Issue Aug 01-07 2024: On August 5, Indigenous Tzotzil members of the Civil Society Organization Las Abejas de Acteal gathered in the community of Nuevo Yibeljoj, in Chiapas, Mexico, to demand peace and justice as organized crime continues to wreak havoc in their communities.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: On August 7, Gustavo Petro celebrated two years as president of Colombia, whose administration has faced significant challenges, including the defeat of his health and education reforms in Congress and two ministerial changes.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: “Las cosas indefinidas,” directed by María Aparicio, is a poignant exploration of friendship and grief, following a film editor deeply impacted by the loss of a close friend and colleague.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Russian spies Artiom Dultsev and Anna Dultseva revealed the complexities of living undercover as they operated in Buenos Aires and Slovenia, raising their family as Hispanic Catholics under false identities.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: On March 7, 2023, the U.S. State Department issued a security alert for its citizens recommending reconsideration of visits to El Salvador.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Guatemalan film director Jayro Bustamante is currently promoting Rita, a film that depicts a powerful story inspired by a real-life event and combines mystical fantasy, magical realism, and horror with themes of childhood and innocence.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Up to 40% of the population over 50 years of age has diverticula in the colon and 20% have symptoms, according to the Spanish Federation of the Digestive System (FEAD).

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: From the logistical point of view, the installation of the Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Río Negro by YPF and Petronas is a very long-term matter. On the other hand, the president’s attack against Axel Kicillof has an immediate damaging effect.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: On August 9th, Mexico City celebrated the International Day of Indigenous Peoples with the tenth annual Festival of Indigenous Cultures, Peoples, and Original Neighborhoods.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: The National Superintendency of Migration (Migraciones) has reopened the renovated Kasani Border Control Post (PCF) near Lake Titicaca.