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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Message to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands on display at Brazil's carnival 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 580
The Splendor of the Seven Descending Gods of Tulum Resurfaced 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 821
Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 721
As Argentina's favorite vacation spot celebrates 150 years, gloomy times for vacationers in Mar del Plata 3 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 795
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 3 711
Family denounces signs of torture on body of former El Salvador government advisor 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 686
Ecuadorean councilwoman shot dead Friday 8 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 928
Ex-DEA informant sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of Haiti president 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 654
Stephen Marley responds to the travel advisory 0 malaise Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 629
Preventative Medicine Needed: Israel's Roles in Genocides, Dictatorships, and Repression Around the World 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 564
UE archaeologists conduct study of Amazonian cave homes 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 640
Independent Operator Killed In Attack In The La Arrocera Town Of Culiacán, Sinaloa (Warning, graphic video) 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 670
US Sanctions Ecuadorian Gang Los Choneros and its Leader "Fito" 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 488
Carnival and Brazilian Cultural Traditions Clash with Evangelicals 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 555
Police Officer Suspected of Killing Agent Investigating Militia Received Payments from Militia Leader 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 503
Colombia's government and FARC's former political chief announce peace talks 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 431
Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 515
El Salvador holds mass sentencing hearing for gang leaders 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 494
Official says police in Haiti killed 5 armed environmental protection agents during ongoing protests 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 491
Net tightens on Bolsonaro as police seize passport in coup probe 4 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 642
City-size seamount triple the height of world's tallest building discovered via gravitational anomalies 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 562
Leader of Mexico missing persons group shot dead 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 502
Colombia: lawfare against progressive Petro 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 501
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 644
What Is Behind the Criminal Conflict Raging in Chiapas, Mexico? 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 624
Bolsonaro to surrender passport as Brazil probes 'coup' 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 596
Higher Education in Central America: Poor Quality and Unaffordable for the Poor 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 488
Poverty and Inequality Mark Rural Life in Latin America 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 569
UN expert warns that Peru's forestry reform threatens Indigenous peoples' rights 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 423
Former Peruvian intelligence chief gets 19 years in prison for 1992 massacre of farmers 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 426

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 569
A conservative case for normalization with Cuba 7 Marcus IM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 862
Mexico City teeters on 'unprecedented' water shortage - Reuters 7 TexasTowelie Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 1200
Ancient Maya tomb uncovers regal riches of a long-lost king 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 876
Young indigenous Ecuadorian woman makes history at Harvard 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 14 659
Crisis for Argentina's Milei: omnibus bill sent back to commissions over lack of support 1 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 682
Sebastian Pinera: Former president of Chile dies in helicopter crash 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 667
Fascinating blow by blow on the Cuban workers' parliaments: How the Workers' Parliaments Saved the Cuban Revolution 2 Marcus IM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 569
The Myth is Real: Perspectives from Cuba's Private Sector Leaders 0 Marcus IM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 596
Tragedy, Resilience and a Miracle at Chile's Burned Botanical Garden 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1946
'Coolest dictator' to 'philosopher king,' Nayib Bukele's path to reelection in El Salvador 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 632
Hundreds of People Are Missing as the Death Toll From Chile's Wildfires Reaches 123 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 578
US-Ecuador Security Cooperation: A New Plan Colombia? 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 531
Guatemala's new president appeals for society's help to overcome entrenched powers 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 649
El Salvador votes must be recounted, says electoral court 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 530
Panama ex-president to run for re-election despite losing appeal in money laundering case 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 525
The Federal Police Conducts Searches against Carlos Bolsonaro and Targets the Political Core of the Parallel Intelligenc 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 522
Rare in the Brazilian Army, Black General Takes Command of Military Region 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 468
Biden's humanitarian parole for Cubans, Venezuelans is at risk in negotiations with GOP 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Feb 2024 2 802
Argentine human rights groups file complaint against government in IACHR 2 peppertree Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 703
New study reveals the true diet of ancient Andeans: Mostly Plants, Not Meat 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 705
El Salvador's President Bukele claims election victory 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 591
This spellbinding lost city in Colombia is centuries older than Machu Picchu and almost completely crowd-free 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 889
Argentina lawmakers have approved Milei's sweeping reform bill but much negotiating remains 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 641
Latin America's biggest arms dealer Diego Dirsio is arrested in Argentina after a month on the run 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 575
EU imposes sanctions on Guatemala officials for role in attempted coup 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 460
Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 653
Short on cash, El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin dream 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 459
Oldest-Known Amazon City Changes the Narrative on South American History 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 668
How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions - for trying to protect its own seabed 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 796

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Brazil, confronting calls for reparations, grapples with slavery's painful legacy 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 578
El Salvador VP acknowledges mistakes in war on gangs but says country is 'not a police state' 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 642
Argentinian court overturns Milei's labor rules, in a blow to his reform plans 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 577
Texas seized part of the US-Mexico border and blocked federal Border Patrol agents. Here's what happened next 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1111
Around 89,000 Brazilians Applied for Portuguese Citizenship Between 2018 & 2022 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 586
Bolivian protesters block major highways in bid to put ex-president Morales back on the ballot 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 624
Haiti: Arrest warrant issued against the widow of Ex-President Mose 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 619
App lets Indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 477
US condemns ban on Venezuelan opposition leader's candidacy and puts sanctions relief under review 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 603
WATCH Colombian Navy seizes first narco-sub of 2024 with 800kg of cocaine 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 626
Colombia 'strongly' condemns Argentine president's remarks about President Petro as 'Communist killer' 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 734
Venezuela's highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate 4 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 727
Also from Borderland Beat: Romanian Gang in California Skimmed EBT Cards to Trade Baby Formula with Mexican Cartels 2 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 8 900
'Illegal and invalid': Kenya court halts deployment of police to Haiti 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 639
BHP Group to review court decision on $31.53 bln Fundao dam claim 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 713
Five Police Officers Shot To Death In Central Mexico 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 660
Argentina's Javier Milei to water down privatisation push 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 632
Brazil police probe Bolsonaro's ex-intel chief for illegal spying 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1123
Why Venezuela wants to annex Guyana - CaspianReport 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 719
Argentina Hits Rock Bottom - 211% Inflation is World High, Peso Collapses & National Strikes Spread - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 988
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