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New Report from Leading Research and Civil Society Organizations Reveals New Information on the Arrests of Water Defende 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 632
Bloomberg: Argentina's Caputo Brokers Deal With the IMF He Once Battled 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 550
Bodies of 9 men found in vehicles near fuel pipeline in Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 767
Drugs cartel kingpin, body double and mystery jailbreak: The narco who plunged Ecuador into national emergency 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1534
Remarkable discovery: Czech archeologists unearth 3,000-year-old Mayan city 12 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 30 2478
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency & Sends Army in After Gang Leader Escapes from Prison - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 781
Cartel 'declare war' on Ecuador's President - Times Radio 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 806
"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 4 808
'In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl' by Merilee Grindle review 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 819
Argentina's Mileise: Argentines bought a fifth less at food and drink stores in December, report finds 0 peppertree Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 794
Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station after state of emergency declared 2 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 831
Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 769
Work on Maya Train uncovered 'greatest archaeological treasure' in decades 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1038
State Funeral Procession and service for the 1st Indo-Trinidadian Prime Minister 0 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 678
Down Memory lane with US destabilization in Jamaica 1976-1980 6 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 1051
Basdeo Panday, Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago died on Monday 2 malaise Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 844
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 3250
How the US "State Sponsors of Terrorism List" Reinforces the Illegal Blockade of Cuba 5 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1085
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1887
Honduras must strengthen protection mechanism after TV reporter's murder 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 714
New Drug That Is 10 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl Confirmed In The U.S. 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1473
Mayo Zambada Gunmen Teach A Civilian A Valuable Lesson 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 622
Commander Marcos Reappears, On The 30th Anniversary Of The EZLN Uprising In Chiapas 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 808
Haiti is owed reparations for the Independence Debt, not another intervention Opinion 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 855
Brazil jails: Hundreds of inmates use Christmas release to escape 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 670
In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 637
In new bid for power, Guy Philippe vows to 'fix' Haiti's gangs in 90 days 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1456
Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darin Gap in 2023 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 744
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 2794
'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 1477

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Milei and the Extreme Right's Handbook in a Period of Global Crisis 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1010
Year of the underdog: How 'outsiders' upended Latin America's elections 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 694
Colombia Uses Seized Timber to Help Bees and the Environment 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 752
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 2 828
Rare footage of Jamaica and Jamaicans 1929 22 malaise Dec 2023 Dec 2023 46 3366
Mexican villagers who killed extortionists 'acted in self-defence' 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1067
Got 1 min? Cold front causes strange phenomenon in Chiapas sky 9 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 26 2121
A forensic artist has given a 500-year-old Inca "ice maiden" a face 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 15 1161
Thousands protest in Argentina over proposed economic reforms 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 780
Cuban President Welcomes Leader of World Council of Churches 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 796
Brazil's Most Powerful Militia Leader Arrested 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 595
Caribbean Matters: Democratic Rep. Nydia Velzquez calls for an end to the Monroe Doctrine 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1459
How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1182
Argentina's government publishes decree dismissing around 7,000 state workers 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 837
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 1127
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Camp Where Maya Ate Cooked Snails 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 801
A Lost World of Lagoons Has Suddenly Appeared in Argentina 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 33 1794
The Man Who Made a Pact With Wild Bees in Colombia's Amazon 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 19 1276
Colombian Trafficker's Police Boyfriend Was Unknowingly Involved In Her Arrest 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 697
Iguala, Guerrero: Los de La Sierra Interrogation And Mass Execution of La Bandera Operatives - graphic, violent 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 870
Large Fentanyl Labs Beginning to Appear in Canada 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 826
What Lies Beneath the Vatican of the Zapotecs? 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 24 2938
Unusual boxes and 7,000-year-old trove found locked in ice 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 72 3234
The Modern-Day Nativity Scene: A Concertina Wire Christmas 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1109
Lula calls for peace, unity in the face of 'hatred' 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 882
Argentine economy minister - who profited from last major devaluation - announces deep cuts, record devaluation 3 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1203
Panamanians remember 1989 US invasion and continue to demand justice and accountability 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1255
Arrest of former Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani ordered 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 709
Guatemala's Democracy Descends Into Crisis, With Implications For The US 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 838
Outcry as Mexico reduces number of disappeared 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 960

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Mexico's Next Chapter Will Be Written by Leftist Women 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1077
ESO's ELT Is Likely As Large As Optical Telescopes Will Get 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 12 856
Brazilian passenger arrives with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden in wheelchair 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 969
The Number Of Women In Drug Cartels And Organized Crime Networks Is Growing 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 944
Cuba quietly authorises euthanasia 7 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1190
US Media Suppressed Their Government's Role in Ousting Brazil's Government 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1210
Will South America's trade bloc collapse? - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 668
In Mexico, pinatas are not just child's play. They're a 400-year-old tradition 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1057
US bars Guatemala prosecutors and judge from obtaining visas amid election dispute 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 681
Child labor in Brazil grew from 2019 to 2022 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 493
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 5 846
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America's Homicides 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 610
Colorado justice with roots in El Salvador sided with Trump 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 670
El Salvador: Statement at the US House Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 679
Israel And Genocide: Not Only In Gaza 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 787
FLIP denounces death threat against Colombian journalist 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 649
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago--earlier than previous research 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 804
How America's love of avocados is affecting Mexico's forests - CBS News 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1027
Bypassing congress, Argentina's Milei decrees sweeping economic deregulation and privatization measures 2 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 936
Anthropologist's mapping project shows how Peru transformed after colonization 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 875
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