Children, indigenous communities and people of Afro descent are among the categories of people worst hit my extreme poverty levels,…
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Over two millions births in Latin America to mothers under the age of 15, according to NGO studies
There are roughly 66.5 births to teenage mothers out of every thousand in Latin America, which is considerably higher than…
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New free trade agreement welcomed by Argentina and Chile
A new Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Argentina has finally been brought into place after over a month of…
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Venezuela’s opposition leader briefly arrested by country’s intelligence authorities
Just days after the widespread rejection of last week’s re-inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, incidents over the weekend have…
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Countries begin announcing measures against Venezuelan government
Just yesterday, Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for his second term as the President of Venezuela. Despite a week of…
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Latin American former leaders criticise Pope’s Christmas message
A Christmas speech by Pope Francisco has not been well received by a number of prominent people across Latin America.…
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Bolivia’s president responds to jibes about indigenous communities from Brazil
The battle lines between the rise of populist, right-wing agendas and the last of South America’s leftist leaders is becoming…
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Latin American leaders call on Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro not to take office
Thousands of Venezuelans continue to pour out of their country and into neighboring states such as Colombia and Brazil in…
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As Peru’s glaciers melt, water crisis awaits
In Peru’s desert, ripe blueberries are blooming in the sand. Its mountain communities, however, are living under a ticking time…
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UN ‘highly concerned’ over number of ex-FARC member deaths since peace deal
At least 85 members of Colombia’s FARC rebel group have been killed in the last two years according to the…
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Electric Vehicles Increase In Popularity Across Latin America
In 2010, as many as 64,000 people died in Latin America as a result of exposure to a fine particle…
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86-Year-Old Tackles One Of The Seven Summits
Located in the southern Andes mountain range, Aconcagua is South America’s highest peak and one of the Seven Summits that…
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