US tourists die as Costa Rica rafts capsize
Craig TaylorFour US tourists die and a local tourist is missing after a rafting accident on a swollen river. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Migrant caravan: US-bound migrants clash with Mexico riot police
A caravan of hundreds of Central American migrants faces Mexican riot police as they try to cross. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Marbella Ibarra: Mexican women’s football pioneer killed
Marbella Ibarra’s body was found showing signs of torture almost a month after she disappeared. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras over migrants
A group of at least 1,500 migrants is currently in Guatemala, heading north toward the US border. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela crisis hits food markets and a morgue
Shortages, inflation and power cuts are causing misery in Venezuela’s oil-rich Zulia state. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Pope defrocks two Chilean bishops over child abuse claims
Pope Francis ordered the move amid allegations linking the prelates to the sexual abuse of minors. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean