Juan Forero
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 00:00
This year, about 100 cases of acid attacks - mostly against women - have already been reported in Colombia.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 00:00
In Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua and other countries, leaders have amassed vast powers that they use to control courts while marginalizing their opponents and the media.
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 00:00
Colombians have wanted to forget Pablo Escobar since his reign of terror in the 1980s.
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 00:00
Argentina, considered a financial pariah for a $100 billion debt default a decade ago, must attract upward of $25 billion a year in investments to develop the Neuquen discoveries.
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 00:00
The region's toughest disputes - on drugs, Cuba and monetary policy - were mostly debated behind closed doors.
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 00:00
Some Latin American leaders, who also happen to be strong U.S. allies, say the American-sponsored war on drugs is failing.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
Echeverry even predicts that Colombia, with a population approaching 50 million, will in a few years surpass Argentina to become South America's second-biggest economy.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 00:00
Leaders discussing drug policy at the summit said they do not expect a change soon. Rather, the idea is to plant the seeds of changes in the years ahead.
Friday, April 6, 2012 - 00:00
As Argentina has in recent years put on trial figures from the dictatorship, which ended in 1983, stories have begun to emerge about how some of those accused of human rights abuses had been heroes in the Falklands, which Argentines call Las Malvinas.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Out here, the only fast, viable way to travel and move cargo is aboard the DC-3s operated by airlines with names like Air Colombia, Andean Airlines, the Airline of the Plains or Sadelca.