Reproductive Rights Laws Remain Stringent Across South America
According to one study, 97 percent of women of reproductive age in Latin America live in countries with restrictive abortion laws.
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Viewfinder: With a Border Bridge Closed, People Cross the Táchira River on Foot to Get Out of Venezuela
People cross through the low waters of the Táchira River after the closure of a border bridge on February 27th, 2019, in Cúcuta, Colombia.
Viewfinder: Humanitarian Aid Arrives at the Venezuela–Colombia Border
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid for Venezuela arrive in Cucuta, Colombia, a city on the Venezuelan border, on February 7th, 2018.
Mapping Bat Communications With Artificial Intelligence Could Be Key to Conversation
Scientists have developed an open-source artificial intelligence algorithm for acoustic identification of bat species that could help save them from the threat of wind farms.
South American Jaguars Are Losing Critical Habitat Due to Agricultural Deforestation
This has led to over-hunting and persecution by cattle ranchers becoming even bigger threats to the survival of the big cat.
Human Beings Have Dramatically Reduced Mammal Populations in the Atlantic Forest
A new study shows that human interactions have hurt the once ecologically "exuberant" and "megadiverse" South American region.
Several South American Countries Struggle With Influx of Urban Refugees
As a result of the Venezuelan crisis, refugees are flooding into cities and towns across the region, an example of a growing global trend.
The Increasingly Fraught State of Brazil’s Presidential Elections
The outcome of this year's election will likely set the stage for the murky years to come, be those years of recovery—or persistent chaos.
Dispatches: South America’s Migrant Crisis
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
Viewfinder: Venezuelans Fleeing an Economic Crisis in Their Home Country Apply to Stay in Peru
A policeman takes fingerprints of a Venezuelan migrant as a group of migrants wait to apply for resident visas or temporary stay permits at an Interpol facility in Lima, Peru, on August 29th, 2018.