LIFE
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Honduras Noose Neighborhood Youth Choose Life While Gangs Rewrite Borders
In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, a few young men tried to defend four blocks from MS-13 and the 18th Street…
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Latin America Rising Stars Rewrite Futures From Barrios to Charts
In 2025, Billboard’s Latin Artists on the Rise series followed 12 breakout voices across Latin America, from corridos to art-pop.…
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Peru Shamans Read Power and Quakes From Lima’s Bare Hilltop
On San Cristóbal above Lima, Peruvian shamans gather each year to ask the gods for calm—and to forecast turmoil. With…
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Asbestos Exposure in the U.S. Workforce and What It Means for Hispanic Communities
Mesothelioma is rare, but it is also one of the most aggressive and deadly cancers. It’s caused by exposure to…
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Mexico Monarchs Meet Mazahua Pride as Tourism Rewrites Michoacán Futures
In Mexico’s Michoacán highlands, Mazahua artisans stitch Day of the Dead regalia as monarch butterflies shift routes with climate change.…
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Salvadorean Prison Shadows Trail Venezuelan Returnees as New Year Fires
Back in Venezuela, survivors of El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison prepare for New Year’s rituals while living with stigma from Trump-era…
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Chile’s Puma Boom When Patagonia’s Ghost Cat Finally Shows Itself
In Chile, puma sightings in Torres del Paine National Park are no longer a lottery ticket. Conservation, tracking guides and…
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Uruguay’s Quiet Luxury Turns A Long Weekend Into Soft Power
Nine hours from a U.S. gateway sounds like too much for a “quick” escape, until Uruguay reframes the math. In…
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Amazon River’s Dark Secrets Emerge When Shuar Fishers Become Scientists Together
On Ecuador’s Santiago River, an Indigenous village mapped fish life science ignored. With cameras, nets, and a phone app, Kaputna’s…
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Dominican Republic Grows Baby Corals to Save Reefs and Fishing
Off Bayahibe, the Dominican Republic is testing coral “IVF” to help rescue reefs battered by warming seas. Scientists with Fundemar…
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