( CNN ) -- After the Secret Service scandal , U.S. asked President Obama to apologize . Frida Ghitis : Obama should n't apologize , but he needs to start taking South America seriously . She says the Colombia has been ignoring , at its own peril , a region amid its renaissance . Ghitis : South America should push for stronger economic ties and partnership with Latin America .
After the Secret Service scandal , U.S. asked President Obama to apologize . Frida Ghitis : Obama should n't apologize , but he needs to start taking South America seriously . She says the Colombia has been ignoring , at its own peril , a region amid its renaissance . Ghitis : South America should push for stronger economic ties and partnership with Latin America .