Latin America

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó applauds as President Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Inspires Rare Bipartisan Moment

12:26am February 05, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

Juan Guaidó's appearance at the State of the Union was intended to send a strong message of U.S. support for his efforts to unseat Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

A guide walks past a sign asking for silence near the winter home of monarch butterflies in El Rosario reserve near Ocampo, Michoacán, in Mexico on Friday.

Sadness And Worry After 2 Men Connected To Butterfly Sanctuary Are Found Dead

7:28pm February 03, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to the mountains of Mexico each winter. Authorities are now investigating the apparent murders of an activist and tour guide at the Michoacán reserve.

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Venezuela's Opposition Leader Guaidó Holds Rally In Miami

8:24am February 02, 2020

by Greg Allen

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó held a rally in Miami, hoping to shore up support among a large expatriate population there who oppose the regime of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Eye Patches Are A Badge Of Honor As Injured Chileans Keep Protesting

7:57am February 02, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Chileans are once again risking injury and arrest to continue the protests they started in the fall. They're demanding economic reforms that they blame for major social inequality in the country.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shows a brochure of the 787 Dreamliner belonging to the Mexican Presidency, during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan. 14.

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Mexico's President May Raffle Off Official Plane — And Mexicans Find It Hilarious

12:57pm February 01, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

If you're in the market for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, look no further: Mexico's leader has just the plane for you, and he's apparently struggling to find a buyer.

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Under U.S. Pressure, Mexico Attempts To Curb Migration Through Its Borders

5:23pm January 31, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Pressured by the Trump administration, the Mexican government is moving to curb migration through its territory into the United States.

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Ai Weiwei Takes On 43 Missing Mexicans In 'Vivos' Documentary

5:27pm January 29, 2020

Ai Weiwei's new documentary, Vivos, tells the story of the 43 students who were attacked in Mexico in 2014 and never seen again. He speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

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Mexico's President Will Raffle Off His Presidential Plane

5:27pm January 29, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been trying to unload his presidential plane, preferring to make a show of flying commercial. With no takers, he'll now raffle it off.

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Members of the Mexican National Guard and officers of the Migration Institute detain a Central American migrant heading in a caravan to the U.S. in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas State, Mexico, on Jan. 23.

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Migrants In Mexico Face Crackdown, But Officials Say They're Being 'Rescued'

2:58pm January 29, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Much of Mexico's official language regarding migration remains euphemistic, critics say, even as migration policies have grown harsher. More than 2,000 Central Americans have been deported this month.

Waves splash in a pool during an earthquake, seen in a still frame from social media video, in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Caribbean, But No Reports Of Injuries Or Damage

9:45pm January 28, 2020

The 7.7-magnitude temblor struck off the coasts of Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands. Social media was flooded with posts of photos and video from people documenting the event.