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Latin America

Science & Technology
An AI that speaks the languages of Latin America
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Energy
Cuba’s long-ailing power supply fails
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Group of people at night sitting on motorized wheelchairs
Business, Economics and Jobs
Wheelchair tours show Colombia’s Medellín from a different perspective
Rising poverty, unemployment, and inflation have plagued Costa Rica. Every few blocks, a person is passed out or sleeping on the street.
Development
‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica
portrait photo of a woman
Planet Hip Hop
‘She is the evolution of reggaeton’: The rise of trans Puerto Rican artist Villano Antillano
close-up shot of Honduran President Castro wearing a mask
Leaders
Honduras’ first female leader faces tough times
A mural with the words "Patria y Vida," or "Homeland and Life," a twist on the Cuban national motto, "Homeland or Death."
Elections
In Miami, Cuban American progressives promote civic engagement ahead of midterms
Workers move a box of freshly caught squid in Pucusana, Peru, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.
Business, Economics and Jobs
A state-owned company from China is building a massive commercial port in Peru
A drone sprays insecticide near homes on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Brazil's health ministry launched a campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, zika and chikungunya, diseases that can generate
Health & Medicine
Brazil’s public health workers race to tackle dengue surge
Protesters hold a banner with a message that reads in Spanish: "Duque, stop the massacres," directed at Colombia's President Ivan Duque, as they march to Bolivar Square in Bogotá, Colombia, Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
Critical State
Discourse of justice: Part I
Eneas Espinoza, who says he was sexually abused multiple times when he was a child, by several catholic priests in Chile
Sexual violence
A growing number of clerical sexual abuse survivors are coming forward in Latin America
At the La Perseverancia market in Bogotá, Colombia customers have noticed that prices for many foods are increasing. With the war in Ukraine, inflation could get worse.
Food
For developing countries, the war in Ukraine means even higher food prices
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony marking the start of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 27, 2022.
Archetypes of autocracy: Part II
Iselle Toledo waits for a medical appointment at Juntos Se Puede an organization that helps Venezuelan migrants in Bogotá, Colombia.
COVID-19
Many Venezuelan migrants in Latin America struggle to get vaccinated
Eusebio Torres waits to be vaccinated as a nurse prepares the dose of the Cuban Abdala COVID-19 vaccine at the Gustavo Aldereguia hospital in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Sunday, May 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Cuba’s promise of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine  
A large crowd of people are shown with a woman in the center of the photograph cheering with her mouth open and an England flag draped on her shoulders.
Sports
Podcast host Roger Bennett on the joys of soccer
A mariachi band plays at the Plaza MX nightclub in Bogotá on Friday, June 11. The club was forced to close for much of last year, but was finally allowed to open fully in June as Colombia's government tries to restart the economy.
COVID-19
Colombia loosens COVID restrictions to save the economy as deaths soar
Harris at the podium in Guatemala on a diplomatic visit
Biden administration
Addressing migration requires long-term commitment, says analyst on Harris visit to Guatemala
Man with oxygen mask lies face down on a stretcher with a green blanket on top and two people in the distance
COVID-19
COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services
A man is shown wearing a blue hat and standing in front of dozens of white crosses while painting numbers on the crosses.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: A deepening coronavirus crisis in Latin America
A pregnant person wearing a red shirt holds her belly, wearing a face mask and gloves.
Commentary
For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice
Huge green pipes on sandy ground against a dark blue sky
The Big Fix
Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy
People stand next to offerings during a ceremony in honor of Yemanja, the goddess of the sea, which is part of New Year's celebrations to plea for relief from the coronavirus pandemic and asks for a better new year at Praia Vermelha beach in Rio de Janeir
Brazilians flock to the coast during the height of tourist season while coronavirus cases surge
A group of women raise their arms and wave green flags
Reproductive rights
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope’s native Argentina
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López kisses his wife Lilian Tintori with their son and daughter after a news conference in Madrid on Oct. 27, 2020. López who has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years
Global Politics
Exiled Venezuelan dissident says Sunday’s National Assembly elections are a ‘fraud’
Argentine soccer superstar Diego Armando Maradona cheers after the Napoli team clinched its first Italian major league title in Naples, Italy, on May 10, 1987.
Sports
Remembering Diego Maradona, a leftie on the field — and in politics
Reporters Shirin Jaafari and Jorge Valencia will talk to The World's senior editor Daisy Contreras about some of the foreign policy issues at stake in the 2020 election.
2020 US presidential election
Discussion: What’s at stake in the 2020 election?
Simón Mejía and his band, Bomba Estéreo, have long been active in environmental movements. Mejía has a new solo album out.
Culture
Simón Mejía’s new album mixes electronic music with sounds of nature — and birdsong
The Bridge of the Americas, located at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.
On China's New Silk Road
China’s new Silk Road runs through Latin America, prompting warnings from the US
A man in a suit speaks in public
Global Politics
Trump’s pick to lead Latin American development bank is mired in controversy
Ana Tijoux performs during a concert by female artists on the eve of International Women's Day, in the Zocalo in Mexico City, March 7, 2020.
French Chilean rapper’s new track criticizes politicians’ apathy over coronavirus
Medical students walk past a Cuban flag as they check door to door for people with symptoms amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in downtown Havana, Cuba, May 12, 2020.
COVID-19
As Cuba battles coronavirus, activists see an opening to protest police brutality
A man wearing a face mask carries a mattress at a makeshift camp
COVID-19
Options dwindle for Venezuelan migrants across Latin America during the pandemic
Two NASA astronauts in spacesuits in front of a rocket launch pad
Top of The World
NASA, SpaceX to launch rocket; EU, Japan plan huge stimulus efforts; Twitter marks Trump tweets with fact-check label
People wait outside Lima's central market as Peru extended a nationwide lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), May 8, 2020.
COVID-19
In Latin America, coronavirus slams an economy already in dire straits
An aerial view shows Colombian airline Avianca's planes parked at El Dorado International Airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia, April 7, 2020.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Colombian airlines face controversy over loans to survive pandemic crisis
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro leaves Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 14, 2020.
COVID-19
Bolsonaro’s denial of coronavirus puts the country at risk
A couple kiss in the Pantitlan metro station as Mexico's government is seeking to minimize public disruption in its response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 17, 2020.
COVID-19
Experts concerned Mexico not taking enough COVID-19 precautions
Indyra Mendoza is shown wearing a dark shirt and standing in front of a projector showing a news clipping.
LGBTQ
This activist group is taking on the state of Honduras in the first trans femicide court case
Volunteers from the conservative group 40 Days for Life pray outside an abortion clinic in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.
Reproductive rights
US conservative groups ramp up influence in Colombia amid abortion debate
Three men stand, in the foreground are troops parading by
Global Politics
Guatemala’s new president is more of the same, experts say
People bang on pots and pans in front of white truck
Kitchenware cacophony: How ‘cacerolazos’ became the symbol of Colombia’s anti-government protests
A nurse hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World AIDS Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo December 1, 2014.
Health & Medicine
Brazil reduces sex education amid spike in sexually transmitted infections
A protester with a bandana covering their face and wearing a helmet, cocks an arm back to throw a smoking canister of tear gas back at police.
Protest
Urban unrest propels global wave of protests
two Bolivian women square off in a wrestling ring
Sports
How Indigenous women revolutionized Bolivian wrestling
Women's soccer team posing for group shot in red uniforms.
Sports
Chile’s historic first World Cup appearance tells a much larger story of women’s soccer
Man stands wearing white shirt in front of a hotel.
Conflict
Venezuela’s ex-military deserted Maduro hoping for a revolution. Now they’re on the brink of homelessness.
Angkor Wat is shown by a pond at sunrise.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘World Heritage’ site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money
Buildings shrouded in smog with a red orb in the sky
Environment
Environmental emergency declared in Mexico’s smog-choked capital
Young men wearing black stand on steps and raise fists in air.
Conflict
Maduro turns to violent ‘mercenary’ colectivos to maintain order
A man holds a sign reading "Uber=Illega" over a woman's head
Protesters in Argentina say Uber is ‘illegal’ — but a bigger problem is unemployment
A sign says "Welcome to the United States" as cars line up underneath it
Immigration
Trump administration ‘seems disinclined to cooperate,’ says former US ambassador to Mexico
Women with green bandanas protest in a crowd
Health & Medicine
Abortions rise worldwide when US cuts funding to women’s health clinics, study finds
Migrants sitting and laying on mats are shown spread across a high school gymnasium floor.
Global Politics
How Ciudad Juarez is bracing for more migrants under US ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
Red stencil of eyes on a turquoise blue background.
Global Politics
Chávez’s revolutionaries caught between legacy and change in Venezuela
Maduro waves in front of a white flag
Global Politics
Former chief of staff: Maduro is ‘focused on consolidating his power’
a close up of an abortion rights activist with purple paint on her face
Abortions rise worldwide when US cuts funding to women’s health clinics, study finds
An opposition supporter throws something as he's surrounded by smoke
What’s the best (and worst) possible outcome for Venezuela?
Two young women carry a small coffin between them. Black and white photo.
Conflict & Justice
Why US-backed aid to Venezuela harkens back to a dark history of covert operations
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Culture
From ‘El Man Bun’ to ‘La Border Wall’, Millennial Lotería speaks to new generation