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Karina Montoya G.

How Wall Street banks are deploying capital to address the racial wealth gap

It makes you think, what if the pandemic and George Floyd’s murder had never happened?

7 min readJun 21, 2021

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How Wall Street banks are deploying capital to address the racial wealth gap

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Karina Montoya G.

Elections in Peru: Highlights of a 12-hour election with incredibly tight first results

Fake news, false claims of fraud, sky-rocketing tension, street demonstrations, and some humor with tears. Here’s the ICYMI article on the…

10 min readJun 7, 2021

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Elections in Peru: Highlights of a 12-hour election with incredibly tight first results

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Karina Montoya G.

Hard to Wear a Mask? Here Are Other Habits People Found Hard to Adopt in the Past

Many are puzzled by the opposition of some Americans to wear a face mask in this pandemic. Looking at the past, this opposition to “do…

6 min readJul 22, 2020

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Hard to Wear a Mask? Here Are Other Habits People Found Hard to Adopt in the Past

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Karina Montoya G.

A Look at the Last Days of Lockdown in New York City

A personal archive of a global pandemic that still feels like a bad nightmare. These are some scenes of the Big Apple juxtaposed with…

7 min readJul 7, 2020

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A Look at the Last Days of Lockdown in New York City

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Karina Montoya G.

In Coronavirus Times, Women Calling the Shots Lift My Spirits

The COVID-19 catastrophe has brought out the worst in many of us, so I tried to look for hope. I found it in women leaders saying what we…

8 min readMar 26, 2020

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In Coronavirus Times, Women Calling the Shots Lift My Spirits

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Karina Montoya G.

What Nobody Tells You About New York City

After a year living in the city of the many nicknames, I give it a try at picking the good, the bad and the ugly tourists won’t tell you

14 min readSep 10, 2019

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What Nobody Tells You About New York City

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Karina Montoya G.

Venezuela’s Interim President Juan Guaido: A Timeline to Explain #23Ene

Venezuela now has an interim president. But Nicolas Maduro is still president. How does that work? Why is this happening precisely on…

11 min readJan 24, 2019

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Venezuela’s Interim President Juan Guaido: A Timeline to Explain #23Ene

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Karina Montoya G.

My first Macy’s Parade… Had to be on a Day of Record-Low Temperature

Why would you want to see a bunch of giant balloons when it’s -6°C outside? The silent struggle of a newcomer in NYC who wants to see it…

5 min readNov 22, 2018

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My first Macy’s Parade… Had to be on a Day of Record-Low Temperature

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Karina Montoya G.

Enron’s Former CEO Leaves Prison… And Corporate Fraud Just Kept Happening

Jeffrey Skilling was back in the news to wrap up August’s headlines in the US. Before we get too deep into September, let’s remember some…

7 min readSep 10, 2018

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Enron’s Former CEO Leaves Prison… And Corporate Fraud Just Kept Happening

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Karina Montoya G.

Karina Montoya Guevara

2 min readAug 31, 2018

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Questions and wanna-be answers about the economy, finance, technology and media. Geographical focus: Latin America and the U.S. Dose: once or twice a week. Warning: contains unapologetic Latina views. Welcome to (my) FAQ World.
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Karina Montoya G.
Journalist. Stops: Lima, NYC, and now D.C.| Columbia Journalism School alumna (2019) | Cares about tech disruption, public policy, business, U.S. & LatAm.

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