ECONOMY
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Colombian Farmers Trade Coca for Dignity, Coffee, and a Future That Lasts
In the green hills of Naranjal, a small farming community in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca, the sound of chainsaws cutting…
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Fear Pushes Latin America’s Dollars Home as Migrants Race Deportation and New Taxes
A new kind of border rush isn't happening at checkpoints—it's unfolding at cash counters and phone apps. As deportations rise…
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Argentina’s Chainsaw Economics Meets Ballot-Box Reality and a Weary Nation
Javier Milei came to power with a promise to take a chainsaw to Argentina's bloated state. Two years later, markets…
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Trump Rewrites Latin America’s Balancing Act Between Washington and Beijing
Donald Trump's return to the White House has shaken Latin America's foreign policy calculus. From Mexico's tariff pivot to Brazil's…
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Brazil’s Cattle Tag Revolution: Can Traceability Save the Amazon—and Its Beef?
In the sweltering pastures of Pará, cowhands fasten bright ear tags onto restless cattle while Brazil's billion-dollar beef industry faces…
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Paraguay’s Quiet Revolution: From Hydropower Giant to Digital Contender
Hydropower-rich Paraguay wants more than cheap electricity—it wants a technological identity. From Asunción’s planned digital park to a rising generation…
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Ecuador’s Boiling Point: Diesel, Dissent, and a Fight for the Nation’s Soul
Three weeks of bus strikes and farm roadblocks have pushed Ecuador to the edge. After President Daniel Noboa scrapped the…
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Brazil’s Sleeping Giant: Serra Pelada Stirs Again as Gold Fever Returns
Brazil’s most infamous open-pit gold mine, Serra Pelada, is stirring once more with dreams of fortune and warnings of ruin.…
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Colombia Reclaims the Sinú: How Montería Turned Its River Into Its Future
Montería once turned its back on the Sinú. Now, a river-first revival is rewriting the city's map, economy, and identity.…
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Ferries on Pause: How Trinidad–Venezuela Tensions Are Sinking Everyday Life
Ferry slips, once busy between Trinidad and Venezuela, have gone quiet as U.S. warships cruise the Caribbean and rhetoric hardens.…
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