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Environment, Human Rights

Mexico’s ‘Tren Maya’ railway: fat jaguars vs starving babies?

The AMLO government falls for the mega-development temptation

Politics

Colombia - A Beacon of Light in a Chaotic World

As the situation in Syria and the Middle East gets ever more complex and violent, Colombia is finally finding its way out of a 50 year conflict that has ravaged the country, giving us hope in a chaotic world, argues Kristian…

Society

White Flowers - When Santos met London's Colombian Community

For the UK’s Colombian community, one of the world’s largest Colombian diasporas, President Juan Manuel Santos’ state visit was a historic event. Following the international media spotlight on Colombia, the recent rejection of…

Politics

Brazil’s MST: challenging power structures and the need for ‘historic patience’

In the wake of an alleged 'political coup' in Brazil, which has seen former left-wing president Ignacio Lula da Silva convicted and his successor Dilma Rousseff impeached, Movimento Sin Terra leader Gilmar Mauro…

Human Rights

Latin America's Real Heroines

Women human rights defenders challenge the traditional gender roles that keep women in the domestic sphere. They often suffer the worst kind of smear campaigns, accusing them of neglecting their family or of being in search of…

Confessions of a Coolhunter

Amaranta Wright was hired by Levi's to travel through Latin America, befriending teenagers and reporting their ideas, hopes and aspirations. As time passed, the more sinister and divisive aspects of what she was being asked…

Environment, Human Rights

Brazil: Facebook Enables Landgrabbing

In a new TV documentary, BBC Brasil penetrated deep within criminal networks illegally selling and deforesting conserved lands — even within an Indigenous reserve - to find some land grabbers are posting the plots they’re selling…

Health

Buenos Aires: the virus reaches the ‘villas miseria’

Ramona Medina, one of the community leaders of Villa 31, a Buenos Aires villa miseria, died from coronavirus after publically denouncing the lack of water and the conditions for maintaining social distancing measures in her…

This Latino Week

Timochenko Assassination Attempt, Haiti Rule By Decree, Mexico Aztec Gold Bar, Giammattei Guatemala Asylum Dilemma, Venezuela Parra Sanctions, Argentina IMF Renegotiation Date

Society

Mexican Milk

Indigenous culture is used to market the country at home and abroad, so why is it that only white faces appear on Mexican adverts?

This Latino Week

Spain counts lowest Coronavirus death toll in weeks, Augusto Aras resigns, Mexico's new $26bn virus spending plan, Cuban Medical Aid to Argentina, Chile to introduce 'virus-free' certificates and commercial flight…

Society

Mexico: Informal Workers and the Pandemic

The story of Noe, a private driver and ambulant salesman, is that of many in Mexico left without an income or government help. It is left to informal neighbourhood based support to helps them get by.

Allende’s Children

40 years after the coup that changed Chile, Pinochet’s exiles around the world have inspired a new generation in the fight for justice and equality. There is no better example than the Navarrete family who came to the UK…

Society

SPAIN'S CULTURAL ARMADA IN LONDON

You'd have to be deaf not to notice the huge influx of Spaniards to London in recent years. Nowhere was it more evident that at this year's Latin US Awards, which witnessed a huge Spanish participation and success. Here…

Human Rights

Guatemala: Indigenous Women take on Canada’s Mining Industry

Elena Choc Quib, a unilingual Q’eqchi’ speaker from a remote village in rural Guatemala, never imagined travelling outside her country, let alone boarding a plane to Toronto. But everything changed when she and 10 other women…

Chile, Human Rights, Politics

Chile: Why Didn't This Happen Before

Dear friends, our country received so much help from you in its struggle to regain democracy, that I decided to send you this mini-report. After all, what are friends for?

Environment

LATIN LONDONER #64 - Oscar Perez Escobar, Evolutionary Biologist & Sainsbury Orchid Fellow at Kew Gardens

Born in Bogotá, Oscar has spent his life dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of plant evolution, with a special focus on orchids. His work delves into the fascinating dynamics of species richness, distribution, speciation, and…

Argentina's Bi-Centenary: Something to Celebrate?

As several South American countries celebrate 200 years of independence, Nick Caistor gives a view from Argentina.

This Latino Week

Maduro madness, Indigenous groups don't want a repeat of history, "El Trumpo", Britons on virus-hit ship wait for Panama Canal green light, La Linea reschedules to Autumn, F.C. Barcelona agrees to pay cuts and…

Society

The Blue Line to Cali

Mirca Moreira revels in the short London journey that quenches her craving for a little piece of Colombia.

Environment, Human Rights

Brumadinho – One Year On

With the company stalling and no lessons learned, the risk of another tailings dam collapse are high. Tom Gatehouse talks to those affected by recent tailings dams disasters in Brazil

Politics

Brazil: Court Upholds Lula's Conviction in The Trial of the Century

A Brazilian court has upheld the conviction of the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for corruption and money laundering, in a ruling that complicates his plans to run for a third term and marks an extraordinary change…

Health

COVID-19 in Latin America

As Latin America enters its fourth week of tackling Covid-19, where most countries have long implemented total lock down, people have begun to settle into the new normal of quarantines and isolation. However, the impact of the…

Politics

For As Long As It Takes

The story of the men who have been camped on Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo for two and a half years

Politics

Colombia: the double edged sword of peace in Tumaco

As the referendum nears, asking the public to take a leap of faith in Peace, the residents in Tumaco know that it will come at a price and move forward under no ilusions, as Niamh Ni Bhriain explores

This Latino Week

Brazil urged to save Amazon tribes from Covid-19, Colombia's National Liberation Army ends ceasefire, Former police chief of Honduras accused of drug crimes, Colombia foils jail break attempt, Spanish PM says face masks will…

This Latino Week

Peru extends lockdown, Brazil overtakes Russia in number of confirmed cases, Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings, Iranian tankers stop in Venezuela, El Salvador declares national day of Prayer and Sebastian Yatra and…

Culture, Society

United Migrations?

Walk around London and it’s hard to avoid the Spanish vowels swirling around the air. The recent influx of Spaniards and Latin Americans arriving through Spain adds yet another layer to the original Spanish speaking communities.…

Peru: Odebrecht - The Fall Out

David Wright in Lima reports on a scandal that spans three Peruvian presidencies and probably includes the current one...

This Latino Week

Tropical Storm Amanda, Coronavirus: 111-year-old Chilean woman recovers and Spain records 0 deaths, US funded Venezuela rock bands to dent Chávez, A mammoth discovery: Giant remains found near Mexico City, Chile's LATAM…

Politics

Brazil: Lula is Back and Shaking Things Up

The PT leader’s return is transforming politics and the handling of the pandemic

Human Rights

Ana Victoria's Story - Part 3: The Search for Kio

Ana Victoria is an Afro-Colombian biologist who will be ordained as the first female Colombian priest of the Anglican church in July 2017 in St Paul Cathedral. After being kidnapped by armed traffickers while she was working with…

Environment, Human Rights

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