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Drugs cartel kingpin, body double and mystery jailbreak: The narco who plunged Ecuador into national emergency 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1523
Remarkable discovery: Czech archeologists unearth 3,000-year-old Mayan city 12 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 30 2454
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency & Sends Army in After Gang Leader Escapes from Prison - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 777
Cartel 'declare war' on Ecuador's President - Times Radio 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 802
"We are on air!" Masked gunmen storm TV studio in Ecuador as gang attacks in the country escalate 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 803
'In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl' by Merilee Grindle review 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 814
Argentina's Mileise: Argentines bought a fifth less at food and drink stores in December, report finds 0 peppertree Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 789
Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station after state of emergency declared 2 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 827
Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 762
Work on Maya Train uncovered 'greatest archaeological treasure' in decades 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1033
State Funeral Procession and service for the 1st Indo-Trinidadian Prime Minister 0 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 675
Down Memory lane with US destabilization in Jamaica 1976-1980 6 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1044
Basdeo Panday, Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago died on Monday 2 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 839
Learned some history today looking for info. on Nazi Klaus Barbie, aided by US Gov't in hiding in Bolivia after WWII: 7 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 3246
How the US "State Sponsors of Terrorism List" Reinforces the Illegal Blockade of Cuba 5 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1080
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1883
Honduras must strengthen protection mechanism after TV reporter's murder 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 709
New Drug That Is 10 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl Confirmed In The U.S. 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1468
Mayo Zambada Gunmen Teach A Civilian A Valuable Lesson 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 618
Commander Marcos Reappears, On The 30th Anniversary Of The EZLN Uprising In Chiapas 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 803
Haiti is owed reparations for the Independence Debt, not another intervention Opinion 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 846
Brazil jails: Hundreds of inmates use Christmas release to escape 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 666
In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 633
In new bid for power, Guy Philippe vows to 'fix' Haiti's gangs in 90 days 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1450
Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darin Gap in 2023 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 738
Indiana missionary family who fled the US due to COVID mandates is arrested on the Caribbean island of Dominica after co 18 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Jan 2024 15 2763
'This Guy Is Lying for Clicks Again': Fox News Reporter Debunks Video Purporting to Show Cartel Trucks Storming Across S 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1470
Milei and the Extreme Right's Handbook in a Period of Global Crisis 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1001
Year of the underdog: How 'outsiders' upended Latin America's elections 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 689
Colombia Uses Seized Timber to Help Bees and the Environment 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 748

Latin America Continued...

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As Canada vies for UN Human Rights Council seat, some Indigenous leaders from the Amazon raise red flags 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 823
Rare footage of Jamaica and Jamaicans 1929 22 malaise Dec 2023 Dec 2023 46 3348
Mexican villagers who killed extortionists 'acted in self-defence' 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1064
Got 1 min? Cold front causes strange phenomenon in Chiapas sky 9 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 26 2112
A forensic artist has given a 500-year-old Inca "ice maiden" a face 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 15 1156
Thousands protest in Argentina over proposed economic reforms 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 776
Cuban President Welcomes Leader of World Council of Churches 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 793
Brazil's Most Powerful Militia Leader Arrested 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 590
Caribbean Matters: Democratic Rep. Nydia Velzquez calls for an end to the Monroe Doctrine 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1455
How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1173
Argentina's government publishes decree dismissing around 7,000 state workers 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 824
Uruguay's green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it's done 3 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 Dec 2023 14 1120
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Camp Where Maya Ate Cooked Snails 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 798
A Lost World of Lagoons Has Suddenly Appeared in Argentina 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 33 1788
The Man Who Made a Pact With Wild Bees in Colombia's Amazon 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 19 1270
Colombian Trafficker's Police Boyfriend Was Unknowingly Involved In Her Arrest 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 691
Iguala, Guerrero: Los de La Sierra Interrogation And Mass Execution of La Bandera Operatives - graphic, violent 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 864
Large Fentanyl Labs Beginning to Appear in Canada 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 819
What Lies Beneath the Vatican of the Zapotecs? 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 24 2925
Unusual boxes and 7,000-year-old trove found locked in ice 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 72 3228
The Modern-Day Nativity Scene: A Concertina Wire Christmas 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1095
Lula calls for peace, unity in the face of 'hatred' 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 870
Argentine economy minister - who profited from last major devaluation - announces deep cuts, record devaluation 3 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1198
Panamanians remember 1989 US invasion and continue to demand justice and accountability 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1237
Arrest of former Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani ordered 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 705
Guatemala's Democracy Descends Into Crisis, With Implications For The US 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 834
Outcry as Mexico reduces number of disappeared 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 955
Mexico's Next Chapter Will Be Written by Leftist Women 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1074
ESO's ELT Is Likely As Large As Optical Telescopes Will Get 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 12 853
Brazilian passenger arrives with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden in wheelchair 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 965

Latin America Continued...

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The Number Of Women In Drug Cartels And Organized Crime Networks Is Growing 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 939
Cuba quietly authorises euthanasia 7 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1177
US Media Suppressed Their Government's Role in Ousting Brazil's Government 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1205
Will South America's trade bloc collapse? - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 663
In Mexico, pinatas are not just child's play. They're a 400-year-old tradition 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1052
US bars Guatemala prosecutors and judge from obtaining visas amid election dispute 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 676
Child labor in Brazil grew from 2019 to 2022 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 488
Mexico's president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 839
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America's Homicides 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 604
Colorado justice with roots in El Salvador sided with Trump 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 665
El Salvador: Statement at the US House Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 675
Israel And Genocide: Not Only In Gaza 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 782
FLIP denounces death threat against Colombian journalist 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 644
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago--earlier than previous research 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 799
How America's love of avocados is affecting Mexico's forests - CBS News 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1021
Bypassing congress, Argentina's Milei decrees sweeping economic deregulation and privatization measures 2 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 930
Anthropologist's mapping project shows how Peru transformed after colonization 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 871
Feline and anthropomorphic 29 new geoglyphs discovered in Peru 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 780
Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 762
Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 675
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