Longtime backer of the Colombian peace process and current Uruguayan senator, José “Pepe” Mujica, travelled to Medellín for an international conference on September 15th in support of a “yes” vote on the upcoming Colombian peace talks referendum.

According to Cr. Diego Vallarino, historian and former economic adviser to Paraguay, Uruguayan investors should set their sights on their landlocked South American neighbor since it offers a market similar to their own and the potential for steep returns on investments.

Chilean authorities are demanding the immediate release of Braulio Jatar, a Chilean journalist based in Venezuela, after his recent arrest by the Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional.

A trafficking organization dismantled by authorities in Costa Rica kept foreign women as sex slaves in three bars in Alajuela that operated for more than a year.

After recalling Bolivia’s ambassador to Brazil last week, as a reaction to the congressional decision to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, Bolivia’s foreign minister, David Choquehuanca asked people not to be “pessimistic” about the relationship between both countries. 

The passage of Cubans through Central America and countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana and Colombia is a recent phenomenon that has intensified with the restoration of relations between the United States and Cuba last year.

The port authorities of Bolivia and Chile highlighted the progress of ongoing talks being held in La Paz to seek agreement on the tariff increase applied for Bolivian cargo in Chilean ports.

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urged the international community, the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) to permanently monitor human rights violations in Nicaragua in an urgent resolution.

The fourteen-year sentence recently ratified against Leopoldo López in Venezuela has sparked criticism by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro.

Paraguay and Venezuela’s relations have cooled significantly after remarks by President Maduro led to the recall of Paraguay’s ambassador to Venezuela.