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Crime and violence affect the lives of millions of people in Latin America.Some consider social inequality to be a major contributing factor to levels of violence in Latin America, [1] where the state fails to prevent crime and organized crime takes over State control in areas where the State is unable to assist the society such as in impoverished communities.
The regions and subregions in the table are based on the United Nations geoscheme since the table sources are United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports. The U.N. recognizes that variability in the quality and integrity of data provided by certain countries may minimize country murder rates.
In South America, Brazil reports that around 0.42% of bites result in death, with 70-90% of bites in Brazil being caused by lanceheads. The most notorious species include Bothrops asper (Mexico, south to northern South America), Bothrops atrox (in the Amazon Rainforest) and Bothrops jararaca (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay).
Beaches of the Amazon, South America - Dangerous Creatures. Piranhas, anacondas and electric eels are just some of the creatures visitors may encounter on a trip to the dangerous beaches of the ...
Latin America is one of the most dangerous regions in the world for human rights defenders and activists, according to a report by Freedom House.
Colombia has a high crime rate due to being a center for the cultivation and trafficking of cocaine.The Colombian conflict began in the mid-1960s and is a low-intensity conflict between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates, and left-wing guerrillas such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the National Liberation Army (ELN), fighting each other to ...
High murder rates have long plagued Honduras, which has been routinely classified as one of the most dangerous countries in the region. Latin America as a whole is home to 8 percent of the world's population, yet it accounts for almost 37% of the world’s homicides.
The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?