GlobalPost — The Americas

Ecuador's annual pilgrimage

Steve Remich — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:45:59 +0000

Where have all the salmon gone?

Sandro Contenta — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:32:07 +0000

The Humber River was teeming with this year's run. But salmon populations are declining elsewhere in Canada, leading many to question whether that will always be the case.

Cuba tries to keep the lights on

Nick Miroff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:55:03 +0000

Cuba gets plenty of oil from Venezuela. So why is it adopting "extreme measures" to avoid blackouts?

Costa Rican creates plasma rocket to pick up space trash

Alex Leff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:47 +0000

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to fuel the International Space Station and transport people to Mars with his plasma rocket.

The tango always awaits you

Anil Mundra — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:22:33 +0000

Facebook: A tool for cops and robbers

Charlie Devereux — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:44 +0000

In Venezuela criminals use Facebook to research targets. Cops use it too — but not always for scrupulous purposes.

A Mexican cop in search of sanctuary

Todd Bensman — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:34:58 +0000

A Juarez cop fled to Texas after drug cartels attacked him. Will a judge send him back?

Journalist murders in Mexico hit new record

Ioan Grillo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:46:59 +0000

Censorship increases as killings become routine. "I don’t want to die young," says one reporter.

Full Frame: Following the Virgen de El Cisne

Steve Remich — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:50:43 +0000

A photographer joins an annual pilgrimage that mixes faith, tourism and commerce.

The race for carbon neutrality

Alex Leff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:31:07 +0000

Costa Rica wants to be the first country to go entirely carbon neutral. But do rising automobile emissions threaten that goal?

Mural makeover

John Enders — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:50:38 +0000

Mexico is restoring the murals of Diego Rivera — admirer of Lenin, friend of Trotsky and lover of Frida Kahlo.

Yoani Sanchez vs. the state

Nick Miroff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:42:56 +0000

How will Cuba deal with a 34-year-old blogger with spotty internet and a massive global following?

Welcome to Canada, where the little guy loses

Sandro Contenta — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:16 +0000

Professional hockey players cut in front of old ladies waiting for flu shots, and a Chinatown grocer gets charged for catching a thief.

Apologizing for a father's sins

John Otis — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:23:10 +0000

Interview: The son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar plays a central role in a film about his father’s violent legacy.

On Location: Mexico City — Gangster chic

Ioan Grillo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:07 +0000

Gourmet suppers behind closed doors

Anil Mundra — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:09 +0000

War-zone tourism

John Otis — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:45:40 +0000

It's a national park “where the rainbow becomes a river.” And it's nearly empty.

China and Costa Rica move toward free trade agreement

Alex Leff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:57 +0000

China wants ties in the region, Costa Rica wants Chinese goods. But not everyone's pleased.

Easter Island: even more difficult to get to?

Pascale Bonnefoy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:50 +0000

Indigenous population considers limiting visitors and immigrants to one of Chile's top tourist destinations.

Design within reach

Daniel Grushkin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:36:19 +0000

Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.

Soccer and soap operas in the Amazon

Seth Kugel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:55 +0000

Even in a remote Amazon village, TV sets are tuned to stereotypically Brazilian obsessions.

Soccer team's murder leaves villagers scared

Charlie Devereux — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:55:33 +0000

The murder of an amateur soccer team has heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela.

Why Stephen Harper prefers US news

Sandro Contenta — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:08:15 +0000

Questions over Canada’s role in the Afghanistan war and unflattering polls have the prime minister eyeing the exits.

Common ground, out at sea

Nick Miroff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:25:50 +0000

Cuba and the US share a marine ecosystem. Can they work together to protect their reefs and sea creatures?

Full Frame: Dia de los muertos

Javier Heinzmann — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:54:03 +0000

A photographer captures an ancient ceremony that honors the memory of the dead.

Chile's Congress sits empty

Pascale Bonnefoy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:01:12 +0000

Chile's lawmakers don't want to work on Thursday. In fact, as of mid-November, they won't work at all.

Exploiting the motion of the ocean

Colin Woodard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:35:11 +0000

Energy companies are trying to turn eastern Canada's coast into the Saudi Arabia of tidal power. Critics fear for the fisheries.

Bolivia's not-so-wicked witches

Sara Shahriari — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:53:49 +0000

Llama fetuses to please a god? Powdered dog’s tongue to make men loyal? Find it all at the witches market.

Colombia's rebel turncoats

John Otis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:12:55 +0000

A government propaganda blitz urges FARC rebels to give up the fight. It seems to be working.

In the jungle with the Colombian army

John Otis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:06:02 +0000

A reporter accompanies a Colombian army mission and observes why winning the war remains so difficult.

No watching "Family Guy" in Venezuela

Charlie Devereux — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:04:45 +0000

Venezuela thinks "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons" are unsuitable. But it's OK with "Baywatch."

Vigilante justice spreads across Mexico

Ioan Grillo — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:39 +0000

More Mexicans turn to the lynch mob as crime spirals out of control.