Features
May 6, 2019 > Vaclav Masek
Panama’s President-Elect Vows ‘Profound Change’ as Cloud of Corruption Hangs Over Varela
With 33% of the total vote share, Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) was elected as Panama’s new president on Sunday, putting the country’s largest party back […] Read More >
May 1, 2019 > Nestor David Pastor
Quechua en Resistencia: An Interview with Peruvian Rapper Liberato Kani
Once, while in a taxi, Ricardo Flores recalls being told that his music sounded like French rap. “Have you heard French rappers?” the driver asked. “They’re really good!” It was […] Read More >
April 18, 2019 > Nicolas Bedoya
As Violence Continues at Home, Exiled Colombians Reconstruct Collective Memory
In a small classroom at the City University of New York (CUNY), exiled Colombians gathered to talk with Arancha García del Soto on April 16. Del Soto is part of […] Read More >
Photo Essays
Today in Latin America
May 17, 2019 > Staff
Classes Canceled for Students in Mexico City Due to Air Pollution
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Classes were canceled for millions of students in Mexico City yesterday due to the smoke from brush fires that continues to take over the city. […] Read More >
May 16, 2019 > Staff
Colombian Tribunal Halts Extradition of FARC Rebel
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Colombia’s special tribunal prevented Seuxis Hernández, a high-level FARC rebel commander involved in the peace process, from being extradited to the United States on a […] Read More >
May 15, 2019 > Staff
Guatemalan Presidential Candidate Banned from Running
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: Despite being a frontrunner for the June 16 election, Zury Ríos Sosa, daughter of former President José Efraín Ríos Montt, was banned from running. Ríos […] Read More >