Latin American History 161: Honors Project
Resources for the final honors research project.
Drug War/Drug Trade: Research Resources
Drug Trafficking and its Impact
- A New Narco Network
Gang violence is spreading across Latin America. Previously safe countries such as Ecuador are now racked with crime
Mexico
- Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Mexico’s Drug Cartels Tweaked Their Playbook
The brutal cartels, like legitimate companies, struggled as governments imposed border closures and lockdowns, and had to get creative.
Colombia, Ecuador & Peru
- How Narco Traffickers Unleashed Violence and Chaos in EcuadorA presidential candidate’s assassination has focused global attention on the country’s extraordinary bloodshed fueled by powerful international and domestic crime groups.
- Peru’s cocaine trade overruns remote Indigenous territory
As coca production surges, Indigenous communities in Peru fear addiction and violence are encroaching on their lands.
Colombian president's son charged with money laundering (4:11)
The War on Drugs and its Impacts on Latin America
- Lost cause: 50 years of the War on Drugs in Latin America
Writers from the region reflect on 50 years of failed policies and their bloody legacy.
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