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The South welcomes 'crazy ants.' Hail the latest invader

'Crazy ants' from South America are hitching rides across the South, setting up massive colonies, and relieving other occupying ant armies, including fire ants, of their duties.

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Latin America Monitor Move over Beyoncé: Another American explores Cuba, 'people to people'

Global News Blog How native Americans hid in the Vatican for more than 500 years

Haiti aiming to plant 1.2 million trees in a single day

Can a blimp curb drug trafficking in Latin America? The US hopes so.

Cruise tourists robbed by bandits in St. Lucia

Giant snail invasion forces Floridians to walk for their lives

Giant snail invasion hits South Florida. Gooey mess.

Carnival cruise ship fails health inspection. Why?

Venezuela election: Is a vote for the opposition a vote against your mother? (+video)

Will Chavez's unfulfilled promises affect Sunday's election?

Cuba agrees to return fugitive dad, wife, and two kids to US (+video)

Poop in paradise: The smell of (environmental) success?

Hasta luego, Mexico: The Monitor's Latin America bureau chief signs off

3 of spring's most anticipated novels

A bus-stop tennis clinic

How Maria Sibylla Merian opened our eyes to nature

10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants

Latin America Monitor Can Latin America ride out the global economic storm?

Chavez' body makes final journey as government says he will not be embalmed (+video)

Another Carnival cruise ends poorly: Passengers to be flown home.

Best airport named: Indianapolis airport tops the list again

Yoga, warmth, and lush greenery in the garden

Giant African snail killed to protect Australian crops