Following intense disagreement over the succession of leadership in the regional institution during a critical time, half of the participating members have immediately committed to withdrawing.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, discussed the impact a Venezuelan collapse would have on Colombia and future negotiations with the FARC and ELN.

Despite the absence of ambassadors, Brazilian exports to Havana grow, and the Mais Médicos program persists. Brazil continues to have no ambassador in Cuba.

The Comunidad Andina (CAN) gave Ecuador 10 days to eliminate import tariffs.

Ecuador experienced one of the most violent episodes in its history.

The murder of Ecuadorian journalists Javier Ortega, Paúl Rivas, and Efraín Segarra, all from El Comercio of Quito, were murdered by a group of FARC dissidents led by Walter Arizala Vernaza, alias “Guacho.”

Fleeing persecution and the precarious situation in their home country, many Venezuelans have landed in the Dominican Republic.

Mexico provided aid to Nicaragua to control a forest fire.

The Ecuadorian government announced that negotiations would not be pursued in securing the release of two kidnapped journalists and their driver.

Colombia is noting an increased presence of Mexican drug dealers, according to an investigation from the organization Insight Crime and the Universidad del Rosario.