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Corruption unmasks the Bolivarian Revolution

2012 is a very important year to Venezuela and Latin America. October elections are looming in the South American country, and not only is Hugo Chavez’s life at risk, but also the future of his Revolución Bolivariana, th...

by Victor Julio Galicia

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Deadly Storms, Delayed Aid Devestate Mexico’s La Montaña Indigenous

Two major storms, Tropical Storm Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid, hit Mexico last month, leaving behind157 deaths according to the latest official reports. One of the hardest hit areas is La Montaña, a region in the southern sta...

by Silvia Viñas

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Cuba And The Con

Cuba is a country with personality to spare. With its legacy in music, dance, rum and revolutionaries, it has a culture and people unlike much else. With all of its unique character, however, it has an array of unique problems....

by Max Horberry

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WATCH: Taking a Look at Brazil Without Makeup

With both the World Cup and the Olympics looming, all eyes are turning towards Brazil. The Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics showed a bright, diverse, and eager city ready to welcome the world. The video below was created...

by Natasha Lipman

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A Form Of Traveling That Brings Us Back To Ourselves

Within a few days, I fell in love with San Javier’s charm, both because of the place and the people there. San Javier is a small town in Uruguay of around 2000 people, you have cars that are still with the models from the 80...

by Helen Leung

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Today’s Cuba – Running To A Standstill

Last week’s exchange of political prisoners between the US and Cuba, followed by a handful of far-reaching declarations tabled by the White House were widely acclaimed as a new opening between Havana and Washington. For all t...

by Mateusz Mazzini

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Finally, a Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air!

Lima is the largest city in Peru and the fifth largest in all of the Americas, with some 7.6 million people (closer to 9 million when you factor in the surrounding metro area). Because it sits along the southern Pacific Ocean, ...

by Natasha Lipman

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Neither forgetfulness nor forgiveness

On 24 December 2014, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his hope that the New Year could bring an end to his country’s 50-year-old internal conflict. The negotiations between the central government and the Revol...

by Leonardo Goi

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Water as Our Life Blood: Climate change in South America

Water is life, and it too is being threatened by global warming. The threat to water is much more than droughts and flooding, although it includes those problems also. The threat to water also means rising temperatures in the o...

by Allison Midori Reilly

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Corruption unmasks the Bolivarian Revolution

Deadly Storms, Delayed Aid Devestate Mexico’s La Montaña Indigenous

Cuba And The Con

WATCH: Taking a Look at Brazil Without Makeup

A Form Of Traveling That Brings Us Back To Ourselves

Today’s Cuba – Running To A Standstill

Finally, a Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air!

Neither forgetfulness nor forgiveness

Water as Our Life Blood: Climate change in South America

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