Yemanja, known as Iemanjá in Brazil, is a deity associated with the cult of water. She is the mother of all Orishas, the spirits that travelled from Africa to the New World with the slave trade.

Townspeople, not trusting the police, have attempted to dissuade crime, but instead they have contributed to the rise in violence, killing three suspected criminals.

A new study, La Calidad de la Educación en Nicaragua, posited that elementary students, specifically in third and sixth grade, do not have access to the same opportunities.

Fourteen women were assassinated in the span of five days in Veracruz alone, with many more suffering the same fate in different parts of Mexico.

The Cuban government is attempting to revitalize the economy of Colombia, in Las Tunas province, by restarting sugar production in the town. 

Violence continues to plague Río de Janeiro, with several shootings, murders, and robberies per day. 

The pre-trial detention and imprisonment of the son and brother of President Jimmy Morales was approved by Commisioner Iván Valásquez as a call to Guatemalans to reflect on the culture of legality.

Transparency International has released the 2016 Index of Corruption Perception, with Venezuela ranking as the most corrupt country in Latin America.

Increasingly threatened by business interests, the Zápara people of Ecuador’s Amazonian jungle region are trying to survive by turning to tourism.

Brazil is the fourth country in the world with the biggest number of jail inmates, after the U.S.A, Russia, and China.