Oct 9th, 2008 · Although many governments in South America boast that aggressive saving and thriving commodities trading have been a buffer against economic hard times, the turmoil in the U.S. financial industry is starting to deflate those arguments.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Venezuela is trying to increase its influence throughout Central and South America — in particular Haiti. In the aftermath of summer storms, Venezuela has been contributing significant amounts of aid to the country. What is President Hugo Chavez after?
Aug 1st, 2008 · Award winning singer-songwriter Carly Simon stops by the Cafe to discuss This Kind of Love, her first collection of original material in eight years. This stylistical album showcases musical influences from South America combined with Simon's reflective, personal lyrics.
Apr 22nd, 2008 · The Latin American street gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, originated in Los Angeles and has spread to include member cells throughout the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. Susan Cruz, a former member of MS-13, talks about how the gang is organized and how it has attracted members so quickly.
Mar 14th, 2008 · Nearly all Native Americans can trace part of their ancestry to just six women, whose descendants immigrated to North, Central and South America as much as 20,000 years ago, according to a new DNA study. Researchers believe the women left a DNA legacy that can be found in about 95 percent of native people throughout the Americas.
Mar 12th, 2008 · Many businesses and individuals are grappling with a beleaguered American economy, but one U.S. company has found increased success amid the financial gloom. Riding the surge of cheaper American exports made possible by the ever-weaker dollar, Caterpillar has expanded -- shipping its large tractors and mining tools overseas to places like China and South America. Renee Montagne talks with Caterpillar Chief Executive Officer Jim Owens about the company's rapid growth.
Mar 3rd, 2008 · Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has ordered tanks and thousands of troops to the Colombian border. He is accusing Colombia of pushing South America to the brink of war by killing a top rebel leader in a cross-border raid into Ecuador. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Juan Forero.
Feb 29th, 2008 · Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is creating a commission to exhume the body of Simon Bolivar -- the 19th century independence hero of South America. Chavez hopes of prove the liberator didn't die of TB in 1830 as historians believe.