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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Jailed gang-leader mastermind behind assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate will head to trial with four oth 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 635
Flights cancelled as Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 14 901
Reps. Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal make unannounced trip to Cuba: Axios 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 927
Two politicians murdered in Mexico's avocado production area 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 792
New York Attorney General Sues Meat Processor JBS Over Climate Claims 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 854
UN appeals for $674 million as gang violence in Haiti escalates with killings and sexual violence 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 742
How one Brazilian radio station is creating a space for Indigenous storytelling 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 617
Indigenous people in Guatemala await the sentencing of 9 convicted military officers 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 583
Brazil's Lula urges world to act 'rapidly' on crisis-torn Haiti at Caribbean summit 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 616
Archeologists Uncover Huge Network Of Ancient Cities In Amazon Rainforest 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1444
Mexico Close To Capturing 'CJNG' Leader El Mencho In 2024, According To Report 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 824
Former paramilitary leader returned to Colombia following US jailing 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 580
Argentina's Mileise: Poverty hits 57%, highest number in 20 years 2 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1143
Ancient 4,750-Year-Old Megalith Discovered On Peruvian Mountain 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 1153
Florida Resident Sentenced to 60 Months for Smuggling Firearms from U.S. to Violent Haitian Gang That Kidnapped 19 Ameri 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 741
We have local government elections here today in Jamaica 3 malaise Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 686
Ronald Reagan Made Central America a Killing Field (History refresher for the forgetful while it's still possible.) 23 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 21 3027
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 624
Parents of two girls who survived a dorm fire that killed 20 in Guyana sue the government 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 983
New giant anaconda species found in Ecuador Amazon during filming of Will Smith documentary 7 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 17 2035
Deep-Sea Mountains Off The Coast Of Chile Are Teeming With Life 11 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 17 1934
Bolsonaro and Military Officials Remain Silent when Questioned by the Federal Police 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 726
Amid record drought, Argentina's GDP slips 1.6% in 2023 2 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1211
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano returns to activity with impressive views 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1304
El Salvador's Bukele tells US conservatives to 'put up a fight' 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 843
The Rescue Of Joseph Constantine Buonincontri (in Mexico) 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 722
New York Times Reveals US Investigated AMLO for Sinaloa Cartel Campaign Financing & Los Zetas Leader Prison Release Brib 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 661
Peru's Supreme Court of Justice annuls the judicial process for forced sterilizations committed during the Fujimori gove 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 821
Uruguay ex-intelligence agent jailed for dictatorship torture 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 962
Mexican police confirm grisly gang video showing bodies kicked, burned and shot 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 844

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Lula-Israel Crisis Fuels Bolsonaro Supporters 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 786
Slayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin's tourism boom 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 721
Brazil holding first G20 ministerial summit 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 617
Monumental Stone Circle Found in Northern Peru 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 1059
Video shows Ecuadorian drug lord's lavish accommodations in prison 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 880
Inquiry into Pablo Neruda's 1973 death reopened by Chile appeals court 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 875
Hundreds march in Colombia to demand justice for murdered social leaders 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 638
Honduras Ex-President Hernandez, Once a US Ally, Faces Drug Trafficking Trial 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 644
Cerrado: Beef trade risks key Brazil ecosystem - campaigners 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 684
Canada sanctions Guatemala's Attorney General and three other officials 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 634
Bolivian Journalist Develops Checki, a Disinformation-Fighting Chatbot 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 20 1101
The Dangers of Privatizing Health Care in Argentina 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 765
Nicaragua shuts down scouting association and several other social and religious groups 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 855
Honduran white bats: The fluffy little bats that roost together in leaf tents 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1196
Milei heading to pro-Trump event on heels of Blinken meeting 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1065
El Salvador, where a miscarriage can land you in jail 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 675
Paraguayan policeman on trial for torture meted out decades ago 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 745
The "Spanish-American War" Was Based on a Bloody Lie 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1178
Anthropologists' research unveils early stone plaza in the Andes 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 961
Javier Milei: Argentines wait for 'crazy' president's shock therapy to work 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 842
Ex-college student sentenced to 21 mos. for straw-buying guns, including .50-caliber sniper rifle 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 891
UM panel to delve into 'trumped-up' charges against jailed Guatemalan editor 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 665
State Department of Agriculture director to visit Cuba next week 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 647
Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 616
Ancient rock art in Argentinian cave may have transmitted information across 100 generations 7 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1488
Milei Heading to Pro-Trump Event as Blinken Mulls Argentina Trip 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 786
Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro's youngest son with alleged fraud 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 770
Armed men are arrested after storming an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 704
Update: Tobago Oil Spill Threatens Grenada, Venezuela 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 666
'Very afraid': Colombian human rights lawyer loses security after winning prize 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 818

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The mysterious origins of Peru's oldest indigenous people 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 987
Amazon rainforest could reach 'tipping point' by 2050, scientists warn 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1024
Paraguay senate expels one of few opposition members, sparking protests 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 605
Medellin authorities to meet embassies and dating apps after five foreigners die 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 696
Roads, farming threaten Ecuador 'lost city' complex 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 858
Washington Promotes Opposition Candidate Setting the Stage for Delegitimizing the Venezuelan Presidential Election 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 713
Bolsonaro coup probe weakens Brazil's right-wing opposition 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 744
Chile's Sacrifice Zones: Coal Plants Have Polluted Mejillones for Decades 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 620
Five Dazzling New Species Of Eyelash Vipers Discovered In Colombia And Ecuador 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 996
Amazon Deforestation Is Falling Under Brazil's New President -- but Is It Too Late? 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 758
Colombian journalist Mardonio Meja Mendoza shot dead at home 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 658
Uncovering the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia with Emi Kondo Mongabay Sessions 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 670
Mexico says it seized over 40 tons of meth from a drug lab in Sonora state 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1078
Oil spill in Tobago 4 malaise Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 997
Message to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands on display at Brazil's carnival 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 742
The Splendor of the Seven Descending Gods of Tulum Resurfaced 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 1015
Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 851
As Argentina's favorite vacation spot celebrates 150 years, gloomy times for vacationers in Mar del Plata 3 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1003
From a bloody past to a troubled present, Delaware's Guatemalans seek a brighter future with new President Bernardo Arv 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 948
Family denounces signs of torture on body of former El Salvador government advisor 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 838
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