Chile and Argentina offering Nicaraguan exiles citizenship

Nicaraguans living in exile in Costa Rica participate in a mass for 222 political prisoners and the release of Monsignor Rolando Alvarez in San Jose, on Feb. 19. Photo: Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images Chile and Argentina this week offered citizenship to hundreds of Nicaraguans recently exiled by the government of President Daniel Ortega. The big picture: The citizenship offers,

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Drought in northern Mexico threatening livelihoods – The Denver Post

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ SANTIAGO, Mexico (AP) — Restaurant owner Leticia Rodríguez celebrated the construction late last year of a new lakeside boulevard in this northern Mexico town that she hoped would draw more people to her business. But now with La Boca reservoir nearly empty, tourists have stopped coming to boat, water ski or just eat a meal. Rodríguez had

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