Juan Forero
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 00:00
Now, he and hundreds of other successful farmers are replanting trees as part of an ambitious initiative to reduce deforestation. Their goal -- to set aside one-third of their farms for native vegetation -- is revolutionary in a region long resistant to e
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 00:00
The recent arrival of Capt. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo and her officers was part of a new community policing strategy that officials in Rio hope will curtail the kind of violence that erupted this month
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has ordered the nationalization of the oil industry, steel and cement companies — even coffee roasters. Now, he could be taking aim at golf.
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 00:00
Student Protester's Saga Shines New Light on Chavez's Approach to Dissent
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 00:00
One by one and in gory detail, a former death squad commander, Hernan Giraldo, recounted at special judicial hearings how he killed his opponents in Colombia's long, murky war.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Over the past year, top warlords from Colombia's once-fearsome paramilitary movement have been extradited to the United States. U.S. law enforcement officials consider the men notorious cocaine traffickers.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 00:00
Some in Colombia say the paramilitary commanders should instead be in their country, testifying about the atrocities they committed in a long, murky war. And now, Colombia's Supreme Court has agreed
Monday, August 24, 2009 - 00:00
The president's supporters in Congress were buoyant after the Senate voted 56 to 2 late Wednesday to hold a referendum
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
A U.S. plan to deploy troops and station aircraft at several Colombian military bases has generated controversy across Latin America
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia extradites an average of four suspects to the United States each week, more than any other country. But in recent years, the extradition of small to mid-level trafficking suspects has become more the rule than the exception