In pictures: Day of the Dead in Covid times
Craig TaylorWith public events cancelled amid the pandemic, Mexico’s Day of the Dead is low-key but poignant. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Maradona at 60: In search of the real Diego – Guillem Balague column
As Diego Maradona turns 60, his biographer Guillem Balague reflects on the rise and fall of a maverick who became one of football’s greats. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico: At least 59 bodies found in unmarked graves
The grim discovery was made in Salvatierra, one of the most violent places in the country. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Adriana Rivas: Pinochet-era kidnap suspect ‘eligible for extradition’
Chilean woman Adriana Rivas was allegedly involved in seven kidnappings before moving to Australia. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexican Military Downs Plane With £14m Worth Of Cocaine On Board
jordonc ✅The Mexican military has downed a private jet that was said to contain over £10m worth of cocaine. President Andrés Manuel López confirmed that the plane was forced to land near the border with Belize after a warning shot was fired by an army helicopter. One pilot aboard the plane was arrested after he tried…
Bolivian judge annuls Evo Morales’s arrest warrant
The judge annulled the exiled former president’s arrest warrant for alleged sedition and terrorism. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean