Teacher and two companions murdered in Guerrero, Mexico
A teacher and two men were shot in the mountains of southern Mexican state of Guerrero, where hundreds of teachers have complained that they are victims of extortion by groups criminals and refuse to attend public schools in that state. The Ministry of Public Security reported today on its website yesterday received a report of an ambush against personnel of the National Council for Educational Development (Conafe) on a rural road in the municipality Heliodoro Castillo. Read Article
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Agriculture
Antartica
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Archaeology
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- Honduras, residents of Bay Islands reporting looting of Spanish Galleon by U.S. citizen
- Peru: Ministry of Culture to push major archaeological sites protection program 2012
Argentina
- Argentina: Child laborer seriously injured in bakery accident
- Argentina: FpV Councilor not to be suspended despite drugs found in vehicle
- Argentina: Large shipment of marijuana discovered in car trunk
- International Drug-Trafficking Operation Intercepted in Argentina
- Whooping cough cases up 90%, 2012 in Argentina, remerging disease
Belize
Bolivia
- Estimated one million children and adolescents working in Bolivia
- Heightened border security in Bolivia leads to rapid drug seizures
- Officials surprised after 600 sticks of dynamite found on charter bus in Peru
- LIDEMA study identifies impacts, threats of environment on Bolivian borders
- 80 Bolivians rescued from sweatshop in Buenos Aires Argentina
Border Issues
Brazil
- Brazil and Venezuela cooperate in strategy to control illegal flights
- Romanian arrested Heathrow Airport with 2.5 kilos cocaine arrived Brazil
- Brazil: Amazon's main rivers severe water levels causing flooding
- LIDEMA study identifies impacts, threats of environment on Bolivian borders
- Train Crash Sao Paulo Brazil, at least 40 injured
Business
Cacao Global
China
- Mexican navy seized 136 ton shipment of precursor chemicals from China bound for Honduras
- Peru cancels purchase of air defense system from Northrop Grumman Consortium after pressure from China
- Déleg Ecuador: Roadway being financed by Chinese
- Ecuador: Assemblyman alleges breech of contract in purchase of Chinese radars
- Chinese police assist Argentine counterparts in attempt to thwart Chinese Mafia
Ciudad Juárez
- Mexico: Man accused of sexually abusing male friend
- A 13 year old is shot dead Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
- Maquiladora evacuated after chemical spill Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
- Shooting Attack kills a Mother and her Son in the City of Juarez
- Mexico: Authorities arrest husband and wife for possession of drugs, weapons and counterfeit money in Juarez
Colombia
- Ecuador and Colombia: Main origins of maritime drug trafficking to Central America
- Colombian hitman strikes in bakery, is captured by police
- Spain gives refuge to Colombian narco family with support of U.S. DEA
- Drug trafficker with ties to assassin gang taken into custody in Colombia
- Lionfish warning Atlantico coastal waters, Colombia
Conflicts
- Colombian hitman strikes in bakery, is captured by police
- 55,476 with refugee status from 68 countries located in Ecuador
- Peru: social conflicts have lead to ten dead since Ollanta Humala took office as President
- Shootout in Guatemala a result of dispute over drug routes
- Farmers arrested in protest Chile over water
Corruption
- Mexico: Thirty percent of police members failed control and trust evaluations
- Argentina: FpV Councilor not to be suspended despite drugs found in vehicle
- Former Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Accused of Accepting Bribes from Drug Traffickers
- Mexico: Diconsa a major government social agency rife with theft
- More than 3,000 Mexican military members court martialed in last five years
Costa Rica
- Costa Rica: Politician loses bid for presidency of congress due to "cockfighting"
- Government orders homes businesses destroyed, Limón Costa Rica
- Alert: Costa Rica advises caution when visiting volcanoes, recent activity Aprill 2012
- Costa Rica: Gas prices may rise in May 2012
- Costa Rican police officer under investigation, Facebook picture shows picture of officer in Nazi garb, salute
Crime
- United Nations warns of overt Los Zetas violence in Mexico
- Ecuador and Colombia: Main origins of maritime drug trafficking to Central America
- Truck driver arrested for transporting drugs in Peru
- Buried treasure in Chile: Over one million dollars in drugs found in desert
- Colombian hitman strikes in bakery, is captured by police
Cuba
- Over 8,000 evacuated from floods in Cuba
- U.S. grants visas to 60 Cubans, reject 11 for Latin America conference San Francisco
- Haitians, Cubans returned after intercepts at sea by U.S. Coast Guard
- 13 Cuban illegal immigrants detained Colombia
- One of five Cuban agents convicted or espionage permitted to visit Cuba, returns to U.S.
Culture
- Ecuador: Abuse, pregnancies increased in childhood and adolescence last two decades
- GLBT community celebrate Quito center day against homophobia
- Argentina: Bones skulls found, apparently used for witchcraft
- Teen pregnancy hindering development in Latin America
- Costa Rica: Politician loses bid for presidency of congress due to "cockfighting"
Dominican Republic
- Drug deals occurred near school in the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic: INTERPOL detains wanted fraud suspect, deported to Russia
- Canadian Tourist arrested Dominican Republic drug charges
- Sabatoge of power lines Dominican Republic serious security issue
- 20 kilos cocaine seized Dominican Republic bound for Philadelphia
Drug Activity
- United Nations warns of overt Los Zetas violence in Mexico
- Ecuador and Colombia: Main origins of maritime drug trafficking to Central America
- Mexican presidential candidate’s ad appears on narco blog; blames Google
- Romanian arrested for bringing drugs from Latin America to Europe
- Truck driver arrested for transporting drugs in Peru
Earthquake
Easter Island
Ecuador
- Ecuador and Colombia: Main origins of maritime drug trafficking to Central America
- 55,476 with refugee status from 68 countries located in Ecuador
- Ecuador: Death toll so far 2012 from dengue, 17
- Ecuador: Abuse, pregnancies increased in childhood and adolescence last two decades
- Teenage pregnancy in Cuenca Ecuador, Voces de Cuenca - Video
El Salvador
- Most-wanted fugitive in El Salvador “Medio Millón” captured after one year, eight months
- Central America: One out of fifty young people will die due to violence according to U.N.
- El Salvador Gang Truce Raises Troubling Questions for Region
- Guatemalan auto thieves arrested San Salvador, El Salvador
- Editor of online newspaper flees El Salvador due to threats from criminal elements
Enviromental Issues
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- History: Reagan On The Falkland/Malvinas: "Give[] Maggie enough to carry on..."
- British Petroleum tells Argentina it has no plans to explore for oil in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Argentina: Violent protests outside British embassy
- Argentina: Quebracho group holds protest at British embassy, burn flag
- British Defense secretary states Argentina not military threat, lacks capacity to go to war
FARC
- Colombia thwarts drug route to United States with ties to FARC, Los Rastrojos
- Colombian Cartel Fragmentation Creates Opportunity for Mexican Drug Traffickers
- FARC releases businessman after seven months of captivity
- Four soldiers injured when FARC set off mine field Puerto Nuevo Colombia
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Galapagos Islands
- Arthur Frommer's post on development in the Galapagos
- 32 Ecuadorians kicked out of the Galapagos Islands
- Galapagos Islands: Airfares increase, shortage of supplies due to decrease in number of cargo ships operating
- U.S. Bombs from WWII destroyed on the Galapagos Islands
- Galapagos Islands: Fishing Boat Detained Inside Reserve Area
Guatemala
- Interpol captures Ecuadorian in Guatemala, wanted in Peru for drug trafficking
- Shootout in Guatemala a result of dispute over drug routes
- UK Guatemala Travel Advisory
- Central America: One out of fifty young people will die due to violence according to U.N.
- Guatemala to engage 300 elite troops in fight against "Narcos"
Guyana
- Venezuela deploys 15,000 troops to borders with Colombia, Brazil, Guyana
- Venezuela ratifies dialogue in defense of their interests in state bordering Guyana
- Argentina: Highest alcohol consuming nation in South America
- Latin American Countries to Study Amazon Deforestation and Water Resources
- Labor dispute erupts Guyana, one dead, injuries
Haiti
Health
- Ecuador: Carnival weekend 2012 leaves 85 dead, 551 injured, 20 missing
- Young girls working as prostitutes in Haiti for lack of water and food
- Emergency declared in 29 municipalities of Coahuila Mexico due to drought
- Near Banos Ecuador, cow killed by bovine rabies
- Cuba registers vaccine in Peru for lung cancer
Honduras
- One Out of 50 Youths in Central America Predicted to be a Homicide Victim
- Police Shoot at Passenger Ship in Honduras in Attempt to Intercept Drug Route
- Honduras: One killed, eleven wounded in San Pedro Sula prison
- Authorities believe individuals killed in joint Honduran, DEA operation were not involved in trafficking
- Central America: One out of fifty young people will die due to violence according to U.N.
Human Rights Latin America
- 55,476 with refugee status from 68 countries located in Ecuador
- President Correa asserts, Ecuador respects human rights
- Argentina: Child laborer seriously injured in bakery accident
- Central America: One out of fifty young people will die due to violence according to U.N.
- Mexico: Communication from the Commission of Mediation (EAT)
Human Smuggling
- Central America: One out of fifty young people will die due to violence according to U.N.
- Child prostitution ring broken up operaing in the Plaza de Armas Santiago, Chile
- Haitians, Cubans returned after intercepts at sea by U.S. Coast Guard
- ACLU asks DHS initiate investigation of alleged abuses at U.S. ports of entries with Mexico
- 80 Bolivians rescued from sweatshop in Buenos Aires Argentina
Intelligence
- One of five Cuban agents convicted or espionage permitted to visit Cuba, returns to U.S.
- Chavez orders intelligence units to monitor police in states governed by opposition
- Chevron Using Espionage Against Lawyers in $18 Billion dollar verdictdict In Ecuador
- Ecuador: President of CONAIE states Chevron using violence, intimidation, espionage in recent days in oil case
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Jamaica
Labor Issues
- Argentina: Child laborer seriously injured in bakery accident
- Estimated one million children and adolescents working in Bolivia
- Buenos Aires: next week subways to have work stoppage three days
- Workers block plant José León Suárez , threatens trash pickup in Buenos Aires
- Survey says: What 38 percent of Peruvians want to tell their boss
Latin America Aviation
- Brazil and Venezuela cooperate in strategy to control illegal flights
- Romanian female arrested Switzerland, 3 kilos cocaine, arrived from Sao Paulo
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- Soccer Jerseys Serve as Method of Drug Concealment in Peru
- Increased Crackdown on Mexican Border Forces Colombian Drug Routes Through Caribbean
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- TAME airlines begins new route Guayaquil-Latacunga, Latacunga-Coca-Guayaquil
- Oil Injustice, Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador: Recorded Interview With Author Dr. Patricia Widener
- Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530–1900, recorded interview with editor Dr. Joanne Pillsbury
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Latin America Health
Latin America Indigenous Issues
- Colombia: Indigenous newborn girl dies after genital mutilation
- Colombia: 10 year old girl from Wayuu tribe gives birth to baby
- Ecuador: President of CONAIE states Chevron using violence, intimidation, espionage in recent days in oil case
- Ecuador: Indigenous groups demonstrate ability to mobilize
- CONAIE protest march arrives Quito Ecuador
Latin America Mining
- Former Peru President "Toledo" failed to give speech, rejected by students at University of Cajamarca
