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Spanish activists use flamenco to stomp their message to the masses

Nov 11, 2015, 5:47 PM 0

LatinaLista — Spain's most iconic dance form is the flamenco. Instantly recognizable by the dancers' postures, along with its six characteristics: singing (cante), guitar playing (toque), the dance (baile), vocalizations (jaleo), handclapping (palmas) and finger snapping (pitos), the flamenco…

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Mexico Cartels Dominate US Drug Market: DEA

Nov 9, 2015, 5:12 PM 0

By Michael Lohmuller InSight Crime In its 2015 annual drug assessment, the DEA emphasizes Mexico cartel dominance of the US drug market, highlighting the growing strength of the Jalisco Cartel. Chuck Rosenberg, the Acting Administrator of the Drug…

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Nazca-Desventuradas: Chile’s New Marine Reserve

Nov 5, 2015, 2:42 PM 0

By Sarah Jones Council on Hemispheric Affairs At the 2015 Our Ocean Conference, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced the creation of a new marine park off the coast of Chile, which, if created, would be the largest fully…

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Creating green roofs in Peru to combat pollution

Nov 3, 2015, 2:01 PM 0

LatinaLista — In 2014, the World Health Organization cited Lima, Peru, a city of almost 10 million, as having the worst air pollution in all of Latin America. Since then, various initiatives have been proposed to relieve the health…

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Another senseless murder of a college student in Mexico

Nov 2, 2015, 6:03 PM 0

LatinaLista — Though Mexicans know that their democracy extends only to the limits of criticizing their public officials, it isn't enough to deter some people. The latest assassination victim for criticizing public officials is 31-year-old college student José Luis Rodríguez…

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New UN report finds pervasive violence in Central America driving women refugees to seek U.S. asylum

Oct 28, 2015, 5:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — The world understands why the refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. are streaming into Western Europe in numbers described as “unprecedented in its sheer scale since the end of World War II.” Thanks to the hundreds of…

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez archive opens in Texas

Oct 26, 2015, 3:28 PM 0

By Rose Lander Colombia Reports The entire archive of original and personal documents belonging to Colombia’s most celebrated author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, opened for research at the University of Austin, Texas on Wednesday. The archive includes the original manuscripts…

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Nine of Colombia’s 32 provinces in state of emergency due to El Niño

Oct 13, 2015, 2:48 PM 0

By Claire Dennis Colombia Reports Nine of Colombia’s 32 provinces are in a state of emergency due to extreme drought, high temperatures and forest fires caused by El Niño that threatens to continue disrupting weather until March. The last…

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Mexican inventor creates device that lowers car emission pollution by 60 percent

Oct 8, 2015, 2:20 PM 0

LatinaLista — Pedro Castañeda Jiménez's latest invention isn't just blowing smoke. Rather, it's a welcome creation that could cut down on one of the major sources of urban pollution — car emissions. Castañeda Jiménez's invention has the potential of…

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Chilean university offers free online math courses with an eye on the future

Oct 7, 2015, 4:13 PM 0

LatinaLista —One rising indicator of a country's influence and wealth is how tech-savvy is its workforce. While there's a rush to teach everyone, from toddlers to seniors, how to code, there's no substituting for people who are trained as…

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Dung coffee: The most expensive coffee in the world

Oct 6, 2015, 2:03 PM 0

By Paul Adriel Tavera Aragon Peru This Week Yes, you read that right. Coffee harvested from the excrement of small, raccoon-like mammals in Peru is fetching a high price in the European market Can you imagine paying US$…

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New platform strives to give every Mexican a voice in their nation’s future

Oct 5, 2015, 6:49 PM 0

LatinaLista — The rising level of corruption and impunity that exists in Mexico was bound to reach a boiling point sooner than later. The indiscriminate deaths of innocent students and women by police, cartels and the military, the lucrative…

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Uruguayan university to include study of marijuana’s benefits in medical curriculum

