Ecotourism in Costa Rica has been a boon for the country for years, but not without industry quarrels.

President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met recently to discuss heavy topics including the future economic relationship between both countries.

In 2016, Nicaragua welcomed 1.5 million tourists, effectively introducing $6.425 million to the economy. Nicaraguan authorities declared Monday that they will focus on advertising tourism to Germany, Holland, and Switzerland in the fall of 2017.

In honor of World Environment Day, the German Corporation of International Cooperation for Sustainable Development launched an initiative designed to fortify marine and coastal biodiversity through the promotion of sustainable tourism in the Caribbean.

Peru will be participating in the Ocean Conference held by the United Nations at its headquarters in New York.

A major Chinese winery company will pay more than $50 million US dollars for three vineyards from the Chilean group Bethia.

By offsetting greenhouse emissions, Guatemala has earned the most carbon credits among Latin American countries.

Despite changes in the country’s forms of government, Peru has had an alliance with North Korea for over forty years.

The international community says, “Enough, already!”

As of May 13, China is the leading consumer of Uruguay’s meat exports, which translates to 38.5% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings.