Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
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Meet ‘Tony’ Vargas: Supporting social reintegration of inmates in Lurigancho, one of Peru’s most overcrowded prisons
Lima, Peru — Before arriving at Lurigancho, one of Peru’s largest prisons, Antonio “Tony” Vargas Tenorio had a completely different life. He had a stable...
Milei’s government cracks down on pensioner protests; brawl breaks out in Argentina’s Congress
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Buenos Aires’ downtown became a battlefield on March 12 when a protest of retirees, supported by soccer fans and hooligans, was...
Javier Milei pushes to bypass Congress and rushes a new IMF deal for Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina — President Javier Milei shook Argentina’s political scene in March after announcing his government would not seek congressional approval for an agreement...
Javier Milei pushes aggressive agenda in Argentina, hopes to move past $300 million crypto scandal
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Javier Milei made international headlines in recent weeks, but not in a way he may have wanted. The president of Argentina...
Donald Trump and Javier Milei love each other, but will Argentina love Trumponomics?
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Javier Milei and Donald Trump seem to love each other. At least, they’ve stated as much. “I love him because he...
“The mothers are right”: Social uproar following forensic findings in Medellín’s La Escombrera trash dump
For decades, human rights organizations and families of people who disappeared amid Colombia’s internal conflict have pointed to La Escombrera, a trash dump in the...
Argentina’s President Javier Milei favors alliance with Mauricio Macri, distances himself from his VP Victoria Villarruel
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Javier Milei, president of Argentina and leader of the La Libertad Avanza (Liberty Advances) party, is considering an alliance with former...
How Latin America voted in 2024
Salomé Beyer Vélez contributed to this article. Globally, around 1.7 billion voters in over 70 countries took to the polls to cast their votes in...
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was banned from running for office over corruption; she may negotiate her way out
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s political aspirations faced a major setback in November when an Argentine appeals court upheld a...
