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Latin America’s 10 Biggest Stories of the 2010s

By AQ Editors

A look back at the decade's biggest stories, and why they really mattered.

It was a decade that began with great promise – and ended in a wave of protests and crisis.

The 2010s in Latin America were frequently surprising, sometimes tragic and never dull. As the decade draws to a close, AQ has selected 10 stories that embodied these ups and downs. They run a wide gamut, from political upheavals to natural disasters, diplomatic breakthroughs and the biggest corruption scandal ever uncovered.

We’ve also tried to explain why these events mattered – in ways that were not always obvious at the time.

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