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News Articles: Latin America

Saul Luciano Lliuya in front of Lake Palcacocha, located at 4,650 meters above sea level at the Huascaran National Park, in Huaraz, northeastern Peru, on May 23, 2022.

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  • Latin America

Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant

A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown.

May 28, 2025
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  • Simeon Tegel

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  • World

Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

May 28, 2025
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  • Carrie Kahn
Crime scene investigators work at the site where the personal secretary and an advisor to Mexico City's mayor were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle, in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Tristan Velazquez)

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  • Latin America

The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City's mayor are shot dead

Mexico's president condemned the killings and said there would not be impunity. She said she was not aware of any threats against the mayor.

May 21, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A Honduran migrant who returned voluntarily from the United States walks after arriving at Ramon Villeda Morales Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Monday.

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  • World

U.S. sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation

Experts believe the self-deportation offer will only appeal to a small portion of migrants already considering return, but unlikely to spur high demand.

May 20, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Eleonora Alfaro (L), mother of lawyer Ruth Lopez of the human rights group Cristosal, speaks next to Noah Bullock (C), executive director of Cristosal, and Louis Benavides (R), partner of Lopez, during a press conference in El Salvador.

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  • Latin America

El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer

Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Ruth López, whose whereabouts are unknown since her arrest by police in El Salvador late Sunday.

May 20, 2025
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  • Eyder Peralta
Argentina's President Javier Milei greets supporters during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

Argentina orders immigration crackdown with decree to 'make Argentina great again'

In a country that has long prided itself on its openness to immigrants, the declaration drew criticism from the Argentine president's opponents and prompted comparisons to U.S. President Donald Trump.

May 15, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Former Uruguayan President José "Pepe" Mujica on Oct. 27, 2024.

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  • Obituaries

Uruguay's ex-President José Mujica, nicknamed 'world's poorest president,' dies at 89

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.

May 13, 2025
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  • John Otis
The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has alarmed U.S. officials.

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  • World

U.S. halts cattle imports from Mexico, citing fears of flesh-eating maggot

The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has alarmed U.S. officials. It can kill a full-grown cow in one to two weeks. 

May 11, 2025
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  • Will Stone
The U.S.-Canada border, as seen in this satellite map, mostly runs along the 49th parallel — and wasn't chosen at random.

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  • Politics

Trump calls the U.S.-Canada border an 'artificial line.' That's not entirely true

President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line." But experts say just because it was man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.

May 09, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.

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  • Latin America

El Salvador president orders arrest of bus company heads for defying free ride policy

Bukele had announced that all bus fares for a week would be completely free due to construction the government was carrying out on one of the main highways running through San Salvador.

May 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attends her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, April 2, 2025.

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  • World

Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but she rejected it.

May 04, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
An axolotl, also known as a Mexican salamander, is pictured at a shop in Paris.

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  • Science

Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find

The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in captivity and releasing them in the wild can help their numbers.

May 03, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney applauds at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.

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  • World

In his victory speech, Mark Carney warns Canadians that 'Trump is trying to break us'

Mark Carney wins Canada's election, seizing on strong public sentiment against U.S. President Donald Trump. But it's still not clear if his Liberal Party has won an outright majority in Parliament.

April 29, 2025
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  • Jackie Northam
A supporter waves a Canadian flag during a campaign rally for Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Carney said Donald Trump's tariff policy is an act of economic self-sabotage that's pushing the US into a downturn. Photographer: Gavin John/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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  • World

Canada's election: all you need to know

Canada's snap election has been dominated by one politician — who's not even in the race — President Trump.

April 28, 2025
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  • Sheena Rossiter
Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday.

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  • Latin America

Police say 9 people were killed when car plowed into Vancouver street festival crowd

A man was arrested after his vehicle ran into a crowd at an event celebrating Filipino culture, Vancouver police posted to social media. Police said they are confident this was "not an act of terrorism."

April 27, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
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