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By Regina Garcia Cano Few Venezuelans have not had their lives touched by migration over the last decade, when more than 7 million people left the country amid a political, economic and humanitarian crisis that has lasted the entirety of President Nicolás Maduro’s...
By Bill Chappell The four Americans who were shot at and abducted in Mexico last week were reportedly visiting for medical tourism — making them part of a booming industry that is vital to Mexico's economy. "Pre-pandemic, some 1.2 million American citizens traveled to...
By Natalia Favre Cuba is experiencing a mass exodus. A political and economic crisis further worsened by the impact of the Covid pandemic has left many Cubans feeling that they have no option but to leave their homeland to search for better opportunities abroad. Young...
By Michael Stott and Joe Parkin Daniels Colombia’s president was every inch the revolutionary. From the balcony of the presidential palace last week, Gustavo Petro denounced “neoliberalism” for causing war, Covid-19, hunger and the climate crisis. He railed against...
By Pedro Hurtado Canepa Colombia and Ecuador’s top military leaders pledged in late December 2022 to strengthen operations in the fight against narcotrafficking and organized crime along their common border, some 586 kilometers across coastal, Andean, and Amazon...
By Thomas Mackintosh A new 2,000-peso banknote will be issued in Argentina in response to soaring inflation, the country's central bank (BCRA) has confirmed. The new note -- which will be worth $11 (£9) officially -- comes after consumer prices jumped by nearly 95% in...
Decked out in helmet, belt, gold-plated armor and sandals, Juan Pablo Huanacchini Mamani gazes out vacantly from the Ollantaytambo Inca ruins in Peru. His Inca warrior costume sparkles in the sunlight, but the 48-year-old feels no joy. Huanacchini has worked in the...
By Kanishka Singh and Tom Polansek U.S. farm and trade officials raised "grave concerns" over Mexico's agricultural biotechnology policies in meetings with their Mexican counterparts last week, as lingering disagreements threaten decades of booming corn trade between...
By Sam Meredith Argentina and Brazil, the two largest economies in South America, are in early talks to create a common currency, as part of a coordinated bid to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar. The ultimate goal, according to those familiar with the discussions,...
Calling the problem “far worse” than the political protests and violence in Peru and Brazil, Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez is demanding that Latin American leaders address the crisis of Venezuelan refugees. “We seem to have forgotten this massive diaspora of...
By Lauren Jackson President Pedro Castillo borrowed from history when he attempted a coup in Peru. Thirty years ago, another president asserted authoritarian control. But this time, there was a critical difference: As president, Castillo had no support for his coup....
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to punish supporters of the country's ex-leader, Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed Congress. Supporters of the ousted far-right leader also stormed the Supreme Court and surrounded the presidential palace. But...
By Terry Spencer More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys last weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island and stretching thin U.S. border agencies both on land and at sea. It is a dangerous...
At least 30 people have died in gun battles in the state of Sinaloa following the arrest of a son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo". Ovidio Guzmán-López -- himself alleged to be a leader of his father's former cartel -- was captured in Culiacán and...
Venezuela and Colombia reopened the last stretch of their shared border Sunday after settling a diplomatic dispute that had kept it closed for years. Cars honked and passengers waved flags as vehicles with license plates from the two South American countries traversed...
By Marcos Aleman Nine months into a state of emergency declared by President Nayib Bukele to fight street gangs, El Salvador has seen more than 1,000 documented human rights abuses and about 90 deaths of prisoners in custody. And Bukele’s popularity ratings have...
By Brad Haynes Dramatic elections in Brazil, Chile and Colombia brought leftist governments into power across much of Latin America in 2022, capping the region's second "pink tide" in two decades. However, their struggles amid stubborn economic headwinds suggest the...
Following the arrest in Brasilia of a supporter of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly trying to set off a bomb to create chaos ahead of the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazil's new president, the BBC's South America correspondent Katy...
By Michael Stott When is a coup not a coup? The answer in Latin America today depends on your politics. A coup used to be straightforward. In a script which became depressingly familiar in the last century, a general or military junta would seize power, backed by...
After 14 days of often violent protests, calm is returning to Peru. The government reported no new deaths Wednesday and said most of the country’s highways have been cleared of debris and that the country’s airports are open and operating normally. Protests erupted...
