World leaders from around Latin America and the Caribbean are arriving in Cuba in advance of The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit. The CELAC (acronym for Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) was formed in 2011 in an attempt to create a collective voice within the Western Hemisphere.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Cuba’s Raul Castro inaugurated Monday phase one of the containers terminal at the Mariel Special Development Zone, just a few miles west of Havana.

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean are arriving in Havana this weekend for a summit of a fledgling regional bloc that was conceived as a force for integration and a counterbalance to their most powerful neighbor, the United States.

The heads of State and Government that will participate in the II Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will begin their arrival in Havana on January 27, according to the program scheduled.

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today the main issues that his government will bring to the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, set for Tuesday and Wednesday in Cuba.