Brazil: Airport Workers’ Strike Causes Delays across Country

By Larry Habegger | July 30th, 2008 |

Thousands of members of the National Airport Workers Union launched an indefinite strike July 30 after talks with management over a wage increase failed. The strike involves thousands of workers... [Read this entry]

Chile: Llaima Volcano Eruption Closes Conguillio National Park

By Larry Habegger | July 10th, 2008 |

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Llaima volcano, about 400 miles south of Santiago near Chile’s popular lakes region and surrounded by Conguillio National Park, erupted July 1, causing authorities to order evacuation of some 40... [Read this entry]

Peru: Thieves Work Lima’s Top Hotels and Restaurants

By Larry Habegger | June 25th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Lima has received reports of numerous petty thefts occurring in five-star hotels and prominent restaurants in the capital city. Criminals working together dress up and act... [Read this entry]

Argentina: Farmers’ Strike Continues

By Larry Habegger | June 19th, 2008 |

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Some 2,000 demonstrators protested in front of the presidential residence outside Buenos Aires June 16 to demand that the government resume negotiations with striking farmers who have been blocking highways... [Read this entry]

Chile: Chaiten Volcano Eruption Causes Evacuations, Flight Cancellations

By Larry Habegger | May 8th, 2008 |

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The long-dormant Chaiten volcano spewed lava and blasted ash some 20 miles high May 6, forcing the total evacuation of the provincial capital of Chaiten, six miles from the volcano... [Read this entry]

Argentina: Farmers May Block Roads Again

By Larry Habegger | May 1st, 2008 |

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For three weeks in March irate farmers blockaded roads and cut off meat and grain supplies to supermarkets in major cities, including Buenos Aires, but called off their protests when... [Read this entry]

Bolivia: “Highway of Death” Claims More Victims

By Larry Habegger | May 1st, 2008 |

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Bolivia’s “Highway of Death” claimed its second tourist in a week April 24 when an SUV carrying 12 passengers hit a group of cyclists and then careered off the road... [Read this entry]

Brazil: Government to Require Special Permits to Visit the Amazon

By Larry Habegger | May 1st, 2008 |

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The government intends to send Congress a bill within months that will require all foreign visitors to the Brazilian Amazon to obtain a permit to be there or face a... [Read this entry]

Argentina: Bushfire Smoke Plagues Buenos Aires

By Larry Habegger | April 23rd, 2008 |

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Smoke from illegal bush fires blamed on farmers clearing land near Buenos Aires covered the capital for more than a week before winds pushed it away from the city. The... [Read this entry]

Bolivia: “Highway of Death” Claims U.S. Mountain Biker

By Larry Habegger | April 23rd, 2008 |

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The North Yungas Road leading from La Paz to Coroico in the Amazon basin has been called “the most dangerous road in the world” and the “highway of death” because... [Read this entry]

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