In recent years, issues of war, persecution, and environmental disaster have forced many to seek refuge in countries outside of their own.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio urges Venezuelan military leaders to abandon Maduro and recognize Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan Parliament leader, as interim president of Venezuela.

Migrants seeking to reach the United States’ southern border in caravans are experiencing further troubles at the hands of traffickers.

For the first time, shipments of organic pitahaya fruit are making their way from Ecuador to the United States.

Impressed by the unique diversity in the Sierra Norte of Ecuador, 24 technicians from the United States visited the area on February 2, 2019, to engage in reforesting efforts and exchanges of cultural knowledge. 

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and American oil companies such as Valero and Chevron are all suffering as a result of American sanctions on the South American country.

“In 2017 alone, Argentina made a profit of 245 million selling lemons in the international market.”

The United States government continues to make moves to further pressure Nicolás Maduro to call free elections.

On his flight from Rome to attend the 34th World Youth Day in Panamá City, Panama, Pope Francis criticized American president Donald Trump’s initiative to construct a wall along the U.S. and Mexican border.

The well-publicized migrant caravans that have been trekking from Central America to the United States often reflect the lack of opportunity found throughout the region.