A festival on June 26 in the Mexican Park (El Batán) in Quito featured various cultural performances and food stands celebrating Mexican culture.

Approximately 35,000 undocumented migrants crossed the Honduran border in 2015.

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States will meet in Washington, D.C. to discuss the state of sociopolitical affairs in Venezuela.

Henrique Capriles, governor of the Venezuelan state of Miranda, has announced his plans to launch a tour throughout South America in which he will implore the international community to help defend constitutionality and democracy in Venezuela.

Average annual trade between Argentina and Chile usually brings in a surplus of about 1,681 million USD for Argentina.  Data from Indec shows that in 2015 Argentina made a total of 2,398 million USD from exports to Chile, while imports from its neighbor were not as lucrative. 

In the first trimester of 2016, Uruguay welcomed approximately 6,500 Peruvian tourists into the country according to the Minister of Uruguayan Tourism, Liliam Kechichian.

When thinking of South America, larger and more infamous countries come to mind such as Colombia and Brazil.  When thinking of languages, almost everyone assumes Spanish or Portuguese is the official language. 

The largest airline in Latin America, Latam, (Lan Chile and Brazil’s TAM) announced it is suspending its flights to Venezuela because of the worsening economic situation.  

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro activated the Democratic Charter of the OAS to convene a meeting to discuss the situation in Venezuela, an unprecedented step that could lead to that country’s suspension from the inter-American organization.

In May committees of the Chamber of Cuban Trade and of various business organizations concluded business agreements in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.