The hydroelectric project at Tumarín is still up in the air.
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“Once described by Aldous Huxley as the Lake Como of Guatemala, Lake Atitlán is a justified staple on the Central American tourist trail.
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Ivan Vargas wrote in The Santiago Times that paleontologists have determined that fossils discovered in Bío Bío Region belong to a previously unidentified type of plesiosaur — or giant marine reptile — that went extinct over 60 million years ago, ending a hunt for answers sparked by fossil fragments in the 19th century.
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PáginaSIETE of La Paz reported that January and February of 2014 marked historic levels of rainfall which caused flooding in La Paz. According to Elmer López of the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (SENAMHI), the volume of rain is beyond anything seen in 30 years of regional monitoring.
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El Heraldo of Tegucigalpa reported that meteorological analysis predicts that the southern region of Honduras will see a decrease in rainfall this year, which may have a negative impact on basic grains production.
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In La Razón of La Paz Rubén Aríñez reported that Bolivia has asked the Government of Brazil to explain the role of the Jirau and San Antonio hydroelectric dams on the Rio Madera in recent flooding.
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In La Jornada of Mexico City Israel Rodríguez wrote that the environmental disaster caused by Chevron-Texaco in Ecuador, and the subsequent drawn-out international litigation, should be a warning for Mexico because the government is giving these same oil companies access to the country’s strategic resources.
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El Comercio of Lima reported that six earthquakes were recorded in different regions of Peru on March 1st.
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El Comercio of Quito reported that in mid February the Tungurahua volcano was very active. There were explosions that generated clouds of steam with moderate loads of ash that rose 2.5 kilometers above the crater.
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MercoPress of Montevideo reported that Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta were named the best three countries in the world when it comes to climate. Their temperate weather throughout the year, moderate rainfall and little risk of natural disaster saw them rise to the top of the Climate category, one of eight categories in the Index, which
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