A health workers stands in the Sambadrome spraying insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Leo Correa / Associated Press The world’s best known Olympic historian said Friday it will…
Colombia’s Caribbean beaches and Andean scenery are now generating more dollars for the country than its coal mines, as the nation bets on tourism amid slumping demand for its traditional commodities exports.The government estimates tourism generated $5.2 billion last year,…
An Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. The mosquito is a vector for the proliferation of the Zika virus currently spreading throughout Latin America. Felipe Dana / Associated Press…
