In such divergent cases as Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay, Perú, Chile, and Spain one thing stands out as patently clear: the left is in decline.

Argentina’s compulsory, simultaneous, and open federal primaries, known as the PASO, took place on August 9, 2015.  Parties selected their candidates for president and both houses of congress.  Since public opinion polling in Argentina is considered suspect and unreliable, the votes received in the PASO are considered the strongest indicator of where the race for

The beaches and blue water that people expect on their Caribbean vacations are being spoiled by mats of smelly and decaying seaweed.  

The adrenaline level has decreased, and businesses are looking for strategies to sustain the market. 

Whale season is the highlight of the tourist calendar of Puerto Madryn. 

The worst drought in more than a century has forced the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to reduce cargo limits, lowering the maximum allowable draft of ships passing through the inter-oceanic waterway beginning in September.   

There are some who think they have bad luck, or that God strikes us with natural phenomena from time to time, as part of Chile’s “crazy geography.” But there is another, “less theological,” explanation, and such natural disasters could be avoided if Chileans take appropriate action. 

The crisis of the water supply for São Paulo continues to be quite serious, though little publicized. 

Activists are demanding action to control the massive depletion of nature reserves, while the government says there is no illegal activity. 

The devaluation of China’s currency will have an impact on the operations of such firms as Bimbo, Cemex, Gruma and Nemak companies with sales close to 800 million dollars last year in the Asian market, which represented between 2% and 5% of their annual income.