Ecuador sent a report to Peru, on May 30, detailing the construction of a border wall. Without any prior notice or agreement, the wall came as a surprise to Peru and there has been no official meeting or communication on the matter since the report was received.

Just days after the inauguration of newly elected president Lenín Moreno, Ecuador began construction on a wall that will be erected on the nation’s border with Peru.

Colombia’s tourism industry is experiencing rapid growth, thanks to the country’s 2016 peace accord with FARC.

The customs and immigration control along the 500 miles between Uruguay and Brazil is very relaxed. Operating in this manner makes the Uruguay/Brazil border a target for crime, including drugs, arms, and human trafficking.

Brazil’s cooperation agreement with Argentina becomes complicated after the Attorney General’s Office of Brazil announced that information will not be forwarded.

Directors of the state offices of the Migration of Central America recently met to discuss different mechanisms to combat the large amount of migration and the trafficking of people in Guatemala.

Bolivia is considering filing an official complaint against Chile with the World Trade Organization (WTO), due to an ongoing strike by Chilean customs agents on the Bolivian border.

The Colombian Minister of Finance, Mauricio Cárdenas, along with his Mexican counterpart, José Antonio Meade, signed an agreement between Superfinanciera and the National Supervisory Commission for Retirement Savings to facilitate investment in Colombia.

Colombia was once the Latin American country with the lowest migration flows. Since 2015, migration is discussed on a regular basis.

With new, free-trade agreements in place, Peru is breaking into previously dominated markets and establishing strong export connections.