South America
Gold Fever
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Sitara Nieves September 05, 2008, 07:04 AM
The lust that once lured prospectors to California is today drawing countless thousands to remote tropical rainforests on a quest for gold. It’s a valuable source of income in developing nations. But Smithsonian scientist William Laurance says the thirst for gold and other metals is fueled by both illegal and legal trade that carries heavy social, environmental and public health costs.
Bolivia's Evo Morales expected to win referendum, remedy national inequities
By Adaora Udoji and Katherine Lanpher August 11, 2008, 06:52 AM
Guest: Americo Martins, a BBC Editor for the Americas Region
Ten international athletes to watch at the Beijing Olympics
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji August 07, 2008, 07:22 AM
Guest: Ollie Williams, BBC Sports reporter, in London
An update on Argentina's farmer protests and concerns of political instability
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi, Jonathan Topaz July 04, 2008, 07:08 AM
Farmers in Argentina have been protesting in the streets for months after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner implemented a soybean export tax increase without congressional consent. The decision has led to plummeting approval ratings, strife within the Argentine government, and civic unrest in a country previously dominated by the Executive. With Argentina's congress close to a vote on the tax hike, The Takeaway talks with Paul Scheltus, a blogger and reporter covering the situation from Buenos Aires.
John McCain takes campaign detour in Latin America to tackle drugs, free trade
July 03, 2008, 07:04 AM
Guest: Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times
Anti-corruption politician and 14 other FARC hostages are rescued in Colombia
July 03, 2008, 07:04 AM
Guest: Americo Martins, BBC Americas Region editor
U.S. Ambassador, Paraguayan Superstar
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Kent DePinto July 03, 2008, 07:04 AM
U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay James Cason has recorded a 16-track album in Guaraní, the official indigenous language of Paraguay, turning the foreign-serviceman into a national sensation.
Photographs reveal an Amazonian tribe put at risk by illegal logging
May 30, 2008, 08:53 AM
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