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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Americas

Arequipa Journal
The Iron Bridge in Arequipa, Peru.

Despite Rumors, Not Everything That Towers Is Eiffel’s

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

In parts of Peru and Chile, famed engineer Gustave Eiffel’s name is linked to many structures he had nothing to do with.

Soldiers escorted a convoy carrying forensics experts to a mountainous area in the state of Guerrero.

In Mexico, a New Lead on Missing Students

By PAULINA VILLEGAS and ELISABETH MALKIN

Led to a dump near Cocula, the authorities seemed no closer to finding the 43 students who vanished after being arrested a month ago in Iguala.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, after the funeral for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo on Tuesday.

Computing the Political Impact of Canada’s Attacks

By MICHAEL WINES and IAN AUSTEN

After two attacks by homegrown extremists, the questions now are about the impact on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s future.

Brazil: Deadly School Bus Crash

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eleven people, mostly teenagers, were killed when a truck loaded with vegetable oil collided head-on with a bus full of high school students in southeastern Brazil, near Ibitinga, the police said Tuesday.

Ecuador: Tortoise Species Is Saved

By REUTERS

Conservationists said Tuesday that they had brought giant tortoises on the Galápagos island of Española back from the brink of extinction.

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Black Mexico: An Isolated and Often Forgotten Culture

Mexican authorities are about to do something they have not attempted in decades: ask people on a census form if they consider themselves black.

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A Chef Draws on New Flavors From the Amazon

Thiago Castanho wants to show the world the Amazon’s bounty of ingredients has the potential to turn the cuisine of Latin America on its head.

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Mexico Finds Many Corpses, but Not the Missing Students

Five other mass graves have been discovered while the search for the 43 missing students continues

Now in Miami, Cecilia, 16, is one of more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors who have come to the United States illegally from Central America in less than a year. Slide Show
A Central American Dream

The Nebaj region of Guatemala has contributed to the surge of unaccompanied minors seeking a better life in the United States.

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Deforestation Increasing in the Amazon

The challenges of balancing conservation and economic development in the largest remaining area of tropical forest come into sharp relief in Brazil.

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For Migrants, a Difficult Journey Through Mexico

Mexico is trying to disrupt the flow of migrants traveling from Central America to the United States. Many are determined to make the trip anyway.

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