Monthly Archives: September 2018
High Temperatures Would Make 6 Mexican States Uninhabitable
Due to the heat wave these past few weeks, there are a number of Mexican cities that might soon become unable to hold the life of its citizens fairly soon. In the cities of Sorona, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Veracruz, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Sur, Nayarit, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Tamaulipas, and more, temperatures have risen to almost 45°C… Read more »
Ecuador: Public Transport Safety, How to avoid a kidnap express
Transport safety There has been an increase in robberies on interstate transport and at bus stations, especially Quito, Baños and Latacunga tourist towns. Most incidents took place at night. Where possible you should avoid travelling by road after dark. Cases involving British nationals have been reported on the routes between Quito and Baños; Baños and Cuenca; Quito and Tulcan; Quito… Read more »
World must prepare for return of Zika, scientists warn
Hot weather and drought could spark the return of the Zika virus, scientists have warned. The disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, spread throughout Brazil and Latin America in 2015 and 2016 where it was linked to a spate of neurological defects among babies born to mothers infected with the virus.
Mexico corpse trailer: Jalisco forensic chief Luis Octavio Cotero fired
The top forensic official in Mexico’s Jalisco state has been fired after it emerged some 150 corpses were being stored in a refrigerated trailer because local mortuaries were full. But Luis Octavio Cotero denied he was responsible for the storage of the unclaimed bodies, and accused the state government of making him a scapegoat. The trailer was spotted in at… Read more »
Record Cocaine Production in Latin America
Colombian cocaine production hit record levels in 2017, according to newly released UN statistics. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says production rose about 31% year on year to some 1,400 tonnes, cultivated on 171,000 hectares. The agency warned production could harm recent peace-building efforts. Colombia is the world’s largest producer of cocaine, much of which ends up… Read more »
Value of the Peso going down: Latin American Post
The world saw the arrival of Mauricio Macri as a new hope for Argentina, which for decades had been submerged in economic decline. International markets saw the new president as prosperous for trade and the country’s economic growth.
Latin America Discriminating By Gender: Latin American Post
Last month the UN called on the private sector in Latin America to promote gender equality. This is because, according to the newspaper El Observador, 60% of women in the region work informally. In addition, the same media reports that the wage gap between men and women in the region is 22%.
Colombia Struck a Peace Deal With Guerrillas, but Many Return to Arms: BBC
Under a torn Colombian flag on a windy hilltop, a ragtag guerrilla militia gathers. One fighter is missing an arm. Another, a leg. A commander who can barely read but goes by the alias “the Poet” tells of a recent firefight with a paramilitary squad in the hills nearby.
A Year After a Quake Crumbled a Mexico School, Grieving Parents Seek Justice: BBC
MEXICO CITY — Just five days before a powerful earthquake struck last year, a history teacher at a Mexico City school gave a lecture about the capital’s propensity for this sort of natural disaster. The talk was part of the school’s commemoration of the anniversary of the 1985 earthquake, which killed about 10,000 people. The teacher, Fernando Flores, 41, wanted… Read more »