Juan Forero
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 00:00
Abreu wants to see those numbers expand. But she believes it can be done on the same amount of land now dedicated to farming in Brazil
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 00:00
The president’s swearing-in for another six-year term is scheduled for Jan. 10, but his announcement, following weeks in which he remained out of public view, raised questions about whether the inauguration will take place
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 00:00
It has become clear in recent weeks that Chavez and his aides particularly Nicolas Maduro, who was foreign minister until being named vice president this week, have helped ensure that FARC commanders feel secure about meeting with Santos's negotiators.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 00:00
In the heartland of the FARC - a rugged, mountainous swath in southern Tolima state where the insurgency was born in 1964 - many people remain wary.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 00:00
In interviews across these steep mountains, and in the hamlets where guerrillas and soldiers have long battled, people said they want peace. But they also said they support it wearily and are suspicious of both sides and their promises.
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 00:00
Bolivia, which is vast but has barely 10 million inhabitants, has among the highest per capita deforestation rates in the world.
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 00:00
President Santos told his countrymen this week that Colombia has an opportunity like no other to end a war that began in 1964.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
According to the most optimistic assessment offered by senior government officials, a peace agreement would be reached by April.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos's brief announcement in a nationally televised address prompted cautious optimism.
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 00:00
It is a memoir about a jovial father who was also a formidable intellectual, humanitarian doctor and political radical whose outspokenness about the injustices in this country triggered a murderous rage among reactionary forces.