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Jailed gang-leader mastermind behind assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate will head to trial with four oth 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 487
Flights cancelled as Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 14 721
Reps. Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal make unannounced trip to Cuba: Axios 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 661
Two politicians murdered in Mexico's avocado production area 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 571
New York Attorney General Sues Meat Processor JBS Over Climate Claims 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 670
UN appeals for $674 million as gang violence in Haiti escalates with killings and sexual violence 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 578
How one Brazilian radio station is creating a space for Indigenous storytelling 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 449
Indigenous people in Guatemala await the sentencing of 9 convicted military officers 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 422
Brazil's Lula urges world to act 'rapidly' on crisis-torn Haiti at Caribbean summit 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 460
Archeologists Uncover Huge Network Of Ancient Cities In Amazon Rainforest 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 908
Mexico Close To Capturing 'CJNG' Leader El Mencho In 2024, According To Report 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 656
Former paramilitary leader returned to Colombia following US jailing 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 406
Argentina's Mileise: Poverty hits 57%, highest number in 20 years 2 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 845
Ancient 4,750-Year-Old Megalith Discovered On Peruvian Mountain 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 708
Florida Resident Sentenced to 60 Months for Smuggling Firearms from U.S. to Violent Haitian Gang That Kidnapped 19 Ameri 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 520
We have local government elections here today in Jamaica 3 malaise Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 504
Ronald Reagan Made Central America a Killing Field (History refresher for the forgetful while it's still possible.) 23 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 21 1795
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 457
Parents of two girls who survived a dorm fire that killed 20 in Guyana sue the government 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 757
New giant anaconda species found in Ecuador Amazon during filming of Will Smith documentary 7 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 17 1442
Deep-Sea Mountains Off The Coast Of Chile Are Teeming With Life 11 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 17 1317
Bolsonaro and Military Officials Remain Silent when Questioned by the Federal Police 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 569
Amid record drought, Argentina's GDP slips 1.6% in 2023 2 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1004
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano returns to activity with impressive views 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1069
El Salvador's Bukele tells US conservatives to 'put up a fight' 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 588
The Rescue Of Joseph Constantine Buonincontri (in Mexico) 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 522
New York Times Reveals US Investigated AMLO for Sinaloa Cartel Campaign Financing & Los Zetas Leader Prison Release Brib 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 498
Peru's Supreme Court of Justice annuls the judicial process for forced sterilizations committed during the Fujimori gove 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 609
Uruguay ex-intelligence agent jailed for dictatorship torture 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 635
Mexican police confirm grisly gang video showing bodies kicked, burned and shot 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 690

Latin America Continued...

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Lula-Israel Crisis Fuels Bolsonaro Supporters 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 536
Slayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin's tourism boom 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 570
Brazil holding first G20 ministerial summit 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 399
Monumental Stone Circle Found in Northern Peru 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 760
Video shows Ecuadorian drug lord's lavish accommodations in prison 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 620
Inquiry into Pablo Neruda's 1973 death reopened by Chile appeals court 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 598
Hundreds march in Colombia to demand justice for murdered social leaders 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 430
Honduras Ex-President Hernandez, Once a US Ally, Faces Drug Trafficking Trial 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 438
Cerrado: Beef trade risks key Brazil ecosystem - campaigners 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 443
Canada sanctions Guatemala's Attorney General and three other officials 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 473
Bolivian Journalist Develops Checki, a Disinformation-Fighting Chatbot 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 20 901
The Dangers of Privatizing Health Care in Argentina 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 576
Nicaragua shuts down scouting association and several other social and religious groups 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 604
Honduran white bats: The fluffy little bats that roost together in leaf tents 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 814
Milei heading to pro-Trump event on heels of Blinken meeting 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 786
El Salvador, where a miscarriage can land you in jail 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 494
Paraguayan policeman on trial for torture meted out decades ago 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 527
The "Spanish-American War" Was Based on a Bloody Lie 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 823
Anthropologists' research unveils early stone plaza in the Andes 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 705
Javier Milei: Argentines wait for 'crazy' president's shock therapy to work 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 615
Ex-college student sentenced to 21 mos. for straw-buying guns, including .50-caliber sniper rifle 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 679
UM panel to delve into 'trumped-up' charges against jailed Guatemalan editor 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 429
State Department of Agriculture director to visit Cuba next week 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 456
Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 418
Ancient rock art in Argentinian cave may have transmitted information across 100 generations 7 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1011
Milei Heading to Pro-Trump Event as Blinken Mulls Argentina Trip 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 600
Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro's youngest son with alleged fraud 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 470
Armed men are arrested after storming an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 422
Update: Tobago Oil Spill Threatens Grenada, Venezuela 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 470
'Very afraid': Colombian human rights lawyer loses security after winning prize 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 546

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The mysterious origins of Peru's oldest indigenous people 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 747
Amazon rainforest could reach 'tipping point' by 2050, scientists warn 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 771
Paraguay senate expels one of few opposition members, sparking protests 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 428
Medellin authorities to meet embassies and dating apps after five foreigners die 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 488
Roads, farming threaten Ecuador 'lost city' complex 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 592
Washington Promotes Opposition Candidate Setting the Stage for Delegitimizing the Venezuelan Presidential Election 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 510
Bolsonaro coup probe weakens Brazil's right-wing opposition 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 524
Chile's Sacrifice Zones: Coal Plants Have Polluted Mejillones for Decades 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 432
Five Dazzling New Species Of Eyelash Vipers Discovered In Colombia And Ecuador 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 740
Amazon Deforestation Is Falling Under Brazil's New President -- but Is It Too Late? 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 566
Colombian journalist Mardonio Meja Mendoza shot dead at home 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 473
Uncovering the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia with Emi Kondo Mongabay Sessions 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 472
Mexico says it seized over 40 tons of meth from a drug lab in Sonora state 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 746
Oil spill in Tobago 4 malaise Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 713
Message to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands on display at Brazil's carnival 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 559
The Splendor of the Seven Descending Gods of Tulum Resurfaced 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 793
Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 702
As Argentina's favorite vacation spot celebrates 150 years, gloomy times for vacationers in Mar del Plata 3 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 765
From a bloody past to a troubled present, Delaware's Guatemalans seek a brighter future with new President Bernardo Arv 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 677
Family denounces signs of torture on body of former El Salvador government advisor 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 665
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