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Aggressive moves by AG's office ahead of runoff cause outcry in Guatemala and beyond 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 586
The Maya coveted mercury. It may have hastened their downfall. 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 845
Maya Sacrificial Victim Discovered With Jade Ring in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 989
Soils forming on the branches of trees are an overlooked forest habitat 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 775
Bad Influence 'Guide' Dog Always Leads Her Dad To Her Favorite Bar 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 748
Guatemala's Rivers of Garbage 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 566
In Brazil, Ocasio-Cortez Meets with Brazilian Foreign Policy Adviser to Discuss Broad Cooperation fo 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 653
The Sorcerer, the Apprentice, and the Media 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 455
"Indigenous communities are leading the struggle in Jujuy" (Argentina) 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 559
The Timebomb That Exploded Twice: Behind The Massacres in Honduras' Women's Prison 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 544
Studio Saxe Designs a 'Hotel' of Stilted Jungle Pods in Costa Rica 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 538
Progressive Arevalo leads in poll ahead of Guatemala presidential election 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 667
Verdict in Guatemala Expected for Massacre from Ros Montt Years 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 496
Peru allows abortion of 11-year-old rape victim after UN pressure 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 533
Rio Grande buoys mostly in Mexican waters, survey finds 2 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 571
Political violence and insecurity loom large as Ecuadorians get ready to vote 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 461
Lanarkshire family 'traumatised' after man shot in face at poolside at Cancun holiday resort 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 797
Cuba's 'Ironman' beats himself with a sledge hammer and survives unscathed 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 613
Argentines vote in primaries, with neo-fascist candidate ahead 3 peppertree Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1249
Hiking Ecuador's Inca Trail on three weekends 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 796
Peruvians Are Protesting Their Unelected President 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 493
'It's always the ones that terrify children': New species of snake in Peru named after Harrison Ford 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 14 879
Ecuador: how this 'island of peace' in Latin America has become a hotbed of violence run by criminal 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 563
Colombian Trafficker "Chupeta" Who Testified Against "El Chapo" is Sentenced to 20 Years 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 448
Women hold higher number of positions in Bolivian tech startups, report says 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 351
Death toll rises to 11 in powerful explosion near the Dominican Republic's capital; 10 still missing 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 663
STATUE OF AMAJAC RULER FOUND IN VERACUZ 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 687
Another political leader killed in Ecuador, days after presidential candidate's assassination 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 746
Central PA pastor hosting Cuba's first ever Little League World Series team 8 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 827
'There's no police or state': Haitians helpless as violence and brutality soars 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 802

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Q-Pop: Peru's social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-pop 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 524
Funeral held for 5-year-old killed during protest against police violence in Rio 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 617
Argentina raises interest rate, devalues peso after shock primary election 0 peppertree Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 659
Has The Mysterious Ancient Underground Labyrinth Of Mitla Finally Been Found? 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 42 2378
Former prisoners restore mural to those who disappeared during Chile's dictatorship 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 583
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event 4 peppertree Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1063
Prison Director Threatened By Z40 Is Executed in Mexico City 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 742
'Aliens' Terrorizing People In Peru Villages Turn Out to Be Gold Miners on Jetpacks 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 1255
Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 757
El Salvador: Entire region 'under siege' to hem in gangs 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 495
US considered offering asylum to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 586
Regulation change means US gun sales to Guatemala have doubled in last three years, increasing insta 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 757
Latin America Urgently Needs an Alternative to Bukele's Security Plans 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 762
International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 540
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Drops Over 60% in July 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 736
How an eccentric English tech guru helped guide Allende's socialist Chile 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 534
Brazil's police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry gifts 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 588
Millions of Mexicans lifted out of poverty during Lpez Obrador presidency 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 411
Colombia Prosecutors Confirm Arrest of Father of 2 Of 4 Children Lost 40 Days in Jungle 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 589
Journalist and Bolivian Activist Facundo Molares Murdered by Buenos Aires Police 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 478
Missed this the 1st time,must post it now:Bolsonaro taunts UN rights chief over her father's torture 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 1064
Files reveal Nixon role in plot to block Allende from Chilean presidency 2 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 613
Guatemalan teen was forced to cook, clean for Lancaster County family, deputies allege 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 920
'Lost' 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village discovered in the heart of Mexico City 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 12 1073
Archaeologists discover lost 1,300-year-old town with ball game pitches 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 783
The U.S. has a favorite in Guatemala's tumultuous elections 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 570
Pulitzer Supported Reporting Spurs Brazilian Police Investigation Into Abuse of Indigenous Children 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 611
Mexico Finds 491 Migrants, Including 277 Minors, in Vacant Lot 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 479
Colombian drug lord described as most violent since Pablo Escobar is jailed for 45 years in New York 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 676
U.S. Embassy in Haiti closes after gunfire heard nearby 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1068

Latin America Continued...

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Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 942
Colombian drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Usuga sentenced to 45 years 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 365
Woman hunted down 10 Mexican cartel members that kidnapped her daughter 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 18 1409
Meet the woman behind Mexico City's hummingbird hospital 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 13 1029
Protecting the world's forests means protecting indigenous rights 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 561
Brutal Mexican cartels pimping up Mad Max-style monster trucks with machine gun turrets 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 806
Two Teens Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle AK-47-Style Rifles Into Mexico 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 718
Morelos attorney general arrested for obstruction in Ariadna Lopez murder 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 504
Amazon rainforest gold mining poisoning threatened species 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 389
Leon Black's failed rabbi father Eli killed himself in 1975 after trying to bribe Honduras to lower 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 889
The Unacknowledged, Grueling Labor Behind the Mexican Tortilla 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 715
Depraved Killer Stays Behind Bars: US Citizen Who Targeted Tijuana Sex Workers 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 769
8 Municipal Officials and Taxi Drivers Massacred in Guerrero Highway 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 489
Panama criticizes Colombia for not helping stem record flow of migrants through Darien Gap 2 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 834
How a Pinochet 'death flight' helicopter became UK gamepark prop 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1289
8-Mile-Long Canvas of 12,600-Year-Old Rock Art Discovered in Amazon Rainforest Ancient Architects 14 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 20 1756
Why Mexico, U.S. can't work together on guns and drugs 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 800
AP: Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 658
El Salvador and 'the world's coolest dictator' 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 840
120 Special Forces Military Personnel Arrive In Nuevo Laredo To Reinforce Security: Tamaulipas 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 762
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