Cuba: Price Reduction in Building Materials for Hurricane Relief
The Cuban government will reduce the price of building materials by 50% starting next Monday in order to help reconstruct partially or completely destroyed houses due to Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane...
View ArticleBanks to Increase Loans to Small and Medium Businesses
Seventy seven percent of banks in Latin American plan to increase the volume of credits for small and medium businesses, according to an annual survey conducted by the Latin American Banking...
View ArticleAl-Assad May Seek Asylum in Latin America
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may seek political asylum in Latin America should he and his family be forced to flee Damascus, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The head of state has come under...
View ArticleLatin America GDP Grew 3.1% in 2012 According to UN Commission
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) predicted moderate growth of regional GDP followed by a recovery in 2013, the group announced Tuesday. “The region...
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Latin America: CELAC-EU Summit Held in Santiago Over the Weekend
A summit between the Community of States of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) was held in Santiago de Chile over the weekend. As the bilateral summit ended yesterday,...
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Peru: Lima to Host World Economic Forum
Sunset near the heart of Lima’s financial center. Skyline of Canaval & Moreyra in San Isidro, Lima by David Baggins, on Flickr This year, the World Economic Forum on Latin America will be hosted in...
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Latin America: Report Warns of Regional Cancer ‘Epidemic’
Chemotherapy (Photo: Kate Wasserman) A new study has warned that Latin America faces a cancer ‘epidemic’ as access to healthcare and treatment does not keep pace with an ageing population and changing...
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Latin America: Amnesty Releases Annual Human Rights Report
Amnesty International published today its annual report for 2013, in which it highlights the main issues affecting human rights globally and in Latin America. The 2013 report focused much of its...
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What do you think about the mining industry in Latin America?
The recent suspension of the Pascua Lama mining project -in the border between Chile and Argentina- by Chilean authorities, has once again shone the spotlight on the environmental risks these...
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What do you think about the problem of malnutrition in Latin America?
After investigating the extent of malnutrition endemic in Guatemala that affects a staggering 48% of children under five years old, The Argentina Independent spoke to a cross section of people to gauge...
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Abortion in Latin America: A Varying Tale of Woe
Every year, on 28th September, women’s groups mobilise for the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion. The movement started in Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990 to demand that...
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Latin America is Region with Most Teen Pregnancy
Cover of the report into teen pregnancy (Photo: courtesy of FPUN) A recent report compiled by the Fund of the Population of United Nations (FPUN) shows that the rate of teen pregnancy is higher in...
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Latin America: UN Report Reveals that Crime Still Plagues the Region
United Nations flag According to a report from the United Nations Development Program, ‘Seguridad ciudadana con Rostro Humano’ (Citizen Security with a Human Face), despite decreasing levels of...
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Top 5 Quirky Latin American Festivals
Latin America is a melting pot of hundreds of different cultures, each with its own traditions and rituals. It is no wonder, then, that this eclectic mix has given us a wonderful range of unique...
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Latin America Shows Little Progress in Reducing Corruption, Index Says
South America as shown on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Darker countries are perceived by experts to be more corrupt. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, published by Transparency...
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Latin America News Roundup: 6th January 2014
Villa 21 on Buenos Aires’ Riachuelo. Photo by Beatrice Murch Latin America: Latin American rivers are among the most polluted in the world, according to World Bank expert, Carmen Yee-Batista in a...
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Latin America News Roundup: 16th January 2014
The Brazilian state of Arce borders Peru in the Amazon Brazil: The north-western state of Arce has asked Brazil’s government to close the border with Peru to stop the flow of Haitian migrants. Since...
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Latin America News Roundup: 20th January 2014
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa (photo by Miguel Ángel Romero/Ecuadorean presidency) Ecuador: The first round of negotiations between Ecuador and the European Union over a multipart trade agreement...
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Latin America News Roundup: 21st January 2014
Images of deforestation in the Chaco (Photo: Greenpeace) Paraguay: A new study has revealed that Paraguay’s Chaco forest has the highest rate of deforestation in the world. The study, carried out by...
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Editorial: On Lynchings, The Media, and Missed Opportunities
It began on 26th March. “18-year-old thief lynched by locals in Rosario dies”, read the headline in La Nación. The ‘thief’ was David Moreira, who succumbed to severe head injuries four days after being...
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Latin America News Roundup: 15th April 2014
Family and friends mourn victim of clashes between militias and army (photo: AFP/Alfredo Estrella/Télam/aa)Mexico – Vigilante Groups Agree Disarmament Plan With Government: The Mexican government...
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The BRICS Bank and China’s Increasing Clout in Latin America
Last week, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (the ‘BRICS’) approved the creation of a new development bank during a two-day summit in Fortaleza. BRICS leaders in Fortaleza (Photo courtesy...
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Latin America to Increase Exports to Russia
The announcement comes less than a month after Putin visited South American countries prior to the BRICS summit in Brazil (Photo courtesy of MRE Brasil) Representatives of Ecuador, Chile, and Uruguay...
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Latin America ‘Most Dangerous’ Region for Environmental Activists
Edwin Chota was one of four Ashaninka leaders killed in Peru in September 2014A new report by Global Witness showed that Latin America remains by far the most dangerous region for land and...
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The Three Latin Americas
This is an exclusive English-language translation of the article ‘Las Tres Latinoaméricas‘ by José Natanson, originally published in edition 191 of Le Monde Diplomatique. Image courtesy of Wikipedia...
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Study: 41 of World’s 50 Most Violent Cities in Latin America
Latin American cities are among the most violent in the world (Map courtesy of Wikimedia)In a report released yesterday by the Mexico Citizens’ Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice...
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Colombia: Spate of Killings Highlights Threat Facing Activists
William Castillo Chima, the latest human rights activist to be killed in Colombia Community leader and human rights campaigner William Castillo Chima, 43, was shot and killed on Monday, becoming the...
View ArticleBuenos Aires ‘Most Expensive City’ in Latin America for Expats
Buenos Aires is the costliest city in Latin America for expats for the second year running according to an annual Cost of Living survey by consulting firm Mercer.
View ArticleFoLa: Thinking Photography in Latin America
Erika Teichert checks out Fototeca Latinoamericana, a new permanent space dedicated to Latin American photography in Palermo.
View ArticleKombinaciones: A Gastronomic Tour of Latin America
Caleb Thornton-Shaw takes a gastronomic tour from the Rio Grande to Ushuaia at Kombinaciones, a new street-food inspired diner in Palermo.
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