Latin America

The concept of a “United Latin America” has played out in the minds of many for a long time. What are some advantages and disadvantages of such a concept?

The annual conference prompts open discussions with the Latin American community on the region, while building stronger community and generating opportunities to network.

The child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has tentacles in every country. 

Chinese immigrants have been coming to Latin America for hundreds of years. Their impact is seen through the region’s biggest Lunar New Year celebrations.

Latin American history is one of miscegenation, syncretism and fantastic mergers. Medicine is one of the most eclectic aspects in the region, which has centuries-old traditions and an internationally recognized academy.

A new photography exhibit sponsored by the Da Vinci Art Alliance spotlights themes from Latin America's most trying and revolutionary time.

The 10.2 percent reading represents 62 million people, and is the highest for the region since 2008. 

On Dec. 6, the head of Cisco Systems Inc. spoke at the company's annual conference in Mexico.

The Digital Evolution Index: Latin America & the Caribbean Edition discussed the potential for growth in digitalization.

These audiobooks are expected to increase readership. 

This November 20 is celebrated as Transgender Day of Remembrance, a date to honor all the people who have died by acts of anti-transgender violence. The situation in Latin America is even more serious than in the U.S., since it’s considered the most dangerous region to live your identity in full freedom.

A recent report highlights the nutritional threats and hunger statistics for Latin America. 

Ranchers and representatives of NGOs met in Paraguay to discuss solutions for sustainable food production. 

A new report finds that a total of 60,000 people die due to lung cancer every year in 12 Latin American countries.

Mauricio Claver-Carone, a Cuban-American lawyer and close adviser to Trump during his transition period, will be the new head of Western Hemisphere Affairs on the National Security Council.

The nominee to the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Gina Haspel, reminds us of the dark and anti-human nature of an organization that has interfered in society and politics in a large part of the world, especially in Latin America.

Corruption has permeated Latin America for many years, but the region's countries have the opportunity to "advance" and put an end to "impunity," the president of Transparency International, Delia Ferreira, said at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Sao Paulo.

Anybody with a modicum of knowledge about the history of U.S.-Latin America relations could have told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that starting a weeklong, five-nation “goodwill tour” of that continent by singing the praises of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, seeming to encourage the Venezuelan military to topple President Nicolás Maduro, and demanding for Cuba to make political changes pleasing to Washington was not going to be a stellar opening act.