South America

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In recent years, Ecuador has gone from being one of the safest countries in South America to one of the most dangerous.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The crash is the second by a C-130 Hercules aircraft in South America in under a month.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Craig, who will succeed Mike Henry in July, has in recent years been leading the company’s growth strategy in what it calls “future facing commodities” across Canada, the U.S. and South America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In contrast, many apparently widespread Native American crops prove to consist of related species or even of genetically distinct varieties of the same species, independently domesticated in Mesoamerica, South America, and the eastern United States.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond