Though coca is the raw material of cocaine, Bolivia – like neighboring Peru – allows cultivation of the leaf for legal use in Andean religious rites and as a folk remedy for altitude sickness.

With almost 90% of votes counted, candidate for incumbent party just short of 40% required for outright victory

The race in Ecuador is being watched throughout the region. At stake is the legacy of President Rafael Correa and his “Citizens Revolution”

In a move verging on censorship, Venezuela’s TV authority Conatel has switched off CNN’s Spanish feed, Colombia’s RCTV and NTN24 and Mexico’s TV Azteca.

The meeting was organized by the Brazilian Attorney General’s Office and attended by chief law enforcement officials from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Portugal, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela

The Government of Colombia will present a political reform to the Congress seeking to increase the presidential term to five years, as well as the posts of Attorney, Public Prosecutor, mayors and governors.

UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030 shows female engineers and computer programmers are wanted, especially in developed economies.

Colombia, one of the most mined countries in the world, aims to remove all landmines and other explosives by 2021 after the government and FARC rebels signed a peace deal last year, a top government official has said.

Cocaine is probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses.

President Nicolás Maduro has expelled CNN after accusing the international news outlet of “manipulating” information about Venezuela.

The Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) to the general elections and referendum that will be held in Ecuador on February 19 began its deployment this week.

In a functioning democracy they are crucial for power to be held to account. 

The United States has long been the dream destination for many Latin American migrants, whether fleeing poverty, political unrest, natural disaster or violence. But now a growing number of migrants are putting down roots in Mexico

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres believes the management of national borders ‘cannot be based on any form of discrimination.’