Latin America

Bluefields sits along Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast. It's a place where six in 10 people live in extreme poverty.

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Nicaragua Follows Its Own Path In Dealing With Drug Traffickers

5:25pm October 27, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Unlike its Central American neighbors, Nicaragua hasn't waged a head-on military battle with the cartels. The country suffers less violence, but critics says it effectively tolerates trafficking.

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After Shocking Election Season In Brazil, Incumbent President Still Holds Power

7:32am October 27, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff won a narrow re-election in Sunday's runoff, a result that reflects the deep political and economic divide in Brazil.

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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff waves to supporters as she celebrates with Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a press conference in a hotel in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sunday.

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Wins Tight Re-Election Vote

12:21am October 27, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Rouseff will serve a second term as president of Brazil, after a contentious and close campaign.

A woman has her fingerprints checked with a new biometric identification machine before voting in Brasilia Sunday. More than 142 million Brazilians went to the polls, ending a dramatic campaign.

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Brazil Picks New President In A Tight Race Of Stark Contrasts

6:06pm October 26, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The race has come down to competing visions for the future of Latin America's largest economy, put forth by leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and center-right challenger Aecio Neves.

With 13 angles, a stone has been found by researchers in Peru that could undermine the famous 12-Angle Stone that has drawn thousands of tourists.

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New Incan Find One-Ups Peru's Famous 12 Angle Stone

1:26pm October 25, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The find was announced by Peru's Ministry of Culture, which says the 13-angled stone was part of a water system that irrigated a strategically important area southeast of Lima.

Lacey Williams (from left), Mary Espinosa, Jaime Villegas, Armando Cruz Martinez and Elisa Benitez talk inside the offices of the Latin American Coalition in Charlotte, N.C. According to a 2011 Pew Hispanic report, the median age of Latinos in North Carol

In North Carolina, Latino Voters Could Decide Tight Senate Race

12:22pm October 24, 2014

by Michel Martin

Latinos make up 9 percent of the state's population and 2 percent of registered voters, and a new poll shows many are undecided. In Charlotte, Michel Martin learns more about their growing influence.

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In Mexico City on Wednesday, people march to demand justice for 43 missing students. Mexican authorities ordered the arrest of the mayor of Iguala and his wife in connection with the attack.

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Mexican Prosecutor Says Mayor, Wife Ordered Attack On Students

8:59am October 23, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

The mayor of Iguala and his wife, accused of being connected to the disappearance of 43 students, are now fugitives. Thousands of protesters marched in Mexico City demanding justice.

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The first of eight proposed cable lines linking Bolivia's capital La Paz (shown in the background) with El Alto was opened earlier this year. The government hopes the cable cars will ease the chronic congestion.

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High In The Andes, Bolivia's Gondolas In The Sky Ease Congestion

6:28pm October 22, 2014

by John Otis

One of Latin America's poorest countries is building the world's longest urban cable car system. The aim is to transform the lives of commuters who battle chronic traffic problems.

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In 'Perfect Dictatorship,' Mexican Viewers May Struggle To Decipher Fact From Fiction

6:28pm October 22, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

A new film in Mexico opens this week about corruption and collusion with drug traffickers in Mexican politics. In 'The Perfect Dictatorship,' the plot of political corruption and media collusion is close to reality.

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Taqueria La Delicia is a lonchera, or food truck, that parks near a Lowe's Home Improvement store in New Orleans. The owner is Honduran, and so are many of the day laborers who eat there.

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In The Big Easy, Food Vendors Create A Little Honduras

5:31pm October 20, 2014

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Thanks to a quirk of history, New Orleans has long had a Honduran population, but it exploded post-Katrina. Nearly a decade later, Hondurans have created a vibrant, if underground, culinary community.