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Por Cristina Hernández

Census Reveals Sea's Mysteries
Ten Latin American countries are participating in a global marine census that in its first phase uncovered some 500 new fish species. The leaders of the project explained to Tierramérica how they are unearthing the best-kept secrets of the oceans.

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Por Jorge Alberto Grochembake

Central America Unites Against Earthquakes
Experts join forces to mitigate the damages caused by the intense seismic activity in the region, which mostly originates in the Cocos-Caribe fault zone, on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

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Por Yadira Ferrer

Poor and Rich Alike Complain About Privatized Electricity
Six years after being transferred to private hands, Colombia's third largest electric company comes under fire for its high rates and failures in its distribution network.



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Por Francesca Colombo

'We must change the way we live'
Climate change is going to worsen and the only sensible thing we can do is learn to adapt to new conditions, scientist Vicenzo Ferrara said in dialogue with Tierramérica. A prolific author on the topic, Ferrara is the Italian representative of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Glass Feathers
Magnificently decorated, peacocks carry in their plumage more than just an evolutionary riddle. A new study reveals that the brilliant colors of peacock feathers are the result of a delicate and complex structure similar to glass, and are not pigments, as in other bird species. The new discoveries could serve to improve telecommunications and create new microchips for computers.

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Rescuing Cuban turtles... Plastic recycling on the rise in Brazil... Harpy eagle protected in Venezuela... A bid to save Costa Rican forest... Protests against Guatemalan road project through Maya sites... Honduran Tawahka lands to be protected... Chilean transport reorganized... Animal abuse debate awakens in Italy....

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