Colombia’s popular Tayrona national park closes over alleged armed group threats
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – The Colombian national parks agency announced the temporary closure of the Tayrona National Park on Tuesday,…
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The Illusion of Progress? The Rise of Women in Ecuadorian Politics Despite Ongoing Gender Violence in Its Indigenous Communities
Read More (Source: Wikimedia Commons) By Isabella Serra & S. Shrestha On January 24, 2006, Estuardo Remache was criminally charged with…
Petro reinstates minimum wage increase as thousands march in support across Colombia
Read More Medellín, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a new decree Thursday evening in Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolívar…
Frenchman accused of abusing 89 minors may have victims in Colombia
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – On February 10, the Grenoble Prosecutor’s Office launched a worldwide call for victims or witnesses of…
José Maria Balcázar elected Peru’s latest interim president
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – José Maria Balcázar was elected president of Peru’s Congress on Wednesday following the removal…
Colombian lawmaker from pro-Trump party pushes for son to be released by ICE
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – Colombian Congresswoman Angela Vergara yesterday called for the Colombian government to help repatriate its citizens detained…
Peru’s congress ousts President José Jerí
Read More São Paulo, Brazil — Peru’s congress on Tuesday impeached the country’s interim president, José Jerí, for allegedly holding…
Did the White House meeting prompt a real shift in the U.S.–Colombia counternarcotics strategy?
Read More Medellín, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, at the White…
Brazil warns citizens against joining foreign armies amid rising death toll
Read More São Paulo, Brazil — The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement last Thursday warning Brazilians about…
Brazil Supreme Court justice recuses himself from fraud case following revelations of ties to bank president
Read More São Paulo, Brazil — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice José Antonio Dias Toffoli on Thursday recused himself from a…
Chile to send $1 million in aid to Cuba amid economic crisis
Read More Chile’s government announced on Thursday that it will send humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the serious…
Petro declares economic emergency in eight departments of Colombia
Read More Medellín, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared an economic, social, and ecological emergency this Wednesday, 11 February,…
Colombian president Petro says he escaped assassination attempt
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that he “escaped being killed” while on his way to an…
Latam GPT: Chile leads launch of first artificial intelligence system developed in Latin America
Read More Santiago, Chile – Latin America has taken a strategic step in the global race for artificial intelligence superiority. …