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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Will South America's trade bloc collapse? - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 685
In Mexico, pinatas are not just child's play. They're a 400-year-old tradition 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1073
US bars Guatemala prosecutors and judge from obtaining visas amid election dispute 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 695
Child labor in Brazil grew from 2019 to 2022 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 508
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 5 862
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America's Homicides 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 637
Colorado justice with roots in El Salvador sided with Trump 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 688
El Salvador: Statement at the US House Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 701
Israel And Genocide: Not Only In Gaza 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 808
FLIP denounces death threat against Colombian journalist 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 675
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago--earlier than previous research 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 820
How America's love of avocados is affecting Mexico's forests - CBS News 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1049
Bypassing congress, Argentina's Milei decrees sweeping economic deregulation and privatization measures 2 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 951
Anthropologist's mapping project shows how Peru transformed after colonization 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 893
Feline and anthropomorphic 29 new geoglyphs discovered in Peru 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 815
Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 782
Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 694
Chileans Reject Second Proposed New Constitution in Referendum - Bloomberg Television 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 671
Essequibo dispute: Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force 2 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 735
Guatemala: Challenge to Bernardo Aévalo election seen as coup attempt 0 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 841
Remembering Kissinger's Victims 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 832
ExxonMobil Wants to Start a War in South America 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 22 2067
Safety of Peru's land defenders in question after killing of Indigenous leader in the Amazon 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1039
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1713
Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border 4 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1025
Alberto Fujimori: Peru's ex-president freed after 15 years in jail 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 866
Argentina's Mileise: Retailers report wholesale price hikes averaging 40%, ahead of shock devaluation 3 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1309
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 890
Barra, ex-justice minister and former pro-Nazi youth, for top legal post 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 820
Brazil's Lula snubs Milei's invite to presidential inauguration in Argentina 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 721

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1375
Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 740
Maduro vote to claim Guyana's territory backfires as Venezuelans stay home 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1070
Venezuela referendum result: voters back bid to claim sovereignty over large swath of Guyana 3 malaise Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1199
Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 795
Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1318
Argentina's Milei picks former neo-Nazi to key Treasury Solicitor General post 5 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1300
US expels an ex-Chilean army officer accused of a folk singer's torture and murder 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1206
Honduras: arrest warrant issued over murder of activist Berta Caceres 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1014
Lula in Berlin for first Brazil-Germany talks in eight years 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 723
President Nayib Bukele Resigns to Focus on Re-election Bid 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 882
Bolivia gets green light for full Mercosur membership 1 peppertree Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 839
From Vietnam to Videla: Henry Kissinger and the Forgotten Horrors of US Foreign Policy 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 947
US says it's ready to 'pause' sanctions relief for Venezuela unless further progress seen 3 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1179
Appeals court orders Texas to remove buoy barrier on the Rio Grande border 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1034
Ancient Cities Uncovered in the Amazon by Lidar Technology 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 16 1216
Ghostly new figures appear in the waters of the Caribbean 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 15 1566
Should Venezuela invade its oil-rich neighbor? Maduro will put it to a vote Sunday 4 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1369
Latin America remembers Kissinger's 'profound moral wretchedness' 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 745
Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 960
Mexico president asks lawmakers to let US military trainers into Mexico 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 797
As crisis deepens, Cubans scramble to migrate by any means 1 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 964
Argentina's Milei picks Luis Caputo - author of 2018 Macrisis - to lead key Economy Ministry 0 peppertree Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 816
'Historic moment': Panama activists celebrate ruling against copper mine 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 751
Ultimate Guide to Choquequirao: Peru's Next Machu Picchu? 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 1361
Cross posting this here - Guyana v Venezuela 2 malaise Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1380
Rapists and kidnappers increasingly targeting migrants crossing Darien Gap 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 3095
The body of an abducted anti-mining activist is found in western Mexico 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 10 1098
'Adopt an axolotl' campaign launches in Mexico to save iconic species 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1301
Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 985

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
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 1337
Machu Picchu: A Radiocarbon Dating Study Reveals the Site is Older Than We Thought 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 28 2033
China warns Argentina severing ties would be 'serious mistake' 2 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 871
Argentina elects far-right firebrand Javier Milei as president 3 peppertree Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1117
US calls Nicaragua's decision to leave Organization of American States a 'step away from democracy' 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 848
Argentines vote in election that could lead Trump-admiring populist to the presidency 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 735
Guatemalan prosecutors request that President-elect Bernardo Arevalo be stripped of immunity 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 800
Photographer shot dead in fifth journalist killing in Mexico in 2023 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 696
Argentine ex-Navy officer accused of 23 dictatorship-era murders dies in Berlin 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 917
Argentina investors brace for financial pain no matter who wins presidency 1 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 657
Roger Waters denied hotel stays in Argentina and Uruguay over antisemitism allegations, report says 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 5958
Mexico "rejects" Texas' proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1101
Haitian gang leader added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for kidnapping and killing Americans 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 845
Brazil: Health warnings as country gripped by 'unbearable' heatwave 8 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 13 1524
'A painful loss for our community': Mexico's queer population demands answers in magistrate death 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 780
Mexican LGBTQ+ figure found dead at home after receiving death threats 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 757
Math teacher who became powerful Haitian gang leader has been killed, former mayor says 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 854
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 1 863
On mute: Tijuana passes law banning ballads praising Mexican drug trade 1 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 795
Colombia passes ambitious 'junk food law' to tackle lifestyle diseases 4 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 840
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