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    Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Skiing: Come summer, South America beckons

    With April right around the corner, the ski season will soon be winding down in the West.  Which means most schussers and shredders will be packing away their gear and turning to other sports such as cycling or surfing –- maybe even golf.
    With April right around the corner, the ski season will soon be winding down in the West.  Which means most schussers and shredders will be packing away their gear and turning to other sports such as cycling or surfing –- maybe even golf. But come...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Snowboarding, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations

    2. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Brazilian support for an Argentine pope

    VATICAN CITY – The pope may be considered by his followers to be head of the universal Catholic Church, but that doesn’t stop national feelings from bubbling to the surface when a new pontiff is named.
    VATICAN CITY – The pope may be considered by his followers to be head of the universal Catholic Church, but that doesn’t stop national feelings from bubbling to the surface when a new pontiff is named. Before the conclave this week to...

    Tags: Christianity, Politics, Religion and Belief, Francis I, Religious Leaders

    3. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Skulls of alligator kin shed new light on reptiles' murky history

    Two skulls found in the Panama Canal Zone shed new light on the migration history of caimans, southern relatives of the alligator – and also hint that North and South America were much closer together earlier than previously thought.
    Two skulls found in the Panama Canal Zone shed new light on the migration history of caimans, southern relatives of the alligator – and also hint that North and South America were much closer together earlier than previously thought. The new study...

    Tags: University of Florida, Fossils, Panama, Central America, Science and Technology

    4. Nov 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Villaraigosa planning 9-day trade mission to South America

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    L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plans to travel to South America on a 9-day trade mission later this month with a delegation of business leaders and city officials....
    5. Jan 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    6. Jan 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Travel info on world cruises

    Here is some information from Cruise Lines International Assn. members that offer world or "grand cruises." A few lines based in other countries also offer similar voyages. Most 2012 world cruises started in January, but there may be availability on...

    Tags: Greece, Oman, Colombia, Asia, Elizabeth II

    7. Jul 18, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Juan Maria Bordaberry dies at 83; Uruguayan dictator

    Former president-turned-dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry, whose self-coup launched more than a decade of military rule in Uruguay died while under house arrest in the country for leading efforts to eliminate leftist dissent in the 1970s. He was 83.
    Former president-turned-dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry, whose self-coup launched more than a decade of military rule in Uruguay died while under house arrest in the country for leading efforts to eliminate leftist dissent in the 1970s. He was 83....

    Tags: Politics, Constitutional Issues, Human Interest, Guerrilla Activity, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. Aug 7, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Review: Juan Gabriel Vásquez's 'The Secret History of Costaguana'

    The Secret History of Costaguana
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    The Secret History of Costaguana A Novel Juan Gabriel Vásquez Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean Riverhead: 287 pp., $26.95 "The Secret History of Costaguana" is an intricately detailed, audacious reframing of "Nostromo," the classic 1904...

    Tags: Health, Politics, Human Interest, Colombia, University of Paris

    9. Apr 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    10. Mar 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. On defense again, Obama claims 'important progress' in Libya war

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    Democrat uses weekly address to repeat explanations for launching the hostilities....
    11. Apr 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 8

    In July, Machu Picchu, Peru's biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911. Here, then, as we lead up to the century mark, are 100-plus facts about Machu Picchu, its country, its history and its players. We will post one each day for the next 100 days.
    Los Angeles Times Travel editor
    In July, Machu Picchu, Peru's biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911. Here, then, as we lead up to the century mark, are 100-plus...

    Tags: Native Americans, Hiram Bingham, Peru, Tour Operations Industry, Minority Groups

    12. Nov 16, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Guinea-Bissau: Cocaine's traffic hub

    As a senior police official, Edmundo Mendes' job is to arrest the South American cocaine traffickers who use his troubled West African country, with its starry array of remote islands, as a transit point for drug shipments bound for Europe. It hasn't been easy.
    Reporting from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
    As a senior police official, Edmundo Mendes' job is to arrest the South American cocaine traffickers who use his troubled West African country, with its starry array of remote islands, as a transit point for drug shipments bound for Europe. It hasn't been...

    Tags: Politics, Air and Space Accidents, Health, Police Arrests, Slavery

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