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Ricardo Martínez

Sunmi (left) and Máyori (right) with their mother in their home. Sunmi was diagnosed by the Health Ministry in September 2015 with developmental disabilities, learning disability and chronic epistaxis (nose bleeds) from high levels of lead in her blood.

Centuries of mining take a toll on health in Peruvian communities

Health

This year four people have died in Peru’s Simón Bolívar district, located in the province of Pasco, from cancer and other diseases that local officials say stem from metal pollution. Dozens more have faced similar fates in recent years, according to district officials.

Help wanted sign on restaurant window

Like many undocumented restaurant workers, staying in the US is a simple calculation for this waiter

Economics
Valparaiso fires Chile

Chile’s forest fires have been raging for weeks. What caused them?

Economics
Bolivia’s dried-out Ajuan Khota dam, a reservoir affected by drought near La Paz, photographed on Nov. 17.

With melting glaciers and mining, Bolivia’s water is running dangerously low

Environment
Gas pipes at Mexico's Pemex

Mexico loses millions of dollars daily to fuel theft

Economics