Latin America

Lori Baker with her husband, Erich. Baker is founder and executive director of the International Consortium for Forensic Identification, Reuniting Families Project.

National

Scientist IDs Bodies Of Migrants, Helping Families Find Closure

9:28am September 19, 2014

by NPR Staff

Lori Baker uses DNA samples to track down the loved ones of immigrants who died on their journeys. "I would love not to do this anymore, but I don't think I have it in me not to," she says.

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Cuy, or guinea pig, one of the traditional dishes from the Andes.

World News

Mistura Food Fest Gives Peruvian Cuisine A Chance To Shine

2:08pm September 17, 2014

by Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato

Every September, top chefs from around the world gather to celebrate the diversity of Peruvian cuisine. But not everyone is convinced the food boom is the answer to the country's historic challenges.

Cars sit in a flooded street in San Jose del Cabo Monday, after Hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

National

Odile Leaves Wreckage In Mexico And Threatens Flooding In U.S.

7:48pm September 16, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Hurricane Odile is now a tropical storm, but it has heavy rainfall and power outages to the Baja Peninsula and surrounding areas. It could also bring new flooding to Tucson and nearby areas.

This photo of a women's pro cycling team from Colombia raised both eyebrows and the question of who designed the uniforms. One of the team's riders reportedly created the design.

'Nude' Or Not, Women's Cycling Team Uniform Makes Waves

2:46pm September 15, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Some observers called the outfits — which in photos seem to feature a swatch of flesh-tone-colored fabric in their lower region — "rude," "wrong" and a "disaster."

Waves hit the coast of Los Cabos, Mexico, on Sunday as Hurricane Odile nears landfall in the largely tourist area of the Baja California peninsula.

Mexican Resort Town Pummeled By Powerful Hurricane Odile

1:02pm September 15, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Category 3 cyclone, the strongest on record to hit the region, slammed the tourist destination of Cabo San Lucas and will weaken as it moves up the Baja California peninsula, forecasters say.

Smoking has declined by about 4 percent annually in Uruguay since the country required graphic warnings on cigarette packages.

Philip Morris Sues Uruguay Over Graphic Cigarette Packaging

8:08am September 15, 2014

by NPR Staff

The country requires photos of decaying teeth and gruesome hospital scenes on every pack. Philip Morris sees this as a violation of a trade agreement and is suing Uruguay for $25 million.

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Migrants at a shelter in southern Mexico say that Mexico's interior checkpoints are making it harder to travel north. Some have given up on reaching the U.S. and are trying to stay in Mexico.

World News

Mexican Crackdown Slows Central American Immigration To U.S.

9:24pm September 12, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Under pressure from the United States, Mexico has begun arresting and deporting tens of thousands of Central Americans long before they reach the U.S. border.

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Men from Lev Tahor shop in San Juan, Guatemala. In a culture of brightly colored clothing and clean-shaven men, the black suits and long beards stood out.

Dogged By Controversy, A Jewish Sect Is On The Move Again

8:01am September 10, 2014

by Ted Robbins

Members of Lev Tahor left Canada with trail of allegations of child abuse. Then leaders of the Guatemalan village where they settled asked them to leave. The sect is again looking for a new home.

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Once Bitten, Twice Decried: Uruguay Outraged By Suarez Punishment

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Luis Suarez's sponsors are dropping him and his 2014 World Cup is over. FIFA dealt the Uruguayan soccer player an unusually harsh sentence for biting his opponent, and his home country is outraged.

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Sports

Bringing Ice Hockey To A Land With No Ice

12:33pm August 30, 2014

Former NHL star Graeme Townshend was the first Jamaican-born player in the professional hockey league. Now he wants to bring hockey to Jamaica. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Townshend about his campaign.

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