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Guest Voz: The most valuable tool poor people can have to combat effects of climate change

Aug 24, 2015, 12:13 PM 0

By Sarina Prabasi LatinaLista On my first visit to Nicaragua, I was astonished by its beauty. I was headed to one of the most geographically and culturally isolated parts of the country, situated along the Miskito Coast. The marine…

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Juan Carlos Guáqueta, the Colombian Worm King

Jul 22, 2015, 10:19 AM 0

By Andrés Cala OZY You may see earthworms as little more than a bunch of slimy, wriggling shit eaters, and Juan Carlos Guáqueta wouldn’t disagree. In fact, that’s exactly what he loves best about them. The baby-faced Colombian entrepreneur…

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Guatemala’s Ecofiltro creates worldwide water revolution

Jul 3, 2013, 10:56 AM 0

By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista What started out 30 years ago with a man called Fernando directing artisans on potter’s wheels in the small town of Rabinal, Guatemala, has resulted in a worldwide water revolution. In Guatemala alone there are…