Chile: Chaiten Volcano Eruption Causes Evacuations, Flight Cancellations

By Larry Habegger | May 8th, 2008 |

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]

Peru: Plane Crash at Nazca Lines Prompts Call for Safety Measures

By Larry Habegger | April 17th, 2008 |

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Five French tourists died in a small plane crash en route to view the famed Nazca Lines April 10 when the pilot tried to return to the air strip shortly... [Read this entry]

Argentina: Farmers Suspend Road Blockades for 30 Days

By Larry Habegger | April 2nd, 2008 |

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Farmers suspended a three-week-long protest that has created food shortages around the country, keeping meat and grain from reaching supermarkets and prompting demonstrations of support in Buenos Aires and other... [Read this entry]

Brazil: Dengue Fever Crisis in Rio de Janeiro

By Larry Habegger | March 26th, 2008 |

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Some 33,000 people have contracted dengue fever and 48 have died in Rio de Janeiro state this year in what appears to be an epidemic of the disease. Already more... [Read this entry]

Bolivia: Yellow Fever Vaccinations Required

By Larry Habegger | March 20th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in La Paz reported March 14 that airlines flying to Bolivia have recently been refusing to accept passengers who do not have valid yellow fever vaccinations. Because... [Read this entry]

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