ECONOMY
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Latin American Workers Keep Albania’s Tourism Afloat Amid a Shrinking Workforce
From the beaches of Vlora to the crowded promenades of Saranda, the sound of the waves now mingles with accents…
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Peru’s Largest Solar Plant Shines for the Nation but Leaves Its Indigenous Neighbors in the Dark
In the blistering desert of southern Peru, sunlight is abundant, steady, and strong enough to power hundreds of thousands of…
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Argentina Turns to San Cayetano as Milei’s Austerity Bites Into the Promise of Work
In Buenos Aires, the winter line for San Cayetano stretched for blocks—faithful hands clutching statues, rosaries, and hope. They came…
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Chile’s Lithium Crossroads: Politics, Profit, and the Price of Power in the Atacama
In the high desert salt flats of northern Chile, where flamingos nest and brine glitters under blinding sun, a new…
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Foreign Tractors and Familiar Hunger: Cuba Turns to Vietnam to Reclaim Its Rice Fields
In the sun-scorched plains of western Cuba, where silence once fell heavy on abandoned farmland, the rumble of Vietnamese machinery…
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How Ceviche and Pisco Quietly Powered Peru’s Rare Earth Minerals Pitch to India
As guests toasted Peruvian pisco beneath chandeliers in New Delhi, the real prize wasn't on the tasting table—it was buried…
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Latin America Weighs U.S. Stablecoin Law for Regional Crypto Future
Washington's new stablecoin law just rewrote the rules of the crypto game—and across Latin America, financial officials, entrepreneurs, and lawmakers…
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Mexico City at War with Itself: The Anti-Gentrification Uprising Tearing Through Its Streets
A storm is gathering in Mexico City's prettiest neighborhoods, where rent hikes, tech nomads, and Airbnb profits collide with the…
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Uruguay Builds a Housing Revolution One Brick—and One Neighbor—at a Time
In a world where affordable housing is slipping out of reach, Uruguay's mutual-aid cooperatives have quietly achieved what markets and…
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As the World Goes Green, Chile’s Atacama Desert Watches Its Water—and Future—Vanish
In Chile's Atacama Desert, lithium powers the planet's green transition, but at a growing cost. As ponds expand and springs…
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