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Ricardo Martínez

Sunmi (left) and Máyori (right) with their mother in their home. Sunmi was diagnosed by the Health Ministry in September 2015 with developmental disabilities, learning disability and chronic epistaxis (nose bleeds) from high levels of lead in her blood.
Health
Centuries of mining take a toll on health in Peruvian communities
Help wanted sign on restaurant window
Economics
Like many undocumented restaurant workers, staying in the US is a simple calculation for this waiter
Valparaiso fires Chile
Economics
Chile’s forest fires have been raging for weeks. What caused them?
Bolivia’s dried-out Ajuan Khota dam, a reservoir affected by drought near La Paz, photographed on Nov. 17.
Environment
With melting glaciers and mining, Bolivia’s water is running dangerously low
Gas pipes at Mexico's Pemex
Economics
Mexico loses millions of dollars daily to fuel theft