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Ryszard Kapuscinski delivers a speech after receiving the cap that credits him as doctor "honoris causes" of the University of Ramon Llull, 17 June 2005 in Barcelona, for his distinguished work in journalism. AFP PHOTO LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Remembering Kapuscinski

A new doc showcases the reporter's stay in Mexico.

March 29th, 2022

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Nicaragua prepares for Julia

Julia Hits Nicaragua

October 9th, 2022

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Tell mother I am in Paradise, courtesy University of Alabama Press

Books and Authors

Tell Mother I’m in Paradise

July 11th, 2022

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José Figueres Ferrer Monument, Plaza de la Democracia, San José, Costa Rica

Heritage and History

The Happy Republic

June 30th, 2022

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'La muerte y el periodista', cortesía editorial Anagrama

Books and Authors

The harsh reality

May 19th, 2022

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Imagen representativa de Costa Rica

Elections in Costa Rica

February 4th, 2022

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Bandera de Honduras pintada en una pared de ladrillos

Political crisis in Honduras

January 25th, 2022

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Xiomara Castro, New President of Honduras

The left is back in Honduras

December 1st, 2021

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Photo: Brittany Valentine/Al Día News

Demanding Answers

October 25th, 2021

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Alejandro Giammattei, presidente de Guatemala. Foto: Getty Images

corruption in guatemala

August 25th, 2021

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People line up to have a COVID-19 test done at a mobile laboratory in Guatemala City on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo: John Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images.

Operation Smile v. COVID

June 28th, 2021

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The new Mexico and Central America gallery features 250 artifacts. Photo: Courtesy of the Penn Museum

Heritage and History

A new view of Mesoamerica

November 27th, 2019

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EL PASO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 01: Central American immigrants walk along the border fence after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico on February 01, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. The migrants later turned themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, seeking political asylum in the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Unparalleled systemic strai

July 25th, 2019

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Exploring the shadows

June 20th, 2019

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EL DEPARTAMENTO DE Seguridad Nacional está construyendo 12.5 millas de muro fronterizo secundario como parte de la Orden Ejecutiva de Mejoras de Seguridad Fronteriza y Aplicación de la Ley de Inmigración de Presient Donald Trump para construir una nueva cerca a lo largo de la Frontera Sur. Foto: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Thought Leaders

We are all Mexicans

April 3rd, 2019

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Books and Authors

Migrant stories for children

August 29th, 2018

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Teaching about immigration

July 23rd, 2018

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Members of MS-13 in prison. Source: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Made in the USA

May 30th, 2018

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El libro de la periodista Lauren Mackham fue ganador del 2018 Ridenhour Book Prize y seleccionaodo entre los mejores libros de 2017 por los críticos de The NY Times.

Books and Authors

The odyssey of two…

May 30th, 2018

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Image of the Border Child Care Center, in Tamaulipas.

The worst Christmas gift

December 20th, 2017

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Photo provided on Nov. 28, 2017 showing a delegate of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Central America, Alberto Brunori, during an interview with EFE in San Salvador, El Salvador on Nov. 17, 2017. EPA-EFE/Rodrigo Sura

An iron fist is not the way

November 29th, 2017

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Some media say that since coming to power in 2012, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez turned a blind eye to multiple human rights violations and murders of activists like Berta Cáceres. EFE / Gustavo Amador

Honduras: US backyard

October 24th, 2017

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US special representative for central Asia & Africa Ileana Ros-Lehtinen talks with Afghanistan's Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah (not in picture) during their meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2015. EPA/HEDAYATULLAH AMID

US House passes bill to…

October 4th, 2017

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Gallery of archaeological pieces of Mayan culture exhibited at the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania. Photo: Supplied UPEnn

Heritage and History

In Search of the Maya World…

June 27th, 2017

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Photo of the regional representative for Central America, Cuba and Mexico of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Ecuadorian Jose Samaniego, telling EFE in an interview on June 19, 2019, that "year after year" the number of refugees, applicants for asylum and displaced persons in the region "continues to rise because of conflicts, violence and human rights violations." EFE/Alejandro Bolivar

"Crisis Looms closer home"

June 20th, 2017

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US President Donald J. Trump (R) and the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 June 2017. EPA/Molly Riley / POOL

US-Panama Relations: Varela…

June 20th, 2017

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US Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (L) during the opening of the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America in Miami, Florida, United States, 15 June 2017. EFE/Giorgio Viera

Washington's Priority in…

June 16th, 2017

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Undated photo provided on Apr. 11, 2017 showing 37-year-old Honduran citizen Carolina, who fled from their native Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, because for over a year Barrio 18 members had demanded more and more protection money every week to "watch over your business." EFE/Sashenka Gutierrez

Honduran woman saves…

April 12th, 2017