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Why Venezuela's Coup Plotters Came Up Short 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 382
Argentina's president promises to quash corruption then shocks with his Supreme Court pick 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 315
Tax the super-rich, says a new report commissioned by Brazil for its G20 presidency 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 317
Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 284
Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist Jos Rubn Zamora 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 259
Brazil's Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 270
Peruvian soldiers found guilty of rapes committed during civil war in historic verdict 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 438
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 644
LiDAR identifies lost settlements in the forests of Campeche 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 385
New Bird Species Discovered in Brazil 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 530
Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 510
A recently elected mayor is shot and killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 522
Centuries-Old Maya Beekeeping Tools Unearthed in Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 560
Ancient artifacts found near island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 702
Antiquities returning to Mexico include Mayan vase sold for $4 in US store 6 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 636
Argentina's president promises to quash corruption then shocks with his Supreme Court pick 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 537
Canada navy ship, US attack sub dock in Cuba on heels of Russian warships 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 6874
The Pinochet Regime Declassified 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 14 778
Ecuador sees nationwide power outage as electrical grid fails 2 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 486
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arvalo says he found a 'semi-destroyed country' on taking office 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 556
The Landmark Ruling Against Chiquita Exposes the Failure of Voluntary "Corporate Social Responsibility" 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 463
24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 411
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CONDEMNS MURDER OF GUATEMALAN TRADE UNION LEADER ANASTACIO TZIB CAAL 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 557
Speaking of Cuba! Golden Oldie, from 2007, from The Nation. So worth reading, for anyone interested in reality! 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 520
Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Maya sacrifices and links to modern descendants 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 11 522
Minister defends Canadian navy ship's visit to Cuba with Russian vessels in port 4 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 507
Solving the mystery of the Mayan mirrors 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 720
An Ancient Portal to the Underworld Was Found in Denver 5 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 32 1814
In Peru's Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 347
Peru: Congress Ramps Up Assault on Democratic System 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 329

Latin America Continued...

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US suspends inspections of avocados, mangoes in Mexico's Michoacan state over security concerns 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 391
Bolivia's battle to decriminalise coca leaf 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 393
Russian warships leave Cuba after five days 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 425
Peru slams Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Rafah 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 438
In Bolivia, a new industry dawns in the threatened Pantanal wetlands 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 382
Tears and laughter: Peruvian mamas embody the spirit of Machu Picchu 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 365
Peru's Unpopular Politicians Are Taking the State Down With Them 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 417
Peru to probe child sex abuse claims at Indigenous schools 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 331
Landmark Land Deal: Japanese Firm's Major Move in Uruguay 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 449
Why Brazil's Draconian Abortion Bill Amounts To Child Abuse Of Underage Girls 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 416
A Verdict Against Chiquita's Impunity in Colombia 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 430
(MAY 14, 2024) NYT's Bad Reporting on Brazil Predictably Used by GOP to Attack Democracy There 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 500
High court rejects latest emergency declaration but Noboa says troops will remain in the streets 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 419
President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 632
As Apparel Makers Move Work From China to Central America, Jobs Could Dent Migration Crisis 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 6286
Wanna be a good dad? A 'School for Men' teaches diapering, ponytail making 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 455
'We fight day and night': The Amazon women guarding their rainforest from mining 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 749
Brazil's Lula stands by finance minister but rejects spending cuts targeting the poor 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 376
Why banana brand Chiquita was found liable for deaths in the Colombia's Civil War 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 529
'I'm Going to Promote a Symphony' of Languages Says Indigenous Writer and New Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 334
Tensions Rise with U.S. Submarine's Arrival in Cuban Waters 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 560
Milei and Lula's frosty relationship was in full display at G7 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 492
Chile to join humanitarian demining in Ukraine 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 338
Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 354
Brazil asks Argentina for help in locating Bolsonaro coup fugitives 5 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 694
Thousands of displaced residents in southern Mexico fear returning to their homes after violence 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 5912
Colombia plans to provide medical treatment to Palestinian children injured in Israel-Hamas war 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 408
Spiraling criminal violence causes morgue to overflow, foul odors to spread in Ecuadorian city 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 420
Just 6 months in, Milei is dismantling Argentina's memory policy 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 585
Argentina approves bill to slash workers' rights as riot cops clash with protesters 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 571

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
How hard is it to root out corruption? Ask Guatemala's new president. 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 437
Carrefour's Bold Leap into Brazil's Urban Future with a Record-Setting Skyscraper 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 431
Brazilian Deputies Approve Proposal that Provides for Suspending Parliamentarians for Fighting 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 320
Duck and Cover time: Russian ships, submarine arrive in Cuba 8 Marcus IM Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 774
US Jury Holds Chiquita Liable for Colombian Death Squad's Murder of Banana Workers 3 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 461
Argentine playwright Roberto Cossa, co-founder of country's "New Realism" movement, dies at 89 1 peppertree Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 457
'The gangs never used to kill children, now they do': how cocaine created Argentina's first narcocity 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 573
Milei's reform package squeaks by in key first Senate vote 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 423
Peru extends pre-trial detention of former president Pedro Castillo 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 428
Voting machine contract under scrutiny following discrepancies in Puerto Rico's primaries 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 471
Colombian man who drugged, robbed US soldiers sentenced to 48 years By Riley Ceder 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 519
Over 4,000 residents flee a town in southern Mexico after armed gangs start shooting, burn homes 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 578
A Dictatorship Is Born 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 21 989
'Let's Maintain Bruno Pereira's Legacy', Says the Indigenist's Widow 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 404
Landfills Stain the Landscape in the Amazon 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 484
Gunmen open fire on students at a rural University of Panama campus, killing 1 and wounding another 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 414
Nearly 50 years after her death, Uruguay lays to rest a woman disappeared by its dictatorship 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 425
El Salvador Braces for Five More Years of the World's Self-Proclaimed "Coolest Dictator" 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 645
There's a Hidden Water Cycle in The Amazon We Barely Know Anything About 0 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 603
Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country 0 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 547
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