Monthly Archives: May 2025

Alligators, snakes, biting insects: Small plane crash survivors recall 36-hour ordeal

Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-plane-crash-rescue-alligators-survival-amazon-54e14caaa84f86bfb0858cd2d3cbb0d1 Earlier this week a tiny plane crashed into the Northe East Bolivian jungle (a section of the Amazon Rainforest located in Bolivia). After hitting the ground the plane rolled over into a anaconda and alligator infested lagoon. On this plane there were five people, the pilot and four passengers, one of which being a six year… Read more »

Venezuela rejects UN court order to halt election in territory under dispute with Guyana

Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-essequibo-elections-guyana-dispute-court-1cce4c00820a7048bc7c0f98ca27f273 A resource rich region in South America is being disputed over. Both Guyanna and Venezuala claim this area, known as the Essequibo region, is there own. The United Nations had to adress this matter as Venezuala planned to hold elections for an official governer of that region. The United Nation’s top court ruled that Venezuala may… Read more »

Bogota fights heroin overdoses with South America’s only supervised drug consumption room

Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-supervised-heroin-consumption-room-a0a883619764ecfd475acc25bc8e0ca3 Christian Camilo Amaya used to shoot up haroin and cocaine in the streets of Bogota, Columbia. He even got a tattoo on his left arm depicting a skull with a syringe in it to represent those days. However recently he has moved locations from the streets to South America’s only supervised room for drug use. This… Read more »