Program Number: 31

Contents: Report: Natural Disasters in Latin America; U.S. Bicentenial celebrations by Latin Americans; and this week's installment of he LAR series on the historical roots of Latin American civilization. Interviews: Alvaro Contreras, editor of La Prensa Libre in Guatemala, discusses the tragedy that Guatemalans confronted as a result of 1974's major earthquake.(4:30) Anita Novinsky, historian from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, talks bout the Inquisition in Portugal and Brazill and how it differed from the Spanish Inquisition. (18:10)

Recorded: n/a

Final Production: July 8, 1976

[Air Date]: July 26, 1976

Timings: v.o. 29:32, m.o. 29:51