http://www.ft.com/world/americas/societyhttp://www.ft.com/rss/world/americas/societyFT.com - Americas, Societyen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comSun, 20 Jul 2008 19:49 BSTThu, 24 Jul 2008 12:03:17 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas/society(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29d366a4-568b-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29d366a4-568b-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlPeru has declared a state of emergency at a mine near Lima over fears that arsenic, lead and cadmium from its tailings dam could pollute the main water supply for the capitalSun, 20 Jul 2008 19:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a8272f6-510d-11dd-b751-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a8272f6-510d-11dd-b751-000077b07658.htmlThe head of Mexico's intelligence service has warned that the country's democratic institutions, including the national Congress, are under threat from powerful drugs cartelsSun, 13 Jul 2008 23:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9319384e-4d46-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9319384e-4d46-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlFederal police say they have proof that a well-known investor and a former mayor of São Paulo are connected to the 2005 scandal involving the Workers' partyWed, 9 Jul 2008 02:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/937b11ce-4d12-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/937b11ce-4d12-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlPeru's army will be on the streets of its big cities, policing a general strike that comes just days after the third stoppage by miners in four monthsTue, 8 Jul 2008 20:48 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50b3a566-4b84-11dd-a490-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50b3a566-4b84-11dd-a490-000077b07658.htmlThe rescue of Ingrid Betancourt from leftist guerrillas has further vindicated a Colombian president whose influence is rising just as that of his Venezuelan counterpart begins to waneSun, 6 Jul 2008 19:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b37930e-493b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b37930e-493b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlThe mission to rescue 15 hostages, code-named 'Jaque', was more than a year in the making, and was executed without a single shot being fired, using tactics copied from Farc's 2002 kidnapping of 13 lawmakersThu, 3 Jul 2008 21:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a2aebbe-493b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a2aebbe-493b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlA mood of jubilation swept across the country following the dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others from Farc guerrillas after more than six years in captivityThu, 3 Jul 2008 21:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afb0dbb8-4870-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afb0dbb8-4870-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlÁlvaro Uribe, Colombia's president, secured one of the most significant triumphs of his political career when troops freed Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages held by the leftwing Farc guerrillasThu, 3 Jul 2008 10:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61ce0a0a-488f-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61ce0a0a-488f-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlColombia's Farc lost its ace playing card when Ingrid Betancourt was snatched from the jungle and flown to the safety of a Colombian military base. The Farc has had a terrible year, but rumours of its demise may be prematureThu, 3 Jul 2008 04:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1ec8ed8-46c8-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1ec8ed8-46c8-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlA domestic economy booming on high oil prices has led Venezuela's petrol consumption to double in five years. Its huge subsidy is unlikely to be eliminated soon – though it costs $10bn a yearMon, 30 Jun 2008 17:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbf37528-4637-11dd-9009-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbf37528-4637-11dd-9009-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Texan billionaire puts up one of the biggest cash prizes ever for a single game: a three-hour match between England and the Stanford SuperstarsMon, 30 Jun 2008 03:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/850963fc-4614-11dd-9009-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/850963fc-4614-11dd-9009-0000779fd2ac.htmlTop US counter-narcotics official describes upsurge in drug-related violence as a threat to democracy in the countrySun, 29 Jun 2008 22:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/959eef34-4470-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/959eef34-4470-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlMexico City, one of the world's most populous and polluted cities, is working on its own solution to the rapidly rising cost of food: grow your own in yards and on roof terracesFri, 27 Jun 2008 19:00 BST