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Energy-resource rich Venezuela can't stop blackouts

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In spite of the vast energy resources in Venezuela, the country can't provide electricity to its people. President Hugo Chavez blames the opposition.
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Drug submarines and the fight against Colombian smuggling

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Drug smugglers in Colombia have a low-cost way to transport cocaine: narco-submarines. Authorities are struggling to keep up, and the technology keeps improving.
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Brazil competes economically by investing in science and technology

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President Barack Obama's visit to Brazil highlights the country's investment in science and technology as global economic competition heats up.
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Gold, the environment and economics in Colombia

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An enormous new gold mine could be help an ailing region in Colombia, but some think it's not worth the price.
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Argentines invest in cars to avoid inflation

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Car sales in Argentina are going through the sun roof. Many people invest to avoid inflation.
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Colombians reclaim their land

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Millions of Colombians have been forced off their land in the country's long civil war. Now some of those people are getting their land back.
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Bringing business to Brazil's slums

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People in Rio de Janeiro's notorious slums are moving toward the middle class, but many businesses shy away from the areas known for drug dealers and violence.
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'Law of the Jungle'

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A buried treasure of millions, desperate soldiers and FARC guerrillas all come together in this true-life thriller set in the Colombian jungle.
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