strong continent into a 12-nation economic and political bloc dubbed the South American Community of Nations.

Twelve nations signed the Cusco Declaration in this Andean city to give birth to the group, which Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said could take a shape similar to the European Union in 20 years.

If you wanna follow the EU model, best do it quickly, before it collapses.