Colombia hosts 3,000 edible plant species, but one in 10 is at risk of extinction. In 2024 alone, deforestation for farming and coca cultivation wiped out forests the size of Hong Kong.

Society | 2025-04-25

Colombia's 'Lord of the Fruit' leads fight to save native plant species

Colombia hosts 3,000 edible plant species, but one in 10 is at risk of extinction. In 2024 alone, deforestation for farming and coca cultivation wiped out forests the size of Hong Kong.

As construction advances on the National Stadium in San Salvador, critics say El Salvador's deals with China are shrouded in secrecy and shut out local workers.

Economy | 2025-04-24

Chinese state-owned firm with corrupt past builds El Salvador's National Stadium

As construction advances on the National Stadium in San Salvador, critics say El Salvador's deals with China are shrouded in secrecy and shut out local workers.

Indigenous communities on the Ecuador-Colombia frontier face escalating violence as criminal organizations tighten their grip, forcing youth into their ranks, turning villages into human shields and spreading fear across ancestral lands.

Crime & Justice | 2025-04-23

Caught in the crossfire: Indigenous residents along Colombia-Ecuador border face cartel violence

Indigenous communities on the Ecuador-Colombia frontier face escalating violence as criminal organizations tighten their grip, forcing youth into their ranks, turning villages into human shields and spreading fear across ancestral lands.

The project would cut through untouched rainforest, threatening isolated Indigenous communities and increasing the risks of illegal land seizures, logging and drug trafficking, according to researchers.

Environment | 2025-04-22

Environmental concerns mount over China's Amazon railroad project

The project would cut through untouched rainforest, threatening isolated Indigenous communities and increasing the risks of illegal land seizures, logging and drug trafficking, according to researchers.

Instead of a perilous US journey and smuggler debt, Guatemalans found a better life locally through learning to sew, avoiding likely deportation.

Society | 2025-04-21

Empowered by sewing: Guatemalans find alternatives to migrating

Instead of a perilous US journey and smuggler debt, Guatemalans found a better life locally through learning to sew, avoiding likely deportation.

In forgotten towns like Bojaya, violence still has a grip as armed groups fight over drug routes. Children suffer the most.

Security | 2025-04-18

Bojaya massacre: Forgotten Colombian town still haunted by war, drug trafficking
For centuries, the Guarani people have grown yerba mate on their ancestral lands. Today, they say that gold mining is poisoning their environment with mercury and arsenic.

Environment | 2025-04-17

Paraguayan gold rush embitters tea producers
As China accelerates its advances in artificial intelligence -- sparking global concerns over free speech and ethics -- Venezuela's authoritarian regime is moving to adopt Chinese AI technologies to further its political agenda.

Science Technology | 2025-04-10

China's AI push: Digital censorship at home, expanding influence in Latin America

As China accelerates its advances in artificial intelligence -- sparking global concerns over free speech and ethics -- Venezuela's authoritarian regime is moving to adopt Chinese AI technologies to further its political agenda.

The terrorist organization channels profits from drug trafficking, say observers.

Terrorism | 2025-04-09

Hizbullah bolsters alliances with Latin American drug cartels in tri-border region
During 'hunt forward missions' in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts detected malware linked to the Chinese Communist Party on multiple foreign partner networks.

Security | 2025-04-08

China's cyber espionage infiltrates strategic networks across Latin America
The project could have far-reaching consequences for Chile's security, diplomatic standing and, most important, sovereignty.

Science Technology | 2025-03-12

China's Atacama observatory in Chile: Military use suspected, not science
Efforts by China to modernize and expand its ground-based nuclear and conventional missiles suffered from the removal of leaders in these key areas.

Security | 2025-03-10

Corruption seen as hindering China's nuclear modernization
Peruvian businessmen say they endure an overwhelming sense of fear and uncertainty at the port, where criminals are expanding their presence.

Crime & Justice | 2025-03-07

Extortion by criminal gangs surges at China-run Chancay port
Latin America is one of the fastest-growing markets for streaming services globally. Rising demand is driving platforms to expand their regional content offerings.

Society | 2025-03-06

Latin America's literary classics get a streaming revival
For over three years, street closures and blockades have paralyzed one of Bogota's busiest areas. Meanwhile, subcontractors for the Chinese consortium seek payment of overdue debts.

Economy | 2025-03-05

Delays by Chinese subway-building consortium devastate Bogota businesses
The incursion of a Venezuelan naval patrol into Guyana's waters has prompted the government and opposition to unite against threats to the country's territorial integrity.

Security | 2025-03-04

Venezuelan naval incursion galvanizes Guyana, allies
In Bolivia's eastern lowlands last year, approximately 10.7 million hectares of dry tropical forest -- an area comparable to the size of Portugal -- were consumed by wildfires.

Environment | 2025-03-03

Bolivian farmers mull whether to burn land or plant trees after devastating wildfires
The proposal has been well received, as critics say the economic benefits of the concession have been minimal and that it amounts to a 'colonial enclave.'

Diplomacy | 2025-02-28

Panama takes next steps to end Chinese firm's control of key canal ports
Chinese firm BYD is at the center of ongoing Investigators into slavery-like conditions -- workers sleeping without mattresses, food scattered on the floor, and only one bathroom available for all.

Economy | 2025-02-27

Dozens of infraction reports uncover unprecedented labor violations at Brazilian factory
Chinese construction work has dropped the level of safe drinking water considerably, while warnings are being issued about using treated water from the nearby contaminated lake.

Environment | 2025-02-26

Chinese water project increases Lake Ilopango woes in El Salvador