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La Chureca: Calling a Landfill Home
October 31, 2013
/ Timothy Bouldry

View an exclusive slideshow of Managua's La Chureca landfill and the families who live and work there.

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As China Miracle Fades, Report Says 16 Countries are Waiting in the Wings
August 26, 2013
/ Mimi Whitefield

In discussing the ebb of the Chinese assembly business, AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth says there could be "some real potential" for Latin American countries to step in if the region begins to operate in a "unified, integrated whole."

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Explainer: What Is ALBA?
July 30, 2013
/ Maha Masud

The bloc’s first summit since Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s death took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 30.

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Nicaragua’s Chinese Canal: Behind the Audacious $40 Billion Bid to Build a Rival Panama Canal
June 13, 2013
/ Ishaan Tharoor and Tim Rogers

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth asserts his skepticism on the proposed construction of a Nicaraguan Canal: “expense is going to be significant and success is far from guaranteed.”

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Nicaraguan Congress Votes in Favor of Chinese-Run Canal Project
June 13, 2013
/ Rachel Glickhouse

The project allows a Hong Kong-based company to build a waterway three times the length of the Panama Canal.

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Energy Update: Solar Power in Latin America
March 22, 2013
/ Rachel Glickhouse / Christian Gómez, Jr.

Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Nicaragua recently began a push to build solar parks in a bid to meet the region’s growing demand for electricity.

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AS/COA News Analysis
Legal Decisions Could Both Harm and Help Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Efforts
December 4, 2012
/ Rachel Glickhouse

Two court maritime rulings this month could challenge anti-trafficking efforts in the Caribbean basin, but may also lead to increased cooperation with the United States.

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