The BBC reports that the “world” is amazed at seeing Americans stand in long lines to vote. Not that we are voting, but that in a country touted as being the most advanced and democratic, this is the best…
According to Dr. Fauci, we have entered a new “Age of Pandemics.” Yet, people are still skeptical of COVID-19 death rates. One cognitive scientist explains how that’s possible; US government is pushing to get even more personal info from…
The US mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic has shocked the world, according to reports. Yet, even as the nation surpasses 5 million cases, the Trump administration is still pushing for things to get back to pre-pandemic life. Kind of…
Anxiety is on the rise. Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness have become the norm as we navigate living with a pandemic outside our doors. Until now, the only ways to help with COVID-19 was by wearing a mask and…
#FindVanessaGuillen: It was heralded as Trump’s triumphant return to the campaign trail but Saturday night’s Tulsa rally was anything but what was expected by Trump. Trump expected to see a million of his most deluded admirers and he got…
The latest jobs report reflects the never-before-seen depth of pain many of us, our friends, neighbors and family members are experiencing during this unprecedented times. As more Latinos get disproportionately impacted by job loss and COVID-19 exposure, several Latino…
Before highlighting today’s headlines, we (unbelievably) feel we must say: LYSOL, AND OTHER SIMILAR DISINFECTANTS, WILL NOT CURE OR ERADICATE THE CORONAVIRUS FROM ANYONE’S BODY! DO NOT SNIFF, DRINK OR INJECT YOURSELF WITH ANY DISINFECTANT CLEANER OR BLEACH. As…
So, is the country as a whole “flattening the curve” or is it just New York City? Coronavirus is still spreading and here’s a map that shows how quickly it is state-by-state; New UCLA report underscores the pain that’s…
We made it to Friday! Before now, that small milestone would only have meant the start of the weekend. In these times, it means one more day closer to a possible end to this modern pesadilla. Yet, as the…
This week’s unemployment numbers have been released: 6.6 million. Many of our family members, neighbors and friends are included in this dismal number and we know it’s only going to increase. And it’s the reason, like none in recent…
The importance of news can’t be stated enough. There’s a reason why Trump and his supporters want to label credible news outlets as “fake news.” It gives them cover to do what they know is illegal, corrupt and abusing…
Say “the wall” these days and most everyone’s thoughts go to our southern border. So much injustice, heartache and harm has been and is being done and it’s not stopping; Most people know we shouldn’t eat late at night…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: More companies should follow the example of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
Jan 17, 2018, 7:42 AM 0
By Edward Rincón ncluido It was indeed news shattering: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just announced a contribution of $33 million to 1,000 DACA program students to pay for a four-year college education. As you may know, DACA (Deferred Action…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Peru-based couple bring their passion for conservation and helping indigenous locals plant a new future for Peruvian Amazon Basin
Mar 7, 2016, 4:14 PM 0
LatinaLista — Longtime Peru-based LatinaLista contributor Isabel Guerra wrote us saying that she and her husband, professional photographer, Jose Enrique, had decided to do their part to help save one of the world’s most important environmental treasures that literally…
LatinaLista — The Amazon has always held a mysterious attraction. Whether it’s because it shelters the last remaining civilizations unblemised by modern contact, its treasure trove of exotic and never-before-seen reptiles, mammals, birds and fish or its rich landscape…
NewsMundo, zNew Headline
Let there be light! Peru’s University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) “plant lamps” shine in the Amazon
Nov 12, 2015, 4:15 PM 0
By Hillary Ojedga Peru This Week Remember that cool innovation that UTEC did involving a billboard that produces pollution-free lettuce? Well, the university’s researchers are at it again with another sustainable project. This time in the Amazon. Lima’s…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Sustaining the natural environment of a sacred Peruvian healing center
Nov 11, 2015, 2:02 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Friends of Mayantuaycu Friends of Mayantuyacu is a campaign to raise funds to support the future sustainability of Mayantuyacu so people from all over the world can continue to benefit from its healing power for…
Film, zNew Headline
New horror film based in Peru’s Amazon stars cannibalistic natives while stirring up controversy
Sep 29, 2015, 1:09 PM 0
By Hillary Ojeda Living in Peru Last week, a group of natives in Boca Manu in the Peruvian Amazon took hostage about 40 tourists. They were demanding that the construction of a local road be finished. After two…
LatinaLista — Campaign: The Nature Project -Amazon & Animal Conservation Véronique Grand and Yvan Bouvier, of Swiss nationality, went to live in the Ecuadorian Amazonia in 2002. As many, they were worried for the environment and the treatment toward…
Global Views, zNew Headline
The rubber industry sees renaissance in Peruvian jungle
Jul 15, 2014, 3:32 PM 0
Translated and adapted by Rachel Chase Peru This Week An unexpected discovery is helping some rural families to drop coca and start cultivating valuable rubber. In 1915, the Peruvian Amazon no longer smelled of burnt wood, resin, and acid:…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Software predicts how contact will change indigenous people
Jun 18, 2014, 10:00 AM 0
By Bjorn Carey-Stanford University Futurity A new computer model is able to predict how outside forces like modern technology will affect the sustainability of indigenous peoples in the Amazon and elsewhere. Modern culture and technology have infiltrated all but…
Videos
Intrn’l Video: Daughter chronicles mother’s quest from England to the Amazon jungles discovering new worlds
Dec 19, 2012, 12:44 PM 0
LatinaLista — Valeria Meikle is described by those who know her as the world’s last true hippie — musician, painter, writer, eternal traveler, dreamer, teacher, healer and nature lover. This British-born proper woman/mother/grandmother traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to…
Global Views
Spain’s booksellers, angry at Amazon for decrease in book sales, plan to sue the online giant
May 25, 2012, 11:38 AM 1
LatinaLista — Today, the 71st annual Madrid Book Fair (Feria del Libro Madrid) opened in the city’s Retiro Park. Organized by the association of book retailing entrepreneurs of Madrid, the publishers’ association and the federation of national associations of…
Books, Media
Breakthrough novel competition could be start of new career for lucky winner
Feb 3, 2009, 10:52 AM 0
LatinaLista — It’s said that everyone has at least one good story in them. Well, if you have a novel that’s already written and just sitting in that kitchen drawer or the story is still swimming around in your…
