The people of the Andean mountain range have long seen the condor as more than just a big bird. With a wingspan stretching up to 10 feet and a cruising altitude higher than 16,000 feet above sea level, this majestic creature was considered a supernatural being, a source of national pride and even an immortal divinity.
THE OPPENHEIMER REPORT
An old Latin American curse that many thought had been defeated for good -- inflation -- is making a comeback in several countries, and it may soon translate into greater poverty, and more economic and political instability.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has spent close to $33 billion to influence the regional politics of Latin America, helping to finance the economies of nations such as Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, a former U.S. intelligence official has testified before the U.S. Congress.
Likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain seems to have the upper hand on Latin American issues, especially on trade, say prominent Latin American intellectuals and politicians who have been following the U.S. elections.
A captured driver for Osama bin Laden did not fully cooperate with efforts to find the terrorist leader, FBI agents said Thursday, countering defense claims that he provided valuable assistance.
Mexico's transportation secretary says it has grounded two airlines for lacking proof they paid for fly rights in the country's air space.
The narcotics trade has long been a winked-at way of life for many in this market town on the fertile coastal plains of northwestern Mexico. It's also become a terrifying way of death.
In its glory days, the U.S. Navy destroyer John Rodgers was among the most decorated warships of World War II. Now, hull rusting and big guns whitened by bird droppings, the destroyer abandoned in Mexico finds itself in what could be its final battle, one that could turn the historic ship into a museum or, alternatively, a heap of scrap.
Many Mexicans have long shrugged off the violence shaking their country by telling themselves it only affects those involved in the narcotics trade and corrupt law enforcement officers. But innocent civilians, once considered largely off-limits, now find themselves increasingly targeted.
