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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
In Mexico, pinatas are not just child's play. They're a 400-year-old tradition 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1242
US bars Guatemala prosecutors and judge from obtaining visas amid election dispute 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 846
Child labor in Brazil grew from 2019 to 2022 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 657
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 1047
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America's Homicides 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 860
Colorado justice with roots in El Salvador sided with Trump 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 882
El Salvador: Statement at the US House Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 926
Israel And Genocide: Not Only In Gaza 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 995
FLIP denounces death threat against Colombian journalist 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 916
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago--earlier than previous research 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 998
How America's love of avocados is affecting Mexico's forests - CBS News 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1253
Bypassing congress, Argentina's Milei decrees sweeping economic deregulation and privatization measures 2 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1162
Anthropologist's mapping project shows how Peru transformed after colonization 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1107
Feline and anthropomorphic 29 new geoglyphs discovered in Peru 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1056
Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 952
Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 856
Chileans Reject Second Proposed New Constitution in Referendum - Bloomberg Television 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 833
Essequibo dispute: Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force 2 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1004
Guatemala: Challenge to Bernardo Aévalo election seen as coup attempt 0 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1003
Remembering Kissinger's Victims 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1031
ExxonMobil Wants to Start a War in South America 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 22 2336
Safety of Peru's land defenders in question after killing of Indigenous leader in the Amazon 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1239
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1915
Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border 4 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1348
Alberto Fujimori: Peru's ex-president freed after 15 years in jail 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1071
Argentina's Mileise: Retailers report wholesale price hikes averaging 40%, ahead of shock devaluation 3 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1603
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1140
Barra, ex-justice minister and former pro-Nazi youth, for top legal post 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1043
Brazil's Lula snubs Milei's invite to presidential inauguration in Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 898
Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1690

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 918
Maduro vote to claim Guyana's territory backfires as Venezuelans stay home 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1327
Venezuela referendum result: voters back bid to claim sovereignty over large swath of Guyana 3 malaise Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1500
Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1014
Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1529
Argentina's Milei picks former neo-Nazi to key Treasury Solicitor General post 5 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1734
US expels an ex-Chilean army officer accused of a folk singer's torture and murder 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1368
Honduras: arrest warrant issued over murder of activist Berta Caceres 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1250
Lula in Berlin for first Brazil-Germany talks in eight years 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 910
President Nayib Bukele Resigns to Focus on Re-election Bid 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1043
Bolivia gets green light for full Mercosur membership 1 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1051
From Vietnam to Videla: Henry Kissinger and the Forgotten Horrors of US Foreign Policy 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1133
US says it's ready to 'pause' sanctions relief for Venezuela unless further progress seen 3 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1517
Appeals court orders Texas to remove buoy barrier on the Rio Grande border 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1327
Ancient Cities Uncovered in the Amazon by Lidar Technology 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 16 1473
Ghostly new figures appear in the waters of the Caribbean 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 15 1783
Should Venezuela invade its oil-rich neighbor? Maduro will put it to a vote Sunday 4 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1697
Latin America remembers Kissinger's 'profound moral wretchedness' 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 946
Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 1202
Mexico president asks lawmakers to let US military trainers into Mexico 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1005
As crisis deepens, Cubans scramble to migrate by any means 1 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 1203
Argentina's Milei picks Luis Caputo - author of 2018 Macrisis - to lead key Economy Ministry 0 peppertree Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 975
'Historic moment': Panama activists celebrate ruling against copper mine 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 975
Ultimate Guide to Choquequirao: Peru's Next Machu Picchu? 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 1754
Cross posting this here - Guyana v Venezuela 2 malaise Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1605
Rapists and kidnappers increasingly targeting migrants crossing Darien Gap 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 3326
The body of an abducted anti-mining activist is found in western Mexico 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 10 1404
'Adopt an axolotl' campaign launches in Mexico to save iconic species 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1575
Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1281
New Argentine Foreign Minster on gay marriage: "If you don't bathe and have lice, don't complain if someone dislikes it" 3 peppertree Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1645

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Machu Picchu: A Radiocarbon Dating Study Reveals the Site is Older Than We Thought 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 28 2301
China warns Argentina severing ties would be 'serious mistake' 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1100
Argentina elects far-right firebrand Javier Milei as president 3 peppertree Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1384
US calls Nicaragua's decision to leave Organization of American States a 'step away from democracy' 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1036
Argentines vote in election that could lead Trump-admiring populist to the presidency 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 929
Guatemalan prosecutors request that President-elect Bernardo Arevalo be stripped of immunity 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 967
Photographer shot dead in fifth journalist killing in Mexico in 2023 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 857
Argentine ex-Navy officer accused of 23 dictatorship-era murders dies in Berlin 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1116
Argentina investors brace for financial pain no matter who wins presidency 1 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 813
Roger Waters denied hotel stays in Argentina and Uruguay over antisemitism allegations, report says 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 6197
Mexico "rejects" Texas' proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1391
Haitian gang leader added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for kidnapping and killing Americans 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1045
Brazil: Health warnings as country gripped by 'unbearable' heatwave 8 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 13 2090
'A painful loss for our community': Mexico's queer population demands answers in magistrate death 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 983
Mexican LGBTQ+ figure found dead at home after receiving death threats 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 954
Math teacher who became powerful Haitian gang leader has been killed, former mayor says 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1049
El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1057
On mute: Tijuana passes law banning ballads praising Mexican drug trade 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 991
Colombia passes ambitious 'junk food law' to tackle lifestyle diseases 4 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 1122
U.S. Lawyer Accused Of Shooting 2 Environmental Protesters Dead In Panama 3 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 1315
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