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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Higher Education in Central America: Poor Quality and Unaffordable for the Poor 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 514
Poverty and Inequality Mark Rural Life in Latin America 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 598
UN expert warns that Peru's forestry reform threatens Indigenous peoples' rights 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 451
Former Peruvian intelligence chief gets 19 years in prison for 1992 massacre of farmers 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 456
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 602
A conservative case for normalization with Cuba 7 Marcus IM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 920
Mexico City teeters on 'unprecedented' water shortage - Reuters 7 TexasTowelie Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1267
Ancient Maya tomb uncovers regal riches of a long-lost king 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 927
Young indigenous Ecuadorian woman makes history at Harvard 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 14 694
Crisis for Argentina's Milei: omnibus bill sent back to commissions over lack of support 1 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 713
Sebastian Pinera: Former president of Chile dies in helicopter crash 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 703
Fascinating blow by blow on the Cuban workers' parliaments: How the Workers' Parliaments Saved the Cuban Revolution 2 Marcus IM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 603
The Myth is Real: Perspectives from Cuba's Private Sector Leaders 0 Marcus IM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 622
Tragedy, Resilience and a Miracle at Chile's Burned Botanical Garden 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1975
'Coolest dictator' to 'philosopher king,' Nayib Bukele's path to reelection in El Salvador 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 677
Hundreds of People Are Missing as the Death Toll From Chile's Wildfires Reaches 123 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 611
US-Ecuador Security Cooperation: A New Plan Colombia? 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 567
Guatemala's new president appeals for society's help to overcome entrenched powers 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 704
El Salvador votes must be recounted, says electoral court 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 564
Panama ex-president to run for re-election despite losing appeal in money laundering case 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 565
The Federal Police Conducts Searches against Carlos Bolsonaro and Targets the Political Core of the Parallel Intelligenc 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 564
Rare in the Brazilian Army, Black General Takes Command of Military Region 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 503
Biden's humanitarian parole for Cubans, Venezuelans is at risk in negotiations with GOP 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Feb 2024 2 845
Argentine human rights groups file complaint against government in IACHR 2 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 745
New study reveals the true diet of ancient Andeans: Mostly Plants, Not Meat 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 742
El Salvador's President Bukele claims election victory 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 623
This spellbinding lost city in Colombia is centuries older than Machu Picchu and almost completely crowd-free 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 936
Argentina lawmakers have approved Milei's sweeping reform bill but much negotiating remains 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 681
Latin America's biggest arms dealer Diego Dirsio is arrested in Argentina after a month on the run 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 603
EU imposes sanctions on Guatemala officials for role in attempted coup 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 487

Latin America Continued...

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Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 683
Short on cash, El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin dream 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 487
Oldest-Known Amazon City Changes the Narrative on South American History 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 702
How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions - for trying to protect its own seabed 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 835
Brazil, confronting calls for reparations, grapples with slavery's painful legacy 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 614
El Salvador VP acknowledges mistakes in war on gangs but says country is 'not a police state' 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 673
Argentinian court overturns Milei's labor rules, in a blow to his reform plans 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 611
Texas seized part of the US-Mexico border and blocked federal Border Patrol agents. Here's what happened next 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1155
Around 89,000 Brazilians Applied for Portuguese Citizenship Between 2018 & 2022 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 624
Bolivian protesters block major highways in bid to put ex-president Morales back on the ballot 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 658
Haiti: Arrest warrant issued against the widow of Ex-President Mose 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 676
App lets Indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 515
US condemns ban on Venezuelan opposition leader's candidacy and puts sanctions relief under review 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 632
WATCH Colombian Navy seizes first narco-sub of 2024 with 800kg of cocaine 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 657
Colombia 'strongly' condemns Argentine president's remarks about President Petro as 'Communist killer' 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 764
Venezuela's highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate 4 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 777
Also from Borderland Beat: Romanian Gang in California Skimmed EBT Cards to Trade Baby Formula with Mexican Cartels 2 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 8 939
'Illegal and invalid': Kenya court halts deployment of police to Haiti 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 689
BHP Group to review court decision on $31.53 bln Fundao dam claim 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 744
Five Police Officers Shot To Death In Central Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 697
Argentina's Javier Milei to water down privatisation push 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 661
Brazil police probe Bolsonaro's ex-intel chief for illegal spying 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1163
Why Venezuela wants to annex Guyana - CaspianReport 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 746
Argentina Hits Rock Bottom - 211% Inflation is World High, Peso Collapses & National Strikes Spread - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1018
In Brazil, the Seahorse Black Market Is Bustling 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 939
This is not good 5 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 13 1382
Argentina: General strike called against Milei's shock doctrine policies, hyperinflation 3 peppertree Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1084
Ecuador's reactionary war 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 875
Killing of nine-year-old girl reignites debate on security in Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 753
Mexico wins appeal in lawsuit against US gunmakers filed in Boston 2 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 977

Latin America Continued...

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Archeological evidence shows hunter-gatherers in South America ate mostly plants 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 759
Rio City Councilman Implicated in Murder of Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 498
After animal rights campaign, giraffe Benito arrives at new Mexican home 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 609
Mexico's Yucatan tourist train sinks pilings into relic-filled limestone caves, activists show 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 665
Plenty more flying fish in the sea? Tobago's fears as Bajan boats move in 6 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 869
Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia's ideological divide, dies at 68 1 peppertree Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 663
A caravan of migrants from Honduras who were heading to the US dissolves in Guatemala 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1575
Democratic Black Congresswoman, Barbara Lee, Shut Out of Cuba Hearing By Cuban American Rep. Mara Elvira Salazar (R) 9 Marcus IM Jan 2024 Jan 2024 16 1691
Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation 7 Marcus IM Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1306
Cuba's placement on the State Sponsor of Terrorism list has led to damaging consequences 10 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 9 1331
La Kena: Notorious Mexican cartel leader captured 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 582
Solidarity with Argentinians Resisting the Far Right 2 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 9 780
'It's very scary now': Fear grips Haiti's Port-au-Prince amid gang violence 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 956
Soldiers raid Ecuador prison as two arrested for prosecutor's murder 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 601
El Salvador woman freed after abortion conviction 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 628
Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 746
Waqra Pukara: Peru's mysterious 'horned fortress' 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 839
World's oldest forest is just a short drive from NYC: Grew 385 MILLION years ago and was seen by DINOSAURS 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 16 1145
State workers protests against President Javier Milei's economic reforms - Al Jazeera 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 681
Taking It to Guatemala's Streets 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 584
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