A new dawn for US-Latin American relations

"When later on today Barack Obama is sworn in, a new era of hope will be starting for relations between the two giants of the Americas. Kepa ArtarazIt is difficult to feel sorry for George W. Bush. He leaves the White House with the lowest approval ratings of any president in...

Peru throws out Amazon land laws

Under developmentBold move by the Peruvian Congress that will be remembered for decades to come."Peru's Congress has voted to repeal two land laws aimed at opening up Amazonian tribal areas to development, which led to protests by indigenous groups. Correspondents say the...

Pre-Columbian ruin discovered in Peru

"Muscutt said the ruin, located in the cloud-forested eastern slope of the Andes, is believed to belong to the ancient Chachapoya, a civilization that flourished in the upper Amazon between the ninth and 15th centuries. Muscutt made the announcement this month during the...

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"FORTAN:(Formula Translator) A high level programming language used mainly to solve scientific and engineering problems G-77: The Group of 77 (G-77) was established in 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven...

Coca growers resist Bolivia crackdown - The Washington Times

"SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia -- Indigenous coca farmers who helped put President Evo Morales in power are violently resisting even the token eradication efforts demanded by the United States to avoid Bolivia's decertification as a country cooperating against drug trafficking. ...

Groups find colorful bird in Colombia

"A colorful bird new to science has been discovered in a remote Andean cloud forest, spurring efforts to protect the area, conservation groups have announced. The bright yellow and red-crowned Yariguies brush-finch was named for the indigenous tribe that once inhabited the...