Milagros Costabel

Milagros Costabel is a visually impaired freelance writer and Harvard student from Colonia, Uraguay.

Articles by Milagros Costabel
A homeless couple sleeps under a pile of blankets on the sidewalk behind a bus stop in Buenos Aires. The man and woman are pressed up against the side of a building wall that is covered in layers of advertisements that are torn in places to reveal shreds of the pieces beneath.
A homeless couple sleeps under a pile of blankets on the sidewalk behind a bus stop in Buenos Aires. The man and woman are pressed up against the side of a building wall that is covered in layers of advertisements that are torn in places to reveal shreds of the pieces beneath.

Milei Inherits an Economically Devastated Argentina

Analysis
Milagros Costabel
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra

Peru’s Presidential Frenzy Is Threatening Hard-Won Coronavirus Victories

Argument
Milagros Costabel
A dummy depicting United States President Donald Trump in Colombia
A dummy depicting United States President Donald Trump in Colombia

Relief Across Latin America at Trump’s Loss

Election 2020
Milagros Costabel
An anti-Trump demonstrator cheers in Mexico
An anti-Trump demonstrator cheers in Mexico

Latin America Silently Hopes for Biden Win

Election 2020
Milagros Costabel
A woman votes at a polling station in Montevideo during municipal and departmental elections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 27.
A woman votes at a polling station in Montevideo during municipal and departmental elections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 27.

Latin America Has Given Up on U.S. Democracy

Election 2020
Milagros Costabel
A worker wearing protective equipment pushes a hand truck with an oxygen tank in Lima, Peru.
A worker wearing protective equipment pushes a hand truck with an oxygen tank in Lima, Peru.

The Peruvian Poor Can’t Breathe in the Pandemic

Argument
Milagros Costabel
A volunteer church worker delivers a box with food supplies at the Villa 31 shantytown, amid the lockdown in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 25.
A volunteer church worker delivers a box with food supplies at the Villa 31 shantytown, amid the lockdown in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 25.

Argentina’s Economy Crumbles as Buenos Aires Lockdown Continues

Argument
Milagros Costabel
A health worker at Carrasco International Airport near Uruguay's capital, Montevideo
A health worker at Carrasco International Airport near Uruguay's capital, Montevideo

Uruguay Emerges as a Rare Pandemic Winner in Latin America

Argument
Milagros Costabel
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