The Western Left has always had a strong Eurocentric accent. The same definitions of left and right in Europe have spread throughout the world, but they don’t always match up to local realities. 

It’s okay to dream about the future of Bogotá, but that should not undercut action right now.  What is more, many voices need to be included in the discussion.

The Honduran elites believe they can govern the country with the same old bag of tricks (“cachurecadas”) that they’ve used to fool and intimidate people for centuries. 

Compared to its neighbors, Colombia’s efforts to improve education are too little and too late. And the same might be said about reducing poverty.  No matter how you look at the data, Colombia’s level of education and its level of poverty are in need of attention.

People in Latin America are the most likely in the world to experience a lot of positive emotions on a daily basis, according to Gallup’s Positive Experience Index.

At a forum on Cuban schools, officials ducked some tricky issues. 

Uruguay’s GDP expanded a strong 3.5% during 2014 over the previous year, with positive activity in most sectors of the MERCOSUR member economy. 

San Pedro Sula became the center for renewable energy in the country with an effort to build the largest photovoltaic project in Latin America. 

Oriol Bonaclocha, the German company’s director in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, notes that Henkel has been doing business in Guatemala for forty years, and is expanding its activities there. 

In the search for evidence of nepotism and favoritism, the comptroller Federico Humbert ordered an audit of all contracts at the Instituto de Mercado Agropecuario (IMA).