Category: Americas
Driving the Alaska Highway
New York Times On an epic road trip, a family plots a course from Alaska to the Lower 48, passing through some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery. The tally: 2,200 miles, five national parks, numerous hot springs and one excellent reindeer hot dog. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/travel/alaska-british-columbia-alberta-road-trip.html
Read MoreRex Murphy, a Dominant Pundit on the Right in Canada, Dies at 77
New York Times In newspaper columns and on radio and TV, he was his country’s “premier provocateur,” gaining a wide audience for his conservative attacks on liberals and environmentalists. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/canada/rex-murphy-dead.html
Read MoreBacklash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil
New York Times Outrage over the pop star’s new music video brought Brazil’s struggle with religious intolerance into view. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/arts/anitta-brazil-candomble.html
Read MoreAppreciating Alice Munro, Who Brought Innovation to Short Fiction
New York Times The Nobel laureate, whose precisely written stories about southwestern Ontario many considered “without equal,” died this week at 92. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/canada/alice-munro-canada.html
Read MoreMexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening.
New York Times A system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of unchecked growth, crumbling infrastructure and a changing climate. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/americas/mexico-city-water.html
Read MoreA Serial Killer from the U.S. Preyed on Young Women in Canada
New York Times The police believe the killer, who died in an Idaho jail, may be linked to the unsolved murders of other women in British Columbia, Alberta and the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/world/canada/american-serial-killer-murders-canada.html
Read MoreHow Kite Surfing in a Remote Colombian Region Changed a Boy and a Village
New York Times The sport came to Beto Gomez’s small Indigenous town nearly two decades ago. Despite some resistance back home, he is now the world’s only professional kite surfer with Wayuu roots. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/world/americas/kite-surfing-colombia.html
Read MoreVenezuela’s 2024 Presidential Election: What to Know
New York Times Venezuela’s election features an opposition candidate with a slim, if improbable, chance of defeating the country’s long-ruling authoritarian leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/world/americas/venezuela-president-election.html
Read MoreWildfire Approaches Canada’s Largest Oil-Producing Area — Again
New York Times The fire, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, has put the community, which is haunted by the costliest wildfire in Canadian history, on high alert. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/canada/wildfires-fort-mcmurray-alberta-oil.html
Read MoreAfter Outlawing Public Zoos, Costa Rica Relocates Hundreds of Animals
New York Times Some of the animals will stay in sanctuaries, while others may be released into the wild. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/americas/costa-rica-zoo-closing.html
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