It's probably OK for latinos to prepare, though.

CNN's report on Latin America

-- Lisa (lisa@work.now), April 19, 1999

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From the above link...

Gartner analysts predict half of all Latin American companies and state agencies will see at least one critical failure -- from power outages to air transport interruptions -- in Argentina, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Even worse off are Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador and Uruguay, they say.

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), April 19, 1999.

". . .Argentina, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Even worse off are Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador and Uruguay, they say."

There have been a couple of threads about what we import from those countries plus Brazil. (I wonder why Brazil wasn't mentioned?) The consensus seemd to be that coffee was our major problem! (And I thoroughly concur!) Then there are shoes, steel products, clothing, fruit, vegetables, meat, small appliances, electronics, and a host of other commodities. Wags have mentioned pot and cocaine, too, but I think the illegal drugs industry will come up with acceptable substitutes. I think I'll get in a few bottles of Kahlua and Myers's rum. . .

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), April 19, 1999.