Last year’s deal with the guerrilla group left a power vacuum, putting authorities and residents on edge amid new violence: ‘Everyone’s nervous’

Yungas coca growers have protested from the outset against expanding the crop area to include the Chapare region and demanded that the measure be thrown out

Signing the declaration were the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, says he will no longer seek re-election after his bid to change the constitution triggered rioting.

The lawsuit could be one of many as ongoing civilian resistance and increasingly strict environmental regulations

After record rains caused $3bn worth of damage, Peru must build infrastructure to prepare for any more extreme climate events in the future

A judge on Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized new corruption investigations this week involving dozens of the country’s most powerful politicians

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that he is “prepared” and “ready” to run for re-election in the 2018 election

The UN Mission in Colombia is on the verge of completing the registry of about 7,000 weapons formerly held by FARC

The United Nations Mission in Colombia is on the verge of completing the registry of about 7,000 weapons formerly held by the FARC guerrillas

Grammy Singers, Governors and Lawmakers All Teargassed in Venezuela Protests, 188 arrested for demonstrating against Venezuelan ruler as helicopters drop teargas on peaceful protestors

A Venezuelan politician seen as a main contender to challenge President Nicolás Maduro in next year’s election has been barred by the government from holding public office for 15 years.

Horacio Cartes’s plans to amend constitution to draw out term has incensed students to take action against police violence and government’s abuse of power

Bogotá Mayor’s Office released a press note highlighting the most important changes and ongoing plans in the city