Paraguayan Sorrow: Writings of Rafael Barrett, a Radical Voice in a Dispossessed Land (Review)
Translated for the first time into English by William Costa, Rafael Barrett’s text, originally published in 1911, offers political and ...
Environmental Sustainability: Alternative Approaches in Latin America (AUDIO)
NACLA hosted a panel discussion on the Drug War and the Environment in Latin America at the 2013 Left Forum ...
Joining Forces for Peru’s Rainforest
Mention of Perus rainforest conjures images of vast, trackless jungle rich in exotic plants and animals. But that image, on ...
Ecuador Oil Ruling: Whose Victory?
On March 4, 2003, the Ecuadoran newspaper Hoy reported that Ecuadors Ministry of Environment had agreed to allow two transnational ...
The Treasure of Cajamarca—And Other Peruvian Curses
On November 15, 1532, in the northern Peruvian city of Cajamarca, Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro slaughtered 7,000 Inca ...
A Killer Fungus Waits in the Wings
Scientist David Sands calls the microscopic life form a silver bullet, a sure-fire weapon that would win the war on ...
Mexico: Lacandon Selva Conflict Grows
The Cessna bush plane takes off from Ocosingo, where the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico slope down to the Lacandon Selvathe ...
Brazil’s New Eye on the Amazon
The gleaming military installation rises from the patchy forests surrounding Belém, a city of one million people in Brazils eastern ...
