The back-and-forth between Presidents Maduro and Santos continues as Ecuador, Uruguay and Panama attempt to play peacemaker.

As if the problems with Venezuela weren’t enough already, Colombia may find itself fighting a two-front war soon enough as impoverished Ecuador’s problems continue to mount. Colombia’s border with Ecuador is a bursting hotbed of poverty that could explode at any moment; it also deserves careful attention. 

16,000 Colombians have been displaced from their homes in Venezuela as the border crisis between Venezuela and Colombia continues.  The OAS refuses to meet in order to discuss the issue, Maduro calls out Santos for not engaging in dialogue about the matter, and the Pope believes everything will work out just fine. 

On the 200th anniversary of Bolívar’s Carta de Jamaica, the vision for unity between Colombia and Venezuela outlined in the famous document is being overshadowed by the human rights violations that are taking place on the border between the two nations.  

In a recent interview, Evo Morales discussed the ongoing dispute between his country and neighboring Chile over Bolivian maritime access that could potentially cut through Chilean territory.

After suddenly deporting thousands of Colombian families living along the Venezuelan side of the border with Colombia, tension between the two countries is mounting as human rights violations continue to occur.  

A new booklet to be revealed at a joint conference between the two countries will reportedly cut down on smuggling by focusing on cultural artifacts that are regular targets for criminals, such as archaeological pieces, sculptures, paintings, etc.

An indigenous group in Paraguay has brought charges against a Brazilian company for continuing its rapid deforestation of lands that have been awaiting ecological restoration for 22 years.

The armies of Argentina and Chile have completed the details for the PARACAH (Antarctic Combined Rescue Patrol Argentina-Chile) exercise that became effective in August and extends until next year. 

Both countries agreed to reduce customs paperwork together, and fight smuggling.