Teresa Bo

Cristina Kirchner is going for four years more

Cristina Kirchner attends an election rally wearing a somber, black outfit - the same color she has been using this past year to mourn her husband, the former president, Nestor Kirchner. But for this savvy stateswoman, there appears to be no political mourning – just a whisper of a celebration waiting in the wings.

Unlike previous elections, Kirchner decided to close her campaign in a small theater in Buenos Aires and not in a filled stadium filled with followers of the Peronist movement. The difference in tone this time around is that the president knows that she will probably win by a landslide on Sundays presidential balloting.

Cristina, 58, as she is commonly referred by Argentines, is over 30 points ahead of her closest rival, the socialist provincial governor, Hermes Binner. Her popularity has soared in recent months.

Brazil's moment of glory

Brazil has changed in the past years and even though poverty and inequality continue to exist in Sao Paulo's poorest areas, those changes are evident. Brazil’s most important banks have opened branches in two of this city's largest slums, surrounding the area there are restaurants, supermarkets and electronic shops…. This talks about how much purchasing power has changed. President Lula Da Silva is credited for taking around 20 million people out of poverty and it’s in these areas where those changes are seen the most…

There is an air of tranquility in Brazil if you compare it to previous elections. In the past, there was uncertainty before an election.

A visit to La Macarena

To reach La Macarena in the Meta department, you have to drive all the way to Villavicencio and from there grab a small one-engine plane to take you deep into the jungle.

La Macarena used to be a stronghold for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farca. It was there where they controlled an area the size of Switzerland after the failed peace negotiations with the government of Andres Pastarana in 2001.

When Alvaro Uribe took office he doubled the size of the military and retook the territory that was once controlled by the Farc. La Macarena was one of those areas.

We landed at the small airport where there were two planes from the United States. From that area operates the Omega Force that is going after Farc leaders such as the "Mono Jojoy" and others.

The United States aids the Colombian military in its fight against the Farc ... and drug trafficking.

The Argentina I saw in this World Cup

Buenos Aires is in mourning. People are crying on the streets, sad faces almost everywhere. Argentina lost against  an extraordinary team.

This country fell in love with the team that Maradona put in place: Messi, Tevez et al. People felt the players close to them. They felt their agonies and celebrated their goals.

Argentinians liked  Maradona's attitude. He was reserved, calm and, in many ways, a side of Maradona that we had never seen before.

Maradona - the man who kissed the players after each game, who gave everyone an opportunity, that motivated them, that cheered for them.

And that's the feeling on Argentina's streets - people are sad but proud.

We will have to see what happens to Maradona now, whether he will remain as the coach or he will go. Even though the international media is already talking about his downfall.

We Argentinians say, thank you, Diego. We saw a beautiful team play.