The Colombian congress presented an initiative to raise taxes on imported liquor, the move has its detractors and its supporters.

Cuba’s Havana Club rum is set to enter the U.S. market “even if it were to open tomorrow,” according to executives of the firm that exports 75 percent of its production.

Panama’s foreign ministry on Tuesday formally asked the U.S. government to extradite former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with illegal wiretaps

President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis to be the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba, but Senate Republicans are likely to block his nomination.

Venezuela’s economic and political crises have left it more isolated than it has been in years — and not just from the United States.

The ICC will begin treating crimes against environment as crimes against humanity. 

The indigenous community celebrated the end of the peace deal process. What is their position?

Each Latin American country has made a statement on their representatives to the 2017 Oscars.

Last night the candidates had their first presidential debate in New York. 

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hold an informal meeting in Algeria from Sept 26 to 28.

The sale to a consortium led by Brookfield is part of the company’s plans to focus on the exploration of petroleum and natural gas.

Peru’s Popular Force party, led by Keiko Fujimori, has rejected a bill to strengthen prosecutors investigating money laundering, calling into question the party’s commitment to fighting corruption.

In a Caribbean resort city, far from the jungles where guerrilla battles once raged, the Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group signed a peace agreement on Monday evening.

The seventh art goes environmental with the first cinema fed by solar energy in Latin America.

Unfortunately life seems to be taught for indigenous women in Latin America. What is happening? 

An article published in Nature explains why is it possible climate change caused the peopling of the world. 

Deal ending 52 years of fighting that has killed a quarter of a million people comes after four years of negotiations

Brazilian president Michel Temer earlier this week revealed another twist to the recent political events in the country which led to the impeachment and removal of Dilma Rousseff.

The Farc’s peace deal in Colombia marks the effective end of a wave of rebel movements inspired by the Cuban revolution, with just a few small groups left

He has walked a long way since his first movie until today but he feels himself Latin American  like the first day. 

Paraguay students marched to ask for help. The educational system is going down because of lack of budget.

The decision by key South American countries to send an ultimatum to Venezuela’s authoritarian regime demanding that it respect democratic rules went almost unnoticed in the U.S. media

One lesson from Latin America is that governments can ease inequality through social programmes. Latin America wants to rejoin the world. Will the world reciprocate?

Argentina’s recession deepened in the second quarter as President Macri’s efforts to implement free-market reform exacerbated an already flagging economy. GDP fell 3.4% from the same period a year earlier

On a Q6A the Democratic nominee answered questions about U.S.-Mexican relations, the Latino vote and more.

The Incas and the NASA members have more in common than what you might thing.

The CNE said that the actual vote to oust Maduro in a referendum, phase three, will most likely take place next year,

Malnutrition has been a common topic when talking about the Guajira region in Colombia, but who is to blame in this outrageous common event? The government, the culture or the land.

The less pessimistic outlooks are in line with what economic analysts in Brazil are also forecasting for the country's Gross Domestic Product.

Bus drivers in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, paralysed the city for eight hours on Wednesday by blocking the streets with their vehicles to protest against the country's economic crisis.

The newly elected presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Peru have new political plans that may mark a shift to the right in Latin America.

At the moment, Venezuela can probably boast the highest price per jar of Nutella, and this is very telling about how deep into trouble their economy is.

The end of conflict could mean the United States will back away from Colombia in terms of investment and assistance, China might try to fill the power gap.

The well-remembered Peruvian soprano had her Google Doodle.

Argentine president Mauricio Macri told British Prime Minister Theresa May he was ready to begin an open dialogue on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty

Representatives from Argentina’s mining sector conducted on Monday the first seminar for investment projects for Chinese businessmen, with an eye on attracting capital from the world’s second largest economy.

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial on corruption and money laundering charges over an alleged scheme at the state oil company, Petrobras, a judge has said.

In the last 25 years we've destroyed 10% of the Earth's wilderness. 132,000 square kilometers per year have been lost since 1990, recent study says.

As US Republican candidate, UK politicians want to build a wall in Calais to keep migrants out. It will replace the fencing along the ferry's port to prevent migrants from attempting to board lorries.

The vast cultural heritage and diversity that coexist in the region seems to be the perfect stage for the future sound of music.