On Monday, November 30, the residents of La Loma got themselves organized to protest any ideas of allowing sex workers to exercise their profession in such an emblematic area of ​​the Historic Center of Quito.

2015 has been a great year for Paraguayan youths, and in particular, for the youth of the Church. They have loudly and successfully expressed their concerns, doubts, and hopes to reaffirm their commitment as young Christians.

There are many expressions that men consider compliments and are used daily to “conquer” a woman on the streets. However, because of the high vulgar content of these “compliments,” feminist organizations consider them a form of violence or sexual harassment against women.

What began as a simple educational project became a way of life for Anderson Lima, resident of Champerico, in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. There, he dedicates himself to the conservation of sea turtles, which are an endangered species.

While President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is preparing to say goodbye to the human rights movement, human rights groups are demanding answers from president-elect Mauricio Macri about his agenda.

Although the national grain is native and popular, it barely figures into the world’s statistics of cocoa. Data from the Differential Committee of Cocoa and Chocolate, of the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT), estimate that world production is 4 million tons, of which Guatemala produces approximately 1,200 tons.

This year alone, there have been 66 homicides against women in the city of Cali, 17 of which have been femicide (a gender hate crime consisting of the deliberate murder of women).

Pneumonia, heart attacks, and car accidents have been among the top causes of death in Ecuador for at least a decade. The leading cause was heart failure, which then became pneumonia in 2003.

On September 1, 2013 El Salvador’s President Sánchez Cerén issued a speech in which he promised to prioritize the education budget if elected president. He claimed he would increase the budget to 6% of the country’s GDP by the end of his five year term. However, in 2016 he will be 0.1 GDP points further

Brazil became more equal in 2014 than ever before, according to a survey released by the IBGE (the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The cause was the increase in the income of the poorest segment of the population, while the income of the richest of society fell.