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Rock Glaciers Supply Water to Highlands Communities in Argentina

In Argentina’s Puna region, at 4,000 meters above sea level, daily life has improved thanks to a system of piping water downhill from rock glaciers.

Today’s featured artist is Julian Rodriguez from Colombia with the song “Saga de la Corrupcion” from the album “Cantos de Humor y Paz” (2019).

The rallies, in several parts of the Colombian capital, were associated with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

In Chile, photojournalist Albertina Martínez Burgos was found stabbed and beaten to death Thursday at her home in the capital Santiago.

The Permanent Council of the OAS meets on Monday morning at 11:00 ET to discuss a new high-level commission report on Nicaragua.

Bogota, Colombia was on Saturday gradually returning to normal after two days of rioting prompted city authorities to impose an overnight curfew.

They call on the international community to act strongly and request the activation of the Inter-American Democratic Charter (OAS).

The first of nearly 400 Cuban doctors assigned to Ecuador were pulled back this week at the request of Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno.

Massive protests took place in cities in Colombia on Thursday in mostly peaceful rallies against liberal economic policies and armed conflict.

His Alliance for Brazil aims to work against “communism, globalism and any ideology that is against the natural order,” Bolsonaro said.