Public hospital nurses demonstrate to demand better salaries and the renewal of their contracts amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Asunción, Paraguay, on Aug. 25.
Public hospital nurses demonstrate to demand better salaries and the renewal of their contracts amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Asunción, Paraguay, on Aug. 25.

An Informal Economic Recovery

A surge in low-quality jobs may prime Latin America for social unrest.

Mapuche activist Elisa Loncón stands before the opening session of Chile’s Constitutional Convention in Santiago, Chile, on July 4.
Mapuche activist Elisa Loncón stands before the opening session of Chile’s Constitutional Convention in Santiago, Chile, on July 4.

The Other 9/11

Chile’s constitutional rewrite aims to extinguish the lingering legacy of the 1973 coup.

A view of a gas well drill at Campo Maripe—a field claimed by the Mapuche Indigenous community—in the Vaca Muerta Formation in Añelo, Argentina, on Nov. 27, 2019.
A view of a gas well drill at Campo Maripe—a field claimed by the Mapuche Indigenous community—in the Vaca Muerta Formation in Añelo, Argentina, on Nov. 27, 2019.

Argentina’s Unlikely Climate Push

Can urging from Washington make one of Latin America’s biggest polluters go green?

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso greets supporters as he leaves after his inauguration speech at the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, on May 24.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso greets supporters as he leaves after his inauguration speech at the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, on May 24.

A Savvy Start for Ecuador’s New President

Reconciliation and vaccination have earned Guillermo Lasso a 73 percent approval rating. Can it last?

People walk over a pile of rubble from a collapsed building after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 16.
People walk over a pile of rubble from a collapsed building after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 16.

A Non-Interventionist Region Reacts to Afghanistan

The factors that led to the country’s collapse find many parallels in Latin America.

Venezuelan Angel Rodolfo Camaña combs a woman’s hair at a hairdresser in Bogotá on Feb. 10.
Venezuelan Angel Rodolfo Camaña combs a woman’s hair at a hairdresser in Bogotá on Feb. 10.

Latin America’s Drive to Integrate Venezuelan Migrants Earns Praise

A U.N. official calls efforts in the region “a model of solidarity.”

A woman prays for a relative with COVID-19.
A woman prays for a relative with COVID-19.

COVAX Is Not Working

Will the pandemic’s delta phase be more equitable?

A woman wearing a face mask reads inside a subway in São Paulo on May 7, 2020.
A woman wearing a face mask reads inside a subway in São Paulo on May 7, 2020.

How Latin American Women Governed During the Pandemic

Female leaders saved more lives in Brazil and reinvented stimulus policy in Argentina.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazilian Chief of Staff General Braga Netto talk during the launch of a new campaign against domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on May 15, 2020.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazilian Chief of Staff General Braga Netto talk during the launch of a new campaign against domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on May 15, 2020.

Bolsonaro’s Teflon Wears Off

The unpopular Brazilian president suggests he could challenge the results of next year’s election.

People take part in a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana on July 11.
People take part in a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana on July 11.

Cuba’s Shockwave From the Street

Unprecedented nationwide protests are the product of economic strain—and newfound digital connectivity.

Members of the Haitian police and forensics look for evidence outside of the presidential residence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 7.
Members of the Haitian police and forensics look for evidence outside of the presidential residence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 7.

The Hit on Haiti’s President

International observers have stood by as Haiti’s political crisis escalated.

A woman fills containers with water from a public water pump, to take them home carried by her donkeys, in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco mayorality, Mexico City, on April 16.
A woman fills containers with water from a public water pump, to take them home carried by her donkeys, in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco mayorality, Mexico City, on April 16.

Historic Droughts Drive Up Prices in Mexico and Brazil

Historic dry spells are straining life and business in the two countries, where presidents are aloof to climate change.

A man gets off a bus used as a vaccination center after being inoculated against COVID-19 in Santiago on June 22.
A man gets off a bus used as a vaccination center after being inoculated against COVID-19 in Santiago on June 22.

The Third-Dose Debate in the World’s COVID-19 Epicenter

Vaccine champion Chile is already considering booster shots, underscoring the bumpy road to herd immunity.

People hold Nicaraguan flags and shout slogans outside the Church of San Miguel in the Nicaraguan town of Masaya, during a mass to commemorate the third anniversary of the beginning of the protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega, on April 18.
People hold Nicaraguan flags and shout slogans outside the Church of San Miguel in the Nicaraguan town of Masaya, during a mass to commemorate the third anniversary of the beginning of the protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega, on April 18.

The Race to Avert a ‘Second Dictatorship’ in Nicaragua

The Western hemisphere is weighing how to respond to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s jailing spree.

Peruvian leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre waves to supporters from his party headquarters balcony in Lima on June 8.
Peruvian leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre waves to supporters from his party headquarters balcony in Lima on June 8.

Peru’s Electoral Earthquake

A slate of weak parties has brought a little-known political organizer to the brink of the presidency.

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