According to experts, Honduras has legal grounds to file a claim against Guatemala for contaminating the Motagua River basin, but they are skeptical that the dispute will proceed to arbitration.

It can be up to 70% cheaper for customers to cross the border from Uruguay into Argentina to buy their groceries, resulting in rising numbers heading to Argentinian supermarkets.

Since October 10, Panamanian authorities have reported a spike in migrants, who are mostly Venezuelans, attempting to cross the Darién Gap.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: The number of migrants who have passed through Panama exceeds 150,000 already, compared to a total of 134,000 migrants in 2021.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: Walter, a Honduran man of 71 years of age, was forced by gang members demanding extortionate “taxes” to leave his home country in search of safety.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: Given the unprecedented demand, craftsmen have increased their production of the toy versions of Tiríka, the official mascot for the Juegos Sudamericanos 2022 in Asunción, Uruguay.

Issue Sep 28-Oct 04 2022: The Guatemalan Institute of Migration (IGM) is detaining a starkly higher rate of Venezuelans crossing the country’s borders than any other nationality.

Issue Sep 28-Oct 04 2022: The border between Colombia and Venezuela has been closed for eight years, but recent negotiations between the two governments reveal a glimpse of reopening.

Issue Sep 28-Oct 04 2022: Criminal organizations in Mexico use Nicaraguan immigrants who go to the United States to kidnap and falsely kidnap their relatives in Nicaragua to extort money from them.

Issue Sep 21-27 2022: Colombia and Venezuela have reopened the border they share between the respective regions of Norte de Santander and Táchira, putting an end to a seven-year closure that had seen bilateral trade on this route turn to informal methods.