After 52 years of armed conflict between the FARC and the Colombian government, a peace settlement has been agreed upon.

Monday, September 26th marked the two-year anniversary of the mass kidnapping of 43 students of Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in the Mexican state of Guerrero. In order to increase worldwide awareness of this painful tragedy, director Coitza Grecko’s documentary Mirar Morir was shown in 34 cities around the world over the summer.

Vietnam is a political and economic ally of Cuba, and both countries hope to strengthen that partnership through more business development projects on the island.

Spain is financing a new water system for Honduras that will benefit 47,000 people in the municipality of Catamacas, located in the department of Olancho.

In a striking video uploaded to YouTube recently, former Guantanamo Bay inmate Jihad Diyab appears dangerously thin as he pleads with the Uruguayan government to respond, offering a country to transfer him to.

Colombia has seen six presidents come and go since 1982, each failing to reach an agreement of peace with the FARC, who are responsible for nearly fifty years of interstate conflict in the Andean country.

Sagarpa, Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, reported that annual exportation of tequila and mezcal has reached just under 185 million liters, effectively making the two drinks some of the most representative of the nation.

Palestine is reaching out to Latin America for support. 

Ecuador is the lead exporter of flowers to Russia.

An increasing number of biological products derived from Peru’s flora are being patented by other countries.