- Foreign investment up in Ecuador, mostly in mining sector
- Illegal mining continues to be serious issue for Peru
- Two die in mine explosion El Progreso Ecuador
- Clandestine gold mine collapses, Colombia, three missing
Latin America News
Latin America Travel
Latin America Wikileaks
- U.S. ambassador explains corruption in cable released by WIKILEAKS concerning Brazil
- Ecuador, Wikileaks cable discusses long term impact of melting glaciers
- Jamaican Prime Minister states U.S. officials misrepresented him in diplomatic cables
- Wikileaks shows U.S. and Brazil to partner against drug trafficking
- Wikileaks, Brazil pays off Paraguay to “keep them happy”
Latin America Womens Issues
Mexico
- United Nations warns of overt Los Zetas violence in Mexico
- Mexican presidential candidate’s ad appears on narco blog; blames Google
- Mexico: Dismantled Taxi-driver’s kidnapping organization
- Mexico: 5 year-old, whose eyes where removed by his mother, remain stable at Legaria hospital
- Mexico: Gastrointestinal cases increase in Tamaulipas
Nicaragua
- Nicaragua: Gay community crowns Miss Gay Nicaragua
- Costa Rica: 224 kilos of cocaine seized in cargo of candy
- 4.5 Earthquake Near Coast of Nicaragua
- Human Rights systematically violated of sex workers in Mexico City
- Granada Nicaragua: Three hotels raided suspected of trafficking, sexual exploitation of children
Oil
- Investors pressing Chevron to settle Ecuador case
- Ecuador ratifies dismissal of two judges for violations, previously both assigned to Chevron case
- Argentina not to respond to Spain's decision to limit imports of biodiesel fuel
- Costa Rica: Gas prices may rise in May 2012
- Tension heightens between Argentina, Spain over bill to expropriate 51% shares of REPSOL
Organized Crime
- Ecuador and Colombia: Main origins of maritime drug trafficking to Central America
- Mexican presidential candidate’s ad appears on narco blog; blames Google
- Romanian arrested for bringing drugs from Latin America to Europe
- Argentina: FpV Councilor not to be suspended despite drugs found in vehicle
- Drug trafficker with ties to assassin gang taken into custody in Colombia
Paraguay
- Paraguay: Narcotrafficker caught with crack, cocaine, and marijuana
- “El Loco’s” partner arrested in Paraguay, formation of new drug route disrupted
- Paraguay: Standardized driver's license being instituted to help fight fraud
- Paraguay: assailants desguised as police make huge haul
- Woman attacked by tiger Paraguay
Peru
- Truck driver arrested for transporting drugs in Peru
- Interpol captures Ecuadorian in Guatemala, wanted in Peru for drug trafficking
- Peru: social conflicts have lead to ten dead since Ollanta Humala took office as President
- UNESCO suggests emergency measures to protect Machu Picchu
- In Peru, officials recommend youth-only detention center
Police/Military Activity
- Romanian arrested for bringing drugs from Latin America to Europe
- Truck driver arrested for transporting drugs in Peru
- Buried treasure in Chile: Over one million dollars in drugs found in desert
- Colombian hitman strikes in bakery, is captured by police
- Mexico: Dismantled Taxi-driver’s kidnapping organization
Politics
- Mexican presidential candidate’s ad appears on narco blog; blames Google
- 55,476 with refugee status from 68 countries located in Ecuador
- Spain gives refuge to Colombian narco family with support of U.S. DEA
- Argentina: FpV Councilor not to be suspended despite drugs found in vehicle
- Rafael Correa Interview with Julaina Asage from Wikileaks
Puerto Rico
Religion
- Mexico: mother stated she removed eye balls from five year-old son to prevent massive earthquake
- Mexico: 5 year-old child's eyes removed in satanic ritual
- Mexico: Easter services cancelled Cathedral of Chilpancingo, earthquake damage
- Mexico: Group responsible for deaths in Santa Muerte ritual, committing sacrifices since 2009
- Mexico: Bodies located of child, teenager, woman killed by Satanic Sect worshipers (Santa Muerte), Agua Prieta and Nacozari Mexico
Shining Path
- Peru: suspected member of "Shining Path" involved in 50 murders, arrested
- Former Peruvian President supports Humala's battle against Shining Path
- Using children in armed activities by terrorists in Peru is condemned
- Small group in Chile, protests demanding release of Abimael Guzman, former leader of Shining Pathof
- Shining Path killed three members of Peru's forces
Social Issues
- Mexico: 5 year-old, whose eyes where removed by his mother, remain stable at Legaria hospital
- 55,476 with refugee status from 68 countries located in Ecuador
- Ecuador: Abuse, pregnancies increased in childhood and adolescence last two decades
- Teenage pregnancy in Cuenca Ecuador, Voces de Cuenca - Video
- Peru: social conflicts have lead to ten dead since Ollanta Humala took office as President
South America
- Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530–1900, recorded interview with editor Dr. Joanne Pillsbury
- Ten Most Dangerous Cities in Mexico
- Domestic violence increases substantially in Huila, Colombia
- Growing presence of Hezballah in Latin America worries U.S. officials
- Former Peruvian military leader warns of growing Iranian presence in Latin America
Spanish School Directory
Suriname
- Brazil assisting Suriname in fight against transnational crime, opens up lines of credit
- Suriname, increase in number of leishmaniasis
- Latin American Countries to Study Amazon Deforestation and Water Resources
- With Aid and Migrants, China Expands Its Presence in Suriname
- Suriname for stronger ties with India
Terrorism
- Officials surprised after 600 sticks of dynamite found on charter bus in Peru
- Neo_Nazis in Minnesota planned attack on Mexican Consulate
- Bus explosion in banking area of Bogota Colombia, 5 dead 21 wounded
- Explosive attack Itaú Bank branch in Concepción, Chile
- Sabatoge of power lines Dominican Republic serious security issue
United States
- Spain gives refuge to Colombian narco family with support of U.S. DEA
- Colombia thwarts drug route to United States with ties to FARC, Los Rastrojos
- A sixty two year-old man is caught smuggling bullets to Mexico
- U.S. DEA assists in Mexico-Italy drug trafficking ring bust
- Police Shoot at Passenger Ship in Honduras in Attempt to Intercept Drug Route
Uruguay
- Uruguayan president makes surprise visit with his counterpart in Argentina
- Uruguay and Brazil's presidents meeting to discuss trade expansion
- Uruguay: One out of three murder victims had criminal record
- Uruguay: Three nurses accused of murdering 16 patients
- Uruguay: Human remains discovered in military area
Venezuela
- Brazil and Venezuela cooperate in strategy to control illegal flights
- In Venezuela, Two Young Adults Imprisoned for Participation in Drug Trade
- Venezuela: Food production facing crisis
- Authorities fail to control two week old riot in Caracas prison
- Venezuela: crossword puzzle writer accused of encrypted message calling for murder of Chavez's brother
Weather/Climate
- Chile: Storm causes 2,000 to be homeless, 300,000 without electricity
- Mexico: Red Alert on the hurricane “Bud” is deactivated
- Over 8,000 evacuated from floods in Cuba
- Mexico: Hurricane “Bud” is expected to impact Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco
- Three earthquakes recorded different regions of Peru Monday May 14, 2012
Z1test
- Guatemala will be declared in "nutritional risk" next week
- Guayaquil, Husband allegedly kills x-wife with machete in front of their children
- Colombia, 15 human traffickers detained, bringing undocumented across Ecuador border
- Montevideo Uruguay, 1,600 people living on the streets
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Zetas
- United Nations warns of overt Los Zetas violence in Mexico
- Mexico: Police captures a group of 19 criminal members of “los Zetas”
- Mexico: Leader of hitman unit of Zetas arrested
- Mexico: The Zetas, respond to the Message left by El Chapo
- Two U.S. soldiers arrested, offered assassination services to Zetas Mexican Cartel
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