Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez, who was recipient of the Miguel de Cervantes Award in 2018, believes that Mexico has played a crucial role in Latin America but most recently, it has become absent.

In 2018, for the first time ever, Mexico received more South American tourists than Canada, making it the second most-traveled-to country for South American tourists, after the U.S.

On March 8th, in recognition of International Women’s Day and the enormous and often underappreciated contribution of women to daily life, people in cities across the world took to the streets to shout their pride and their pain.

The European Union is about to recognize Peru as the official place of origin for pisco, an alcoholic spirit made of fermented grape juice.

At the end of February 2019, Chile proposed a “truce” in which Peru would finally recognize Chilean brandy as Pisco.

On March 1, 2019, a Venezuelan police officer was expelled from Colombia.

The Escuela Superior de Creativos Publicitarios (ESCP) of Argentina has established an operating alliance with Costa Rica’s Planning Academy to open its first international operation.

On June 12, 2019, the state ministers of Bolivia and Paraguay will meet in La Paz for the first binational cabinet.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) faces challenges in Mexico as the migratory exodus from Central America to this country has reached record levels of financial assistance needed.

The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is becoming increasingly dire as Nicolás Maduro blocks aid from the United States–but welcomes Russian aid–forcing Venezuelans to flee their homeland and flock to neighboring countries, including Colombia.