Chris Kraul
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 00:00
Improved security has drawn more foreign oil companies to Colombia. But the rising number of such workers in previously off-limits rebel areas has now brought an increase in kidnappings and killings.
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 00:00
The move comes as a surprise to the U.S., whose envoy says she is awaiting an explanation from the Peru government over the halting of the program that targeted coca, the base material of cocaine.
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 00:00
Now, an estimated 200 tons of cocaine, or one-quarter of all that's manufactured yearly in Colombia and Peru, transits through Ecuador.
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 00:00
The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime estimated the nation's coca crop at 155,000 acres, down from 182,500 acres in 2009.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
Latin American women must meet conditions such as attending nutrition classes and taking their children for medical checkups in order to receive payments. So far, the results are encouraging.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 00:00
A key FARC suspect was arrested at a Caracas airport after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos personally telephoned Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, officials say, in another sign of improved ties between the nations.
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 00:00
Latin America has long been an export platform for the world's automakers. But carmakers increasingly are focusing on selling to customers in the region.
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 00:00
Giant agribusinesses as well as small entrepreneurs are planting thousands of acres in this sparsely populated region.
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 00:00
Ollanta Humala, seen by some as too close to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, appears set to win the presidential election, but may not gain the majority needed to avoid a runoff in June.
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez's decree has put the force of law behind his longtime practice of urging the poor to occupy vacant buildings or unproductive farmland. The result is strife between his beneficiaries and those who believe in private property rights.