Latin America News

Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot in the head at a Bogotá campaign event late Saturday, in an attack that sent shockwaves through the country. […]

Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the […]

Peru announced Tuesday that miners who had been operating illegally in a large protected archaeological reserve around the famous Nazca Lines will now be able to start the process of […]

By Martín De Ambrosio & Fermín Koop More than 1,000 scientists took to the streets in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina Thursday wearing gas masks like those in […]

By Michael Rios Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it […]

By Laís Martins and Francisco Amorim It is a warehouse the size of 12 football pitches that promises to create much-needed jobs and development in Caucaia city, north-east Brazil. But […]

By Dalia Tarek Paula Landeros, a Chilean, comes from a large family. Her mother has four siblings, and her father has six. There was always a lot of noise in […]

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is blaming the Ecuadorian government and Colombian “extremists” for attempting to disrupt Venezuela’s May 25 elections for the national congress and municipal offices. “The Albanian mafia, […]

By The Conversation staff Latin America is undergoing one of its most profound human rights crises in decades. The region’s civic space is shrinking rapidly, from mass surveillance and arbitrary […]

Former Uruguay President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, died Tuesday. He […]

By Ari Caramanica Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts in the world. Parts of […]

Although much as been made about newly named Pope Leo’s U.S. heritage, most his service was performed in Peru. Robert Prevost by birth, the new pope was known for 30 […]

By Post Staff Amid Ecuador’s majestic Andean peaks, vibrant roses flourish under meticulous care, crossing continents to celebrate Mother’s Day worldwide. While growers capitalize on the equatorial sun and advanced […]

By Nadine Yousif Five Venezuelan political figures holed up at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest have been brought to the U.S. after a “successful rescue” mission, Secretary […]

By Tico Times Costa Rica, known as one of the best places for a relaxing vacation is losing middle-class U.S. tourists as costs climb. Higher prices for lodging, food, and […]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of revoking his travel visa to the US. “I can no longer go because I believe they took away my visa,” he […]

By Fernando Ramos and Sanika Tank Colombia’s health ministry declared a nationwide health emergency on Thursday due to the “active circulation” of yellow fever. Since September 2024, there have been […]

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for taking “political prisoners” held by […]

Brazil’s President Lula and China’s President Xi Jinping have signed a joint declaration strengthening bilateral relations. Lula praised a series of agreements between the two countries, saying that China offers […]