The municipality of Mar del Plata, Argentina, has banned the use of plastic cups, lids, and any other plastic utensils on all of its beaches, whether they be public or private.

Doctor Zully Concepción Vera Galván de Molinas received the majority of votes during an “extraordinary” session of the Asamblea Universitaria.

Through national television, the mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz, recently announced the extension of Vía Expresa Sur.

–Written by Alex Ruth Ahrens— The tensions among the indigenous communities, the Peruvian government, and the transnational mining subsidiary Las Bambas are increasing in southern Peru. The road blockade organized by community members of Fuerabamba, Cusco, has continued for 50 days, and now there is an ongoing protest at the entrance to the mine itself,

In Peru, the livability of cities is being hotly debated.

The Colombian government has engaged in negotiations with thousands of indigenous protesters.

Emiliano Zapata led the peasant revolution and inspired the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. A large body of literature has documented the myth, use, and marginalization of Zapata’s image.

The vice presidency is the highest elective position that women have occupied in the Dominican Republic.

Disagreements between leaders of Fuerabamba and authorities of Apurímac have led to protests in Challhuahuacho against the Chinese mining company, MMG, and in Chumbiviclas against the Las Bambas copper mine.

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) concluded that Mexico has one of the most unsafe and unstable environments for journalists in the Western hemisphere.