Bus Falls into Lake Titicaca - 4 views
Fifteen people were killed this morning and at least twenty injured when a bus fell 100 feet into Lake Titicaca after going off the road at the edge of a ravine. The bus had been driving along one ...
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New Species of Leech Identified in Peru - 7 views
UPDATE: Further reading at http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/15/trex-leech-enormous-teeth/
5/9/10 UPR strikes - 0 views
I'm a little biased in the news I choose to read with great attention to detail since I will be in Puerto Rico in only a few short months, however this news is still quite the big deal down there. ...
Honduras: new government, same terror - 1 views
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evaurelia on 21 Feb 10Human rights violations continue with new leadership, this time aginst the opponents of last years coup.
3/8/10 Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries have not forgotten about Haiti - 1 views
It is simple to forget about catastrophic events in light of new news of disaster. By the way, remember what happened in Haiti? Puerto Rico, as well as many other Latin American countries have not ...
Puerto Rico launches reforestation project - 0 views
In a land noted for being tropical, Puerto Rico has launched a 10 million dollar 300,000 tree large project to reforest the island. http://sify.com/news/puerto-rico-launches-reforestation-project-...
Fortuño's plans for the Puerto Rican New Progressive Party - 0 views
The governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño wants to create a third vice president in the New Progressive Party. The PNP wants Puerto Rico to become the 51st state of the US. http://www.vocero.com/...
Man Convicted in Brutal Murder of Nun Released from Prison, Apprehended Again After Pre... - 1 views
Feb. 7 A Brazilian landowner convicted of murdering nun and American national Dorothy Stang in 2007 was recently apprehended. Stang had lived in the Amazonas region of Brazil for thirty years cam...
3/6/10 FDA warning for hand sanitizer in Puerto Rico - 0 views
It is never good when a locally produced product is found to contain dangerous bacteria. It instills distrust in one's own country's abilities. Unfortunately just such a "recall" happened for hand ...
Puerto Rico senator steps down from powerful committee, cites federal investigation - 0 views
4/4/10 Though quite vague, the associated press article makes powerful inferences against the senator in question. The way this article is worded and organized, implicates the senator. This influ...
Art in Chile - 1 views
Chilean, Andrea Lira, living abroad in New York City decided to use her talents as an artist to keep the word out about the Chilean disaster. The visual image, in her opinion, is much more appeali...
Peru's Economy is the Fastest-Growing in Latin America - 6 views
The International Monetary Fund has projected that Peru's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow more than twelve percent over the next two years - more than any other country in Latin America or t...
(Repost) Violent Confrontation Between Police and Miners in Southern Peru - 1 views
Five people were killed and twenty-nine hurt today in a standoff between 1,200 police and about 3,800 miners who had blockaded a busy section of the Pan-American Highway in protest of new regulatio...
