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A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 1157
DNA testing proves that cocoa originated in the Amazon and reveals robust pre-Columbian trade cover image 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 12 1311
The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 967
The industries that could be hardest hit by Trump's immigration crackdown 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 10 1820
"For Trump, Central America does not exist and is reduced to migration" 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1155
Machu Picchu security boosted after visitors spread human ashes 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 961
Nearly half of Latin American migrants at US border experienced gun violence or threats back home 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 874
What Donald Trump's return means for Latin America 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1033
From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 776
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 716
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 807
US recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuelan 'president-elect' 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1043
Xi Jinping opens China-funded megaport in Peru - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 734
More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like 'Cielito Lindo' in a Mexico City plaza 6 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 2543
A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1218
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 778
Hotel workers protesting again today 0 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 949
Flat Bridge this morning 12 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 2233
Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda 3 malaise Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 883
Javier Milei's shock therapy policies push Argentina into a new recession 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Nov 2024 4 1261
Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 687
Tren de Aragua: are Trump's claims about a violent street gang overblown? 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 657
Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Nov 2024 3 694
Short video: 2:28 Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle by accident (BBC) 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2024 Nov 2024 20 1975
US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 869
UN General Assembly condemns the US economic embargo of Cuba for a 32nd year 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 951
Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 803
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 793
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico 2 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 1630
Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race 4 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1385

Latin America Continued...

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Ixil Genocide Trial Against Benedicto Lucas Garcia Nears End 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 873
Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 819
Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 816
One of the great musicologists is dead - funeral tribute 5 malaise Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 1316
Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 862
So Paulo Metro Project Welcomes First Woman in Latin America to Operate a 'Worm' 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 842
More evidence that women reigned in ancient Peru 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 1065
Mexican authorities investigating murder of Tucson Marine Corps veteran on Sonoran highway 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1221
The Amazing Story of the Greek Community of San Andres, Peru 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 699
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 669
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 713
Why a single company became "the greatest danger to Colombia's democracy" 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 933
Lula Faces Ongoing Risk of Intracranial Bleeding After Domestic Accident, Doctors Urge Further Testing 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1056
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 702
El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 944
In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 760
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 764
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 887
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 663
Government ousts union leader from board of Aerolneas Argentinas 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 688
Mysterious Origins Of Uruguay's World-Famous Amethyst Deposits Uncovered 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 857
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourism 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 863
Central American Conservatives Look to Curb LGBTQ+ Education, Health 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 728
Lula Government Considers Creating a Minimum Tax for Millionaires in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 863
Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 841
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 924
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 809
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1007
Illegal Mining by Brazilians Contaminates Rivers and Threatens Indigenous Communities in French Guiana 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 822
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1183

Latin America Continued...

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Five beheaded bodies found next to road in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1206
The Pinochet Regime at 50: The Assassination of General Carlos Prats and Sofa Cuthbert 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1190
The Race to Protect Atacama's Ancient Geoglyphs 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1081
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 1021
Former Salvadoran Colonel Sued in Virginia for 1982 Murder of Dutch Journalists 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 782
Brazilian Justice Suspends Conviction of Scientists Who Debunked Fake News 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 798
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1099
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1214
Evangelical Pastor Allied with Bolsonaro Calls Him a Coward 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1103
El Salvador faces scrutiny for 'political' trial of five environmental activists 1 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 995
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 836
Anti-Haitian Rhetoric, Oct 1937 Massacre 20,000 Haitians Dominican Republic, Dictator Rafael Trujillo 2 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1266
Mexico's new president promises to resume fight against climate change 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 985
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Mexico's Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 913
Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says 0 Eugene Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1218
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 878
'The Earth is crying out for help': as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 14 1480
Argentina's Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1307
How the 'Frida Kahlo of environmental geopolitics' is lighting a fire under big oil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 1121
'We need 'em worse than they need us': how Haitian workers feed the US 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 982
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