Topic: Central America

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Opinion Don't let Nicaragua's Ortega become a Mugabe

The West must use leverage to prevent bloody confrontation.
12/30/2008 12:00 am
Discoveries Name that bat for the holidays

12/08/2008 12:00 am
Farming superpower Brazil spreads its know-how

It is bringing the technologies of tropical farming to other parts of Latin America, and to Africa and Asia.
11/12/2008 12:00 am
In Latin America, leftist leaders evict US drug warriors

Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela push back on US operations.
11/10/2008 12:00 am
Cafeteria food features regional flavors

More colleges are offering menus made from local foods.
10/22/2008 01:00 am
New challenge in drug war: semi-subs

At $2 million apiece, the craft poke out only a foot above water and can carry 12 tons of drugs.
08/25/2008 01:00 am
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about fair trade.
08/18/2008 01:00 am
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about youth movements in Cuba and declining foreign tourism in the US.
08/07/2008 01:00 am
Tide of illegal immigrants now being reversed

Border crackdown and tough economic times in the US are seen as reasons.
07/31/2008 01:00 am
McCain visits a skeptical Latin America

Presidential hopeful John McCain visited Colombia on Tuesday and wraps up his three-day trip Thursday in Mexico.
07/03/2008 01:00 am
Military abuses rise in Mexican drug war

The US Senate votes this week on a $465 million aid package that includes oversight of Mexico's military and courts.
06/24/2008 01:00 am
Chávez oil fails to stem Nicaragua crisis

Pump prices have soared to more than $5.20 a gallon – the highest in Central America – despite the Venezuelan leader's promise to solve the country's 'oil problem.'
06/04/2008 01:00 am
Ortega leads anti-U.S. critique at Latin American food summit

Leaders at Wednesday's summit in Nicaragua blamed US trade policies for the region's food crisis.
05/09/2008 01:00 am
The last 'Parandero'

In Belize, musician Paul Nabor preserves an indigenous sound – and awaits a successor.
05/09/2008 01:00 am
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about declining food access and how teachers should prep students for tests.
04/24/2008 01:00 am
Opinion Hungry for change in Haiti

Amid riots and political upheaval, Haiti needs the right kind of relief.
04/22/2008 01:00 am
Costa Rica sees tourism's environmental dark side

Lax regulations have allowed development to surge to the breaking point.
04/17/2008 01:00 am
Costa Rica sees tourism's environmental dark side

Lax regulations have allowed development to surge to the breaking point.
04/17/2008 01:00 am
Colombia trade pact may fall prey to November elections

Bush sends the free-trade agreement to Congress, but stiff opposition could derail it.
04/10/2008 01:00 am
On the horizon: News from the frontiers of science

Hydrogen fuel balls for cars; disappearing tropical frogs; a new generation of smaller, faster computers.
03/27/2008 01:00 am
A human rights statistician finds truth in numbers

Whether gazing at a computer or into the eyes of a former dictator, numbers cruncher Patrick Ball is on the front lines of justice.
02/07/2008 12:00 am
San Diego aims to fix a pollution problem by helping a Tijuana slum

A US team wants to clean up a river estuary by improving living conditions across the Mexican border.
02/06/2008 12:00 am
As dollar falls, migrants feel pinch

Their earnings don't stretch as far for family overseas, so many are working extra hours.
01/29/2008 12:00 am
Can the crown jewel of world's coral reefs be saved?

Scientists and politicians are moving to protect the enormous biodiversity in the Coral Triangle – a critical marine nursery for tuna and other species.
01/24/2008 12:00 am