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Large cracks in walls and ceilings are a common sight in the homes and buildings of Old Havana. / Credit: Photo Stock
Large cracks in walls and ceilings are a common sight in the homes and buildings of Old Havana. / Credit: Photo Stock
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By Dalia Acosta

Havana Residents Face Risk of Cave-Ins
Official reports state that 39 percent of Havana's 2.2 million residents live in structures that are in a mediocre or poor state of repair. Cracks, cave-ins and leaks abound in the city's old district, which the United Nations declared a Heritage of Humanity site.

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Credit: Fabricio Vanden Broeck
Credit: Fabricio Vanden Broeck
By Germán de la Reza

What the FTAA Is Lacking
The Western Hemisphere trade treaty is taking shape as a framework without instruments for cooperation and lacks solutions for the environmental and labor problems of the poorest countries.

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Credit: Freestockphotos / USGS
Credit: Freestockphotos / USGS

High Relief
The mountains of the entire planet are the honorees of their own "International Year" in 2002. The United Nations has issued an appeal to involve institutions and individuals around the world in achieving a fundamental goal for the Earth's well-being: the sustainable development of its mountainous zones.

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A "green" plan to re-establish vegetation in Colombia…... Garbage used in generating electricity in Peru…... Progress in Ecuador for disposing of used motor oil…... Controversial project for a new airport in Mexico…

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