The townspeople and 2,400 smelter workers fear a collective lay-off and an impending liquidation of Doe Run’s assets in Peru, which include the Metallurgical Complex of La Oroya and the Cobriza mine. Protesters are demanding that the regional government of Junin act as an intermediary.

Allies, former allies, and opposition parties in Brazil point to a growing “leadership vacuum as the economy sinks;” Rousseff struggles with tanking approval ratings, more protests, and lingering worries about corruption investigations; both the president and her mentor, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have tried to rally support with little success, though her

In recent weeks a large collection of unconnected groups, including indigenous communities, medical doctors and nursing associations, teachers’ unions, senior citizen organizations, and business owners, have organized large protest marches all over Ecuador.  Shouting slogans and waving banners, they have blocked roads and clashed with police, and their main target is President Correa.  Though an

The president’s private periodical keeps his people on the same page. 

Based on the hit underground comedy of the same name by Pablo de Santis and Juan Sáenz Valiente, HBO Latinoamérica’s new series El Hipnotizador (The Hypnotist) tells the story of Natalio Arenas, a hypnotist with an enigmatic past who uses his mesmeric abilities to solve crimes.

The third consecutive edition of the Festival Internacional de Ilustración (International Illustration Festival), or Festilus, took place in August in Santiago de Chile. Among the featured speakers was Luis Scafati, an Argentine illustrator famed for his unforgettable renditions of some of universal literature’s most recognizable characters.

Hip hop has become a major force in Guatemala, exerting a powerful influence on the nation’s popular culture.

Mexico’s Public Ministry has concluded its report on the brutal murders of 42 supposed criminals and one federal agent that took place last May in Tanhuato, a city located in the conflict-besieged central state of Michoacán.

The slashing of public budgets and disregard for social justice is not a new form of liberalism nor does it do justice to a political ideology that has historically stood for universal principles like equal rights and the political representation of all social classes.

On the occasion of his 89th birthday, Fidel Castro wrote an open letter expressing his hopes for the future of humanity.