Issue Aug 16-22 2023: A year since the beginning of Petro’s government, significant advances have taken place in the dialogues and negotiations with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), playing a fundamental role in Petro’s Total Peace (Paz Total) policy.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: Serra do Amolar, in Mato Grosso do Sul, is the natural habitat of the jaguar and is where ecotourism generates income for residents.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: The herbivore forest bark beetles in Mexico are central to the change in the forests through an intricate mating process.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: On August 21, the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) plenary approved the entry of China as a permanent observer to the detriment of Taiwan.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: For Roni Peterson Bernardino, the simplification of the tax system should make a great contribution to the fight against smuggling.

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: The Mecanismo Esclarecimiento Histórico delivered incomplete files with information about Rafael Caro Quintero, Enrique Camarena, and multiple high-ranking government officials regarding their involvement in the “Guerra Sucia.”

Issue Aug 16-22 2023: “A One-Way Ticket” by Agliberto Meléndez premiered in 1988, the winner of 14 international awards, and was selected as one of the top 50 most representative films of Ibero-America.

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: As the world has been dealing with changing economics and ever-shifting global dynamics, the idea that Mexico could replace China as a manufacturing giant has become a circulating idea.

On August 13, 2023, Argentina held its Primarias Abiertas Simultáneas y Obligatorias, or PASO primary elections. The contest jolted the entire Argentine political system from left to right as far-right Libertarian candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza emerged as the top vote getter, out-pacing both the opposition candidate of Juntos por el Cambio, Patricia

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: An Amazon-centered Summit took place in the first weeks of August in the Brazilian city of Belém.