There have been growing efforts to restart train services that connect La Paz and Arica after many years of suspension that left Bolivia without access to the Pacific Ocean. However, to restore complete access, many transport services must be made available.

The government of Panama announced the launch of the new Short Stay Visa for Remote Workers program on May 20th.

A drought in the Centro-Sul region of Brazil is causing farmers to run out of water to irrigate their plantations.

Two-thirds of people employed in Mexico earn 283 pesos or less a day, the highest number in recorded history.

Three energy companies have signed a ten-year agreement to promote the use of renewable energy in the Dominican Republic’s tourism and transportation sectors.

The railroad line from La Paz, Bolvia, to Arica, Chile, has initiated testing for reopening of the railroad line.

Despite global remittances falling by 1.6% in 2020, remittances sent to Latin American countries increased by 6.5%, according to a World Bank report.

On May 11, the Paraguayan Minister of Finance, Óscar Llamosas, announced efforts toward a sustainable economic recovery by considering a climate agenda.

Despite there being a smaller harvest for agricultural products this year, prices have reached their highest point in the last decade.

On May 12, the Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos, or CFIA, recommended the construction of an electrical train in the Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) after six months of analyzing the project, specifically focusing on the impact on mobility, instead of political and financial benefit.