Catholic authorities in the Brazilian city of Belém condemned the political use of the Cirio festivities, arguably the largest worship celebration in Latin America, ahead of the presidential runoff scheduled for Oct. 30.
By Fernando Gimeno and Carla Samon Ros Quito/Lima, Jun 2 (EFE).- The Summit of the Americas is pointing the way to a “sustainable future” – a mixed ecological transition challenge in which both the United States, the world’s second biggest carbon emitter, and Latin America, one of the regions most impacted by climate change but …
Birds chirp near a river in the Ecuadorian jungle, five hours from the capital Quito, as Gregorio Mirabal expresses fear for the 500 tribes that often act as guardians of the Amazon rainforest and who face attacks, and even death, as a result. Mirabel, the head of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organ ..