Latin America Report

By WLRN News

In South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean are a local story - and the Latin America Report, which was a weekly WLRN feature from 2013 to 2023, looked at how the two often intersected and affec... more

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The podcast currently has 335 episodes available.

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May 24, 2022 Miami's fixated on Biden's Cuba moves — but his Venezuela move matters, too.
President Biden's Cuba policy changes got wall-to-wall South Florida coverage last week. His Venezuela move, not so much — but it could be just as consequential.
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May 03, 2022 Bitcoin boosters see Latin America as 'cryptopia.' Does the idea have any currency?
El Salvador wants to build Bitcoin City; Cuba hopes to skirt the U.S. trade embargo. But so far Latin America looks like anything but a cryptocurrency utopia.
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April 26, 2022 The controversial sale of Miami's Radio Caracol halts — but the controversy doesn't
Cuban and Latino Democrats scored a rare victory in their effort to counter right-wing Spanish-language radio in Miami. But is it really the win they hope for?
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April 12, 2022 Iguanacorn Dreams: Miami's upstart tech joins Latin America's tech startups
Tech startups are helping Latin America's battered economy recover from the pandemic — and Miami's aspiring tech economy is helping them get that done.
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12min
April 05, 2022 Miami's International Queer Tango Festival invites LGBTQ dancers to the milonga
After years of feeling excluded from the elegant Argentine dance, gay and trans partners are bringing more creativity to its traditionally male and female roles.
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9min
March 29, 2022 Being a republic would be symbolism for Jamaica — but powerful enough to change it?
Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping her as the Caribbean island's head of state put it on a more developed path?
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9min
January 04, 2022 New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022?
In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and Colombia too. Why?
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9min
December 28, 2021 Protest, pandemic, Haitian tailspin: a look at 2021 in Latin America and the Caribbean
The good news in Latin America and the Caribbean: much of the region turned vaccination tragedy into triumph. The bad news? Just about everything else.
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9min
December 14, 2021 Las Posadas tradition returns to Homestead as a community rises from the pandemic
The traditional Christmas procession festival, cancelled last year by COVID-19, is an expression of Mexican and Latino identity — and, lately, an immigration statement.
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December 07, 2021 FARC Fight: Biden learns — again — that South Florida is a Latin America policy minefield
Biden's decision to remove Colombian guerrillas from the U.S. terrorist list sparks a new disinformation spree in Florida — and more Latino lessons for Democrats.
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The podcast currently has 335 episodes available.

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