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A high, thin layer of clouds fills the western sky, blunting the warmth of the sun and giving the land a subtly somber cast. The little stream on the edge of town is now full enough to create a...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua and GUATEMALA CITY – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) has made it perfectly clear to Central America: It must do a lot more to stop the rise of the trafficking and consumption of synthetic drugs.That’s...

It was heavily overcast all day, and after working in fits and starts, I seize an urge to get out for a bike ride. Taking a half hour loop, I stop a short distance from the house and sit...

Argentina is said to have a long history of instability with regards to politics and this has been the situation since the World War II. Argentina had almost went into a coma during its economic crisis in 2001 but...

"Is there only darkness operating in human consciousness at present, or is intelligence, through the awakening of insight, also operating?"]Being very interested in dialogue, I contacted several people in a meditation network that promotes something they call “meditative inquiry.”...

The service life of these vehicles is no more than five years, but there are buses that have been circulating throughout the capital since the 1980s, Álvarez said."]Guatemala City – The nation’s levels of air pollution are alarming and...

AP SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- David Villa headed an injury-time equalizer Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw for Spain at Costa Rica, avoiding a second straight friendly loss for the world champion.Goalkeeper Iker Casillas' Spanish record 127th appearance...

They can’t comprehend why Messi is able to score three goals a game playing for his club, FC Barcelona, and then fails to prove his mettle against Venezuela."]Buenos Aires, Argentina – Julián Arrechea is a soccer fan who devotes...

Several sources related to the housing industry, estimated that by 2009 there was a deficit of 235 thousand units."]In two previous articles, I addressed the low class housing shortage subject, now I will focus on the middle class. Both...