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Peru's Other 'Lost City' Preserves the Oldest Known Civilization in the Americas 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 391
Bees, fish, farmers imperiled by drought in Mexico REUTERS 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 364
Argentina VP Villarruel vows to reopen criminal cases against anti-junta guerrillas 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 324
Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 282
The University of So Paulo Awards Diplomas to 15 Students who Were Victims of the Dictatorship 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 243
Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 484
Geopolitics of the Mexican Cartels - Good Times Bad Times 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 415
Colombia suspends coal exports to Israel over Gaza "genocide" 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 323
Well we'll well - Jamaican Finance Minister Clarke resigns to take up IMF 0 malaise Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 398
Brazil launches 'war' on wildfires devastating Sao Paulo 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 350
Meanwhile in Barbados 0 malaise Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 586
Large Fentanyl Labs Moving to Canada and California 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 645
El Mayo's Bodyguard Chief Security Had 24 Years In Sinaloa's Prosecutor's Office, Revealed; FGR Went To Do Diligences 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 388
Martin Brother . . . Aka "Don Leoba" High Ranking Member . . . Executed . . US Was Offering $4 Million Dollars Reward 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 410
Mexico's Kidnapping Treason Law Stems from Manhunt Following DEA Agent 'Kiki' Camarena's Torture & Murder 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 407
Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 354
El Salvador Overpaid $7 Million to Shell Company for Undelivered Milk During Pandemic 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 295
Attacks on Guatemala's Anti-Corruption President Growing 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 300
In Mexico, Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through rap music 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 323
Caral, America's Oldest City 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 528
Archaeologists uncover burial site of ancient cult that revered water 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 488
Inquiry into Mexico's 'dirty war' obstructed by military and other agencies, board says 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 427
Drug cartels' turf war in Mexico's Chiapas state sends villagers fleeing to Guatemala 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 344
Mexico to charge drug lord for delivering another drug lord to US 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 337
Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 610
Brazilians 'struggling to breathe' as Amazon burns 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 368
A Cold War Is Raging Inside the Sinaloa Cartel Following El Mayo's Capture 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 404
Argentina judge halts deforestation of Chaco forest 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 304
A Mayan Farming Technique to Fight Guatemala's Food Insecurity 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 1053
The Problem With El Salvador's Crime Numbers 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 320

Latin America Continued...

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In Peru, the Quechua Language Takes to Hip-Hop, Trap, and 'Q-Pop' 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 355
Ecuador's Noboa Can't Seem to Pick His Battles 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 415
How Do Colombian Aquatic Snakes Use Weird 'Sensors' To Hunt Prey? 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 240
Brazilian woman arrested for drugging and robbery death of Minneapolis entrepreneur in 'Goodnight Cinderella' scheme 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 290
Brazil: The powerhouse of South America 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 232
Barnacle-covered cocaine package worth $625K spotted by Florida boaters after storms 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 264
NGOs, private universities, media outlets left without legal status in Nicaragua - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 252
Five-time Olympian cyclist found dead in Las Vegas after choking on food 4 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 931
X shuts Brazil operations over 'censorship' orders: Musk 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 558
Milei dissolves investigation unit that helped find appropriated children from dictatorship era 1 peppertree Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 339
Argentina's intelligence agency denounced for having spent 80% of a $102 million supplemental - in three weeks 1 peppertree Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 296
Brazil, Colombia call for new Venezuela elections as opposition cries foul 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 320
Report Reveals Widespread Use of Smuggled Mercury in Amazon Gold Mining 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 371
37 square feet that show Brazil's racist past 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 497
US arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 326
Archaeologists find lost remains of a Mayan civilization hidden in Campeche 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 19 1056
NEW ICHKABAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE OF BACALAR SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST OPENING 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 508
Uruguay's Church asks witnesses of dictatorship's crimes to find victims 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 398
Reports of Religious Intolerance Increase by 80% in 2024 in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 376
'Fierce repression' of Venezuela election protests must end, UN rights team says 0 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 290
Quite possibly the worst mass shooting in Jamaica 11 malaise Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 770
Ancient Mexican Child Sacrifice Linked to Elite Inbreeding 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 645
DNA testing proves that cocoa originated in the Amazon and reveals robust pre-Columbian trade 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 457
How Venezuela's opposition proved its election win: 'A brilliant political move'-The Guardian 0 Eko Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 513
Fire Hits Animal Sanctuaries in the Pantanal, in Scenes that Repeat the Tragedy of 2020 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 359
Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 429
Venezuelans vote overwhelmingly for President Maduro in a rebuke of opposition's platform 20 Marcus IM Jul 2024 Aug 2024 7 7909
Colombia's President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 306
US $75m cocaine bust in St Andrew, Jamaica 2 malaise Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 413
Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 417

Latin America Continued...

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Over 1,500 teachers rally at 10th Education International Congress against right-wing attacks on public education 1 peppertree Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 389
Repeating a post I just added to a brilliant thread in LBN, for anyone who doesn't feel Monroe Doctrinish: 8 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 543
Carter Center unable to verify Venezuela election results, blasts officials for lack of transparency 5 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 574
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election 3 SARose Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 487
Alberto Fujimori to run for President of Peru in 2026, daughter announces 5 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 576
Archaeologists uncover 500-year-old Inca children's skeletons showing evidence of smallpox 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 672
World's largest telescope continues taking shape on Chilean mountain (photos) 7 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 13 619
Amnesty International: Peru President Boluarte could be criminally responsible for protest deaths and injuries 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 350
Mexico: How El Chapo's son's betrayal led to the arrest of Sinaloa Cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 525
Venezuelan voters face crucial choice: Reelect Maduro or give opposition a chance after 25 years 3 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 440
Brazil Apologizes for Post WWII Persecution of Japanese Immigrants 0 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 346
Deadly blast at Jose Cuervo tequila plant kills six people - NBC News 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 612
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 226
Brazil court overturns Amazon highway decision 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 380
Seized Mexican cartel 'monster trucks' destroyed 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 426
Ten-year-old boy killed in Colombia's first drone death 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 405
Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon 2 Eugene Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 362
Under President Milei, the worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 428
A thread voicing support for a new President Harris policy initiative regarding Cuba. 4 Marcus IM Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 349
Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, scientists say 8 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 453
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