Sep 28, 2015, 11:49 AM 0

LatinaLista — A team of researchers at Uruguay’s University of the Republic (Udelar) studying the medical benefits of using marijuana plan to include their field of study in next year’s medical school curriculum. The team looks to test the…

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New children’s book highlights and supports gay parents in Peru

Sep 16, 2015, 2:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — Latin America has long been considered one of the last remaining strongholds in the world for obedience to Catholic teachings. Yet, a recent article on Global Post identified Buenos Aires, Argentina as becoming a "mecca for gay marriage…

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Twitter campaign urges Mexicans to boycott president’s annual grito because #nadaquecelebrar

Sep 15, 2015, 2:52 PM 0

LatinaLista — September is known as Mes de la Patria in Mexico. On the night of September 15, Mexicans, the world over, wait for the 11 p.m. Grito de Independencia delivered by the country’s president in Mexico City’s zócalo. The…

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Peru turns to a higher source to protect its nature preserves

Sep 14, 2015, 3:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — Forget drones, Peru is looking to a higher source in helping officials monitor illegal activity among the 176 national, regional and private nature areas of the country. The National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State (Sernanp) signed…

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Colombia’s national parks open to global exploration thanks to Google Street View

Sep 10, 2015, 3:52 PM 0

LatinaLista — Most of the world is familiar with the lush, green hillsides of Colombia courtesy of the countless commercials over the years promoting one of the country's main exports, coffee. Yet, not many know that Colombia ranks among…

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Peruvian scientists to make new varieties of quinoa

Sep 9, 2015, 3:49 PM 0

By Hillary Ojeda Peru This Week The new quinoa burger at McDonald’s in Germany might have been the most exciting quinoa news of the year, until a scientific development hit the public. Peruvian specialists are developing maybe 10 new…

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‘El Niño’ causing widespread forest fires across Colombia

Sep 8, 2015, 3:57 PM 0

Colombia Reports The “El Niño” weather phenomenon that is causing extreme drought in Colombia is affecting the country’s urban water supplies and has caused thousands of forest fires on the countryside. The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Gabriel…

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Paraguay graduate students find out at last minute government won’t honor all costs promised in new study abroad scholarship

Sep 1, 2015, 4:21 PM 0

LatinaLista — For any country, its future may rest with the next generation but its prosperity depends on that generation’s educational levels. Paraguay understands this, or at least they did. The government invested $75,000 to create the five-year Don…

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Mexican chemical engineering student creates a way to clean clothes without water or detergent

Aug 31, 2015, 1:07 PM 0

LatinaLista — With the drought hitting cities, states and countries around the world, people are waking up to how essential water is for daily existence, far beyond just for drinking. For example, what would people do about washing their…

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Peruvian indigenous share ancient knowledge in fight against climate change in new book

Aug 27, 2015, 5:21 PM 0

LatinaLista — Indigenous people have long been considered the caretakers of the planet. Traditions are passed from generation to generation on exactly how to care for Mother Earth. Until recently, those traditions have not been widely shared with the…

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“De aquí y de allá”: The Other Dreamers

Aug 26, 2015, 1:45 PM 0

By Eileen Truax Trans-Border Institute Close to 500,000 young people from Mexican families have been deported from the United States during the last 10 years. Whether their deportation was forceful or voluntary, they return to Mexico to find that…

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Young Chilean astronomer discovers a new planet three times the size of Jupiter

Aug 25, 2015, 3:19 PM 0

LatinaLista — Barely 25 years old, Maritza Soto made history recently when she discovered a new planet. The young Chilean astronomer, who is working on her PhD in Science, at the University of Chile, knows that not many Chilean…

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78 thousand children in Colombia’s poorest region left without school food

Aug 24, 2015, 1:28 PM 0

By Adriaan Alsema Colombia Reports Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office has sued the governor of the country’s poorest province in order to prevent the governor from taking action that would leave 77,700 children without school food. The governor provisionally suspended a…

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