Chilean photographer Tomás Munita wins third place in the 2013 World Press Photo Competition; Chilean film ‘No’ misses out on Oscar for Best Foreign Film; Cartagena International Cinema Festival launches;…
Climate for business in Latin America reaches 18-month high; Colombian economic growth expected to increase; Peru to campaign for European and Asian investment Climate for business in Latin America reaches…
Oil and gas giant plans to explore sacred indigenous land; indigenous Panamanians threaten to obstruct the Panamericana highway; indigenous Colombians propose an economic alternative to the capital model. Oil and gas giant…
Uruguayan Supreme Court upholds impunity for human rights abusers; Mexico makes plans to address widespread disappearances; Venezuela appointed head of regional human rights organization
Mexico celebrates International Mother Language Day; new efforts to combat social violence; state of ‘gender alert’ declared in Chiapas.
27,523 cases people reportedly went missing during the last presidential term; the population pyramid in Mexico is inverting; Pemex explosion report to be released soon; Calderón’s government gave $283 billion…
Chávez returns to Venezuela; Opposition meets to choose a presidential candidate; and opposition TV channel is left out of open digital TV auction
Study shows that over 12 million Brazilians pay income tax; Avá-Canoeiro tribe struggles to survive; country experiences increase of 20% in demand for language courses Report shows that over 50%…
Argentines demand justice the one-year anniversary of the Once train crash; teachers call a strike amid tense salary negotiations; Senate approves truth commission with Iran.
Tensions mount between Chile and Bolivia over detained soldiers; Piñera announces aid for victims of Valparaíso fire; terror suspect Berkhoff begins hunger strike for political prisoner status.
Lula announces his support for President to run for a second term in office; Rousseff declares extreme poverty is almost eradicated; Brazil and Russia sign agreement to increase bilateral ties. Brazil:…
Argentina and China sign further nuclear agreements; Astronomy research centre established thanks to the combined effort of Chile and China; Sino-Peruvian economic commission to meet next week; China turns its…
Leaked documents reveal Pluspetrol plan to operate in protected nature reserve; México: National Crusade Against Hunger; Mayan people pay tribute to Spanish priest killed 32 years ago in Guatemala Leaked documents reveal…
Correa vows to pursue further diversification of Ecuador’s economy; Bolivia continues to nationalise strategic economic sectors; ILO calls on Latin America to expand sustainable business opportunities; Argentina’s trade surplus falls…
Nicaragua’s first ever International Poetry Festival launches; Cuba’s International Book Fair honours Angola; Chilean actress Paulina Garcia wins Best Actress at Berlinale; over 400 Latin American works are nominated for…
Mentally disabled remain incarcerated despite diagnosis; customers complain about poor Post Office service; and twice more doctors are located in the Southeast than the North of the country Even after…
Mexico and United States address discrimination of deported school children; Inter-American Commission of Human Rights call for reform in Argentina; Argentine human rights organisation wins Spanish prize Mexican children deported…
Congress debates AMIA accord with Iran amid disapproval from the Jewish community; Court finds Catholic Church complicit in the Dirty War; problems arise with government price freeze.
Caribbean leaders arrive in Port-au-Prince; UN chief says Haiti ‘not ready’ for foreign investment; US to build two prisons in Haiti; Camp in Port-au-Prince forcibly evicted; Journalists slam government for…
Fires rage in Valparaíso; Government announces lawsuit against Aguas Andinas; Appeals Court revokes bail for terror-suspect Berkhoff; Bolivia to confront Chile in international forums over detained soldiers.
Political parties use carnival to target the youth; fund created to promote the film industry; Chinchilla and Martinelli consider eliminating Passport at border Political parties use carnival to target the…
Elba Esther Gordillo criticizes educational reform; study shows femicide rates are increasing; project to restore films about the Mexican Revolution.
A new report reveals that many indigenous women in Mexico have been sterilised without their consent; the Governor of the Bank of Mexico denies that a financial ‘perfect storm’ is…
Photo by: Alex Ibañez For two decades, European governments largely ignored Latin America. Disinterest for the region grew in the 1990s when attention became focused on rebuilding and integrating Eastern Europe….