Latin America News
By David Gelles In central Chile, not far from where the Andes Mountains meet the Pacific Ocean, a vast swath of pristine wilderness is changing hands under the most unusual […]
By Alberta Quicler The world has experienced eleven consecutive months of abnormally high temperatures, both in the air and on the surface of the oceans. In Latin America, several regions […]
By R. Evan Ellis During the past year, China and its companies have expanded their position in politics, security, information, logistics, and other key areas in Nicaragua, Honduras, and El […]
By Antonio Maria Delgado A political ploy designed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to regain international legitimacy through heavily manipulated elections appears to be spiraling out of control for the socialist […]
By David Noriega, Aarne Heikkila and Adiel Kaplan Shortly after dawn, in the desert east of San Diego, a group of migrants huddled around a campfire. They had come together on this desolate stretch […]
By Nora Gámez Torres A young mother has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for transmitting videos on Facebook of a protest in Cuba, the latest example of the […]
Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President […]
By Nelson Bocanegra Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Colombia’s major cities Saturday and Sunday to protest against the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro, whose popularity is at […]
The head of Mexico’s detective service acknowledged Tuesday that the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, something that appears to run counter to past statements by President Andrés Manuel […]
By Juana Casas Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Niño rapidly switches over to La Niña, experts said on Thursday, leaving […]
By Laura Millan Lombrana Government geologist Gino Casassa steps down from the helicopter and looks around in dismay. Casassa is standing at the foot of a glacier, 4,200 meters (13,800 […]
By Bryan Harris and Hannah Murphy Brazil’s attorney-general has demanded “urgent regulation” of social media sites after Elon Musk threatened to disobey a court order banning certain profiles on his […]
By Mark Stevenson President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 hoping to recover Mexico’s old reputation as the diplomatic leader of Latin America, but what he’s managed to […]
By Claudia Rebaza Armed police raided Peru’s government palace and the private home of President Dina Boluarte in search of Rolexes and other luxury watches as part of a preliminary […]
By Marlon Sorto and Heather Chen Argentina and Colombia say they have taken “concrete steps” to improve frayed relations between the two countries after far-right Argentine leader Javier Milei called his left-wing Colombian […]
By Michael Stott A Chinese state-owned shipping company building one of Latin America’s biggest deepwater ports has criticized a move by the Peruvian government to remove its exclusive right to […]
By Mauricio Savarese Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his Covid-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations […]
By Miguel Lo Bianco Archaeologists have discovered the earliest dated cave paintings in South America in Argentine Patagonia, dating back 8,200 years. The 895 paintings were found by Argentine and Chilean […]
By Erika Mouynes The US presidential campaigns this year are expected to see more than $10bn spent on advertisements, and the main issue will almost certainly be immigration. A popular social […]
By Juan Elman Salvadoran street vendor Maria earned just $10 selling sweets and handicrafts today – a particularly bad day. It’s half of what she usually gets: $20 on average; […]





















