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By Néfer Muñoz

New Park Shows Off the Wonders of the Sea
The natural wealth of Cocos Island was made famous by the late French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, and is now one of the main attractions of a new Costa Rican sea park.

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The Alpaca
The alpaca, whose official name is 'Lama Pacos', entered into the lives of humans some 5,000 years ago, when Andean civilizations began to domesticate this member of the camel family. Today, the alpaca, also related to the llama, is the basis of a global industry.

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Tourists pollute nature reserve in Peru... Extinction alert for marine 'vaquita' in Mexico... Clean energy projects presented in Colombia.

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