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By Laurence Blair For more than 25 years, Jardín Sonrisitas (“Little Smiles Kindergarten”) taught kids their ABCs in Villa del Cerro, a working-class portside district in Uruguay’s capital. But in December, the beloved kindergarten closed: one of three local creches...
By Ariadna Baulenas i Pubill The Wari people founded their capital in the Ayacucho Valley, now south-central Peru. From here their culture spread, forming what may have been the first Andean empire. It was almost 550 miles north of the Wari capital, in the Ancash...
An urgent message is traveling from the Amazon to the United Nations. This week, Amazon Watch will accompany a delegation of Indigenous leaders from Peru and Ecuador to New York for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). As part of our...
In an interview in the newspaper Primicias, Ecuadorian fisherman Erick Fabricio Coello Saltos described how he and 19 other fishermen were attacked on the high seas by drones and then kidnapped on a U.S. military vessel. According to his testimony and that of others,...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he will sue his Ecuadorian counterpart, Daniel Noboa, who accused him of having ties to the leader of a ruthless criminal organization, deepening the diplomatic and trade crisis between the two South American nations....
By Ana Ionova and Max Bearak South America’s bustling seaports have never been under more watchful eyes. They are patrolled by armed soldiers and monitored by thousands of cameras. Drones look for divers stashing cocaine onto ships. Sniffer dogs, special agents and...
The government of new Chilean President José Antonio Kast carried out its first deportation flight of irregular migrants on Thursday, expelling 40 people on a Chilean Air Force Boeing 737 that made stops in Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia. The 19 Colombians, the last...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday said his country would not impose 100% tariffs on imports from Ecuador, reversing an announcement made last week by the trade ministry. Instead, Petro said Colombia would introduce subsidies to affected producers and what...
President Daniel Noboa is in a vulnerable position ahead of the November regional elections, according to analysts and party officials. “I see the opposition making major gains in the election despite his efforts to intimidate the challengers,” says Geovanni...
Colombia said on Friday that it will raise tariffs on imports from Ecuador to 100% in response to Quito’s decision to increase its own customs duties from 50% to 100% starting from May 1. Colombia's Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister Diana Marcela Morales said...
By Moisés Naím Venezuela may soon experience something it has not seen in years: a surge of economic growth and activity. Although the removal of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in January left his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, in place, it has nonetheless opened...
By Constance Malleret In the southern tip of Colombia’s Cauca department, known as the “boot” for its shoe-like shape, volunteer members of an Indigenous guard patrol their territories in the Andean foothills to protect them from invasion and deforestation. The...
The diplomatic tensions between Colombia and Ecuador rose Tuesday as President Daniel Noboa issued a rebuke of his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro. Noboa said Petro’s comments about former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas were an “attack on sovereignty.” The...
By Kamilia Lahrichi For expats in Argentina — and all over Latin America, for that matter — the idea of punctuality is one of the hardest things to understand. Argentines, in particular, have a very relaxed attitude towards time. In fact, punctuality can seem rude....
By Manuela Castro and Alessandra Freitas Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new housing complex: “Green areas, barbecue space, pet-friendly sector.” The growing focus on spaces for pets as...
Traders and transport operators have suspended a 19-day blockade at the Rumichaca International Bridge, the primary land crossing between Colombia and Ecuador. The protest, prompted by a 50% tax imposed by the Ecuadorian government on Colombian goods, was lifted to...
The Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Colombia and Ecuador say “substantial progress” was made following Wednesday’s meeting to resolve differences between the two countries. The conflict began February 17 when President Daniel Noboa imposed a 30% tariff on most...
By Suman Naishadham Spain’s monarch said Monday the Spanish conquest of the Americas included “much abuse” and “ethical controversies,” striking a conciliatory tone amid a yearslong row between Spain and Mexico over colonial era abuses committed by the Spanish crown...
By Nicole Hong, Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Annie Correal President Gustavo Petro of Colombia, who has had a volatile relationship with President Trump, is under criminal investigation by at least two U.S. federal prosecutors’ offices, according to...
By María Martín The diplomatic crisis between Ecuador and Colombia, which has been simmering since January, has escalated dramatically following an unprecedented exchange of accusations between the presidents of the two countries. Colombian leader Gustavo Petro...
