Latin America

A doctor examines a patient during a June campaign to find chikungunya cases in the town of Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador. The country reported more than 100,000 cases of chikungunya in 2014.

Painful Virus Sweeps Central America, Gains A Toehold In U.S.

10:34pm January 01, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

While some Americans worried that Ebola would spread around the U.S., a new mosquito-borne virus flew right in. It sickened more than 2,000 Americans and nearly a million people across the Caribbean.

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In Brazil, Plastic Surgery Seen As A Right, Not A Privilege

10:34pm January 01, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

With January first marking the start of many people's self-improvement projects, Lourdes Garcia Navarro shares a story she reported earlier this year about plastic surgery in Brazil.

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After a long night, don't head to the medicine cabinet — head directly to the stove and a simmering pot of posole.

A Cure For The Common Hangover, Found On The Stove

11:52am January 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Chef Anthony Lamas says posole, a Mexican hominy stew, is great if you're cold, hung over or just had a long night. "It's a cure in a bowl" that's infinitely customizable, he says.

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Cuban Authorities Detain Dissidents Ahead Of Free Speech Rally

7:48am January 01, 2015

Cuban authorities detained several dissidents this week. The detensions come soon after President Obama began to normalize relations with Cuba. Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Marc Frank in Havana.

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Cuban-Americans Cautiously Optimistic About U.S. Relations

6:48pm December 31, 2014

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks with writer Achy Obejas about Cuban-American response to changes in U.S.-Cuba relations.

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Cuban Dissidents Thwarted Before Havana Demonstration

6:30pm December 30, 2014

Artist Tania Bruguera had scheduled an open-mic protest on Tuesday but Cuban authorities denied permission for the event. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to AP Cuba bureau chief Michael Weissenstein.

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is seen with members of the Tawil family on Dec. 23. Kirchner embraced their seventh son, Yair, as her godson in line with an Argentine tradition that offers presidential protection to the seventh son in

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Argentine President Takes On Godson — But Not To Keep Werewolf At Bay

8:06pm December 29, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The tradition, it now appears, is from czarist Russia and began during mass Russian migration to Argentina in the early 20th century.

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For Venezuela, Drop In Global Oil Prices Could Be Catastrophic

12:13pm December 29, 2014

by John Otis

The South American nation is home to the world's largest oil reserves and earns most of its foreign reserves from oil. It faced a deep economic crisis even before petroleum prices began their plunge.

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Argentinian Orangutan May Be Free To Enjoy Some Privacy

11:07am December 28, 2014

Sandra, a shy Orangutan in Argentina, has been granted some legal rights that will allow her some freedom. NPR's Linda Wertheimer tells us more.

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Cuba is 90 miles away from the southernmost point in the United States, in Key West, Fla. "There used to be a ferry that ran between the two islands every day," says 89-year-old Gregorio Garcia, who emigrated in 1958. "I hope they operate it again someday

For Cubans In Key West, A Longing To Fill In 'Gaps Of Who We Are'

11:10am December 27, 2014

by John Burnett

Some Cuban-American families are rejoicing at the possibility of visiting their homeland, but not everyone has embraced President Obama's new policy toward the island nation.

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