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Myth and Magic Infuse Chilean Island

Belief in the supernatural permeates the island of Chiloe, a remote spot where volcanoes rumble to life, earthquakes rock the foundations and tales of sea goddesses, warlocks and trolls abound.

Myth and Magic Infuse Chilean Island

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Business

Brazil's Sweet Taste of Ethanol

With an abundance of sugar cane in Brazil, drivers are able to fill their tanks with ethanol at much cheaper prices than gasoline. Liz Marshall, a senior economist at the World Resources Institute speaks with host Guy Raz.

Brazil's Sweet Taste of Ethanol

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World

Reporter's Notebook: Violence in the Amazon

While the destruction of the Amazon is well-documented, less well-known is the pervasive violence that informs daily life in the Amazon. Lawlessness is pervasive in a remote region of Brazil as a federal prosecutor faces death threats.

Reporter's Notebook: Violence in the Amazon

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Brazilian Tribes Say Dam Threatens Way of Life

Brazil's government wants to harness the hydroelectric power potential of the Xingu River to meet the country's energy needs. But the ancestral inhabitants of the Amazon fiercely oppose plans to build what would be the world's third-largest dam.

Brazilian Tribes Say Dam Threatens Way of Life

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Music Articles

Bolivian Mission Towns Revive Baroque Legacy

Deep in the tropics of Bolivia, young musicians and others are keeping alive the legacy of the country's 17th-century Jesuit missionaries. A region with eight mission towns is home to the richest collection of Baroque manuscripts in the Americas and Asia.

Bolivian Mission Towns Revive Baroque Legacy

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Volcanic Eruption Forces Evacuations in Chile

Volcanic ash is raining down on Chile, 10 days after an eruption occurred for the first time in thousands of years. People in the area were evacuated. The volcano eruption has turned lakes and rivers white and coated plants in a dense layer of ash.

Volcanic Eruption Forces Evacuations in Chile

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Chilean Volcano Erupts, Forces Evacuations

The Chaiten volcano in the remote Patagonia region of southern Chile has been dormant for 2,000 years. But for more than a week, lava, ash and huge plumes of smoke have spewed from the volcano. Thousands of people in surrounding towns are being forced to leave their homes and livestock behind.

Chilean Volcano Erupts, Forces Evacuations

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Bolivia's Richest Province Votes for More Autonomy

Residents of the largest state in Bolivia voted Sunday on a measure seeking greater political and economic autonomy from the central government. President Evo Morales said the vote in Santa Cruz, where there was scattered violence during the balloting, was illegitimate.

Bolivia's Richest Province Votes for More Autonomy

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Reporter's Notebook

Careening Between Argentina to Haiti

For NPR's Latin America correspondent, it's been a whipsaw week: lurching from elated Argentines greeting the Olympic Torch to unsmiling, hungry Haitians rioting over food shortages.

Careening Between Argentina to Haiti

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Soaring World Food Prices

Spiraling Food Prices Buffet Poverty-Stricken Haiti

Food riots last week in Haiti resulted in seven deaths — and in the prime minister's ouster. These events grimly illustrate how the rising cost of commodities threatens to deepen instability in the hemisphere's poorest country.

Spiraling Food Prices Buffet Poverty-Stricken Haiti

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Haitians Tense after Food Prices Spark Riot

A 40 percent rise in food prices globally is being deeply felt in impoverished Haiti, where most people live on less than $2 a day. Aid organizers say a World Bank pledge of $10 million along with government subsidies for rice may be too little to ease Haitians' anger.

Haitians Tense after Food Prices Spark Riot

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Olympic Torch Relay Moves On to Argentina

The embattled Olympic torch is in Argentina on Friday for the relay through Buenos Aires. So far, its trips through London, Paris and San Francisco have attracted human rights protesters angered by China's involvement in Tibet, Sudan and Myanmar.

Olympic Torch Relay Moves On to Argentina

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Dirty War Orphan Wins Kidnapping Suit

In Argentina on Friday, a child of dissidents successfully sued her adoptive parents for kidnapping and complicity in her parents' disappearance during the Dirty War of the 1970s. It's the first such case brought by an orphan of the Dirty War to make it to Argentina's criminal courts.

Dirty War Orphan Wins Kidnapping Suit

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Argentine Farmers Suspend Strike over Soy Tax

In Argentina, a showdown between farmers and the new president is riveting the nation. Farmers angry over a new tax on soy exports went on strike for three weeks, paralyzing supermarkets and exports. They've suspended the strike but vow to resume it if demands aren't met.

Argentine Farmers Suspend Strike over Soy Tax

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