Latin America

Puerto Rico Celebrates 100 Years Of U.S. Citizenship

4:35pm March 02, 2017

by Greg Allen

It's been 100 years since President Woodrow Wilson signed a law making Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens. But it's a limited form of citizenship. Island residents can't cast ballots for president and don't have voting representation in Washington, D.C. A referendum to change Puerto Rico's political status is set for June.

Puerto Rican Migrants Search For Identity In Massachusetts

4:35pm March 02, 2017

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

For Puerto Ricans, the question of statehood and their status as American citizens makes identity a complicated topic. One Puerto Rico woman living in western Massachusetts talks about this tension.

Fanesca is made with grains and vegetables, and includes toppings such as peanuts, fried plantains, hard-boiled eggs and mini empanadas.

Ecuador's Fanesca Is A Lenten Soup Flavored With Centuries Of Tradition

12:35pm March 02, 2017

by Amy E. Robertson

This thick, creamy stew features 12 "grains" to represent the Twelve Apostles and cod to denote Jesus. It takes days and many hands to prepare, a meal befitting Ecuador's elaborate Lenten traditions.

Rexnord Finalizes Plans To Move Indianapolis Jobs To Mexico

4:38pm February 27, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Feltner, a machinist at the Rexnord plant in Indianapolis, which is moving operations to Mexico. President Trump took credit for preventing a Carrier plant, which is one mile away from the Rexnord plant, from moving some jobs to Mexico.

A woman draws water from a pool on Sunday after officials in Chile's capital city, Santiago, cut off the water supply.

World News

PHOTOS: Wild Weather In Chile Leaves Millions Without Access To Running Water

3:19pm February 27, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Authorities cut off service to the capital, Santiago, following torrential rains that contaminated the water supply. People are now scrambling to find alternative sources of drinking water.

National

When Mexican Deportees Return To A Country They Hardly Know

5:26pm February 26, 2017

by Michel Martin

Tania Mendoza left Mexico for the U.S. when she was a toddler. She lived almost her whole life and started a family there. But in 2010 she was deported back to a country she had never really lived in.

World News

A Postcard From Rio De Janeiro As Brazil Begins Carnival

5:02am February 24, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Friday marks the start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. We set out to discover if Brazil's tradition of wild street parties and lavish costume parades is actually a form of collective therapy.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (from left), Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong greet each other during a news conference in Mexico City on Thursday.

On Tillerson And Kelly Visit, Mexico Seeks 'Clarity' On Immigration Proposals

8:16pm February 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Just days after the Department of Homeland Security detailed how it will implement President Trump's policies, Mexican officials warned Thursday they would not accept "measures imposed unilaterally."

Homeland Security chief John Kelly (from left), Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong spoke with reporters after initial meetings in Mexico City Thursday.

Amid U.S.-Mexico Strains, Tillerson And Kelly Take On 'Tough Trip'

7:53pm February 23, 2017

by Hannah Bloch

Talks between Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly with their Mexican counterparts were intended to smooth out growing tensions between the two countries.

Trump Directs Agencies To Identify How Much Aid The U.S. Gives Mexico

5:41pm February 23, 2017

President Trump has directed the heads of all executive departments and agencies to identify all funds given to Mexico. NPR takes a look at the exact amount of those funds and how that figure compares to the cost of building a wall on the southern U.S. border.

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