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Americas Now: Chocolate: A $10 billion business that begins with cacao
May 10, 2023

Most people associate chocolate with the chocolatiers of Europe. But the main ingredient for chocolate, cacao, comes from Latin America and Africa. Director-Producer Armando Guerra joins anchor Elaine

Americas Now: Climate Change Threatens Marine Life in Florida
April 21, 2023

According to theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA,2022 was one of the hottest years on record. Some scientists believe Florida is among the most vulnerable states when it come

Americas Now: Climate Change Moves Inland
April 12, 2023

On this week's Americas Now podcast, Anchor Elaine Reyes talks to Correspondent John Zarrella about the inland risk of climate change on parks and lakes in the U.S. They discuss the life-altering chan

Getting a second chance through Rugby in Venezuela 
April 05, 2023

Crime is a significant problem in Venezuela. Politicians and experts have yet to find a solution. So when a company became the victim of gang violence, the owner took matters into his own hands. He of

Americas Now podcast: Legalization of Euthanasia in Colombia gives patients the right to die
March 29, 2023

Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending life to avoid pain and suffering. Colombia is the only country in Latin America, and one of only several worldwide, to allow it in non-terminal cases

Brazil’s Forever Fires
July 27, 2021

On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Gerry Hadden tells host Elaine Reyes about his deployment to the Pantanal which is so largeit extends to other countries like Paraguay, Boliv

Mexico City’s Native Languages
July 23, 2021

On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Alasdair Baverstock talks with host Elaine Reyes about the importance of these native languages hidden in the heart of one of Latin Americas

Expats in Mexico
July 23, 2021

On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Alasdair Baverstock explains to host Elaine Reyes how the community of expats around Mexico's famous Lake Chapala dealt with the pandemic lock

Pandemic Photographers
July 23, 2021

On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Joel Richards shares with host Elaine Reyes the conversations he had with these photojournalists who live in countries ranging from Peru and A

Cloned horses of Argentina
July 23, 2021

On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Joel Richards tellshost Elaine Reyes two amazing stories he recently covered related to horses in Argentina.