Pro Correa talk at a Canadian university by Chilean author
This is a video of Chilean author Marta Harnecker discussing Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador. The presentation was at Simon Fraser University in Canada.
Africa
- Number of Africans, surge in Latin America trying to get to the U.S.
- Sunni Extremists entering U.S with help from alien smugglers in South America
- Mexico giving unvetted Africans pass to get to U.S. Border
- Surge of African immigrants arrive Mexico, seeking transit to U.S. for asylum
- Five Ghanaians found dead on Colombia-Panama border in route to U.S.
Archaeology
- Mexico: Life Forms as old as 50,000 years found in cave network
- Cuenca Ecuador: Nearly 500 year old street reopens after being closed for 50 years
- Nazca Lines Peru: new geoglyphs found after sand storms
- Pucara de Rumicucho, Incan Stone Fortress north of Quito Ecuador
- Cuenca Ecuador: City is preserving landmarks of its ancesetral beginnings
Argentina
- Argentina: Tourist from UK found dead in Tierra del Fuego
- Argentina: Expat allegedy murdered in his home by male prostitute
- Buenos Aires Argentina: After 140 years English language newspaper shutting down
- Argentina: 10,000 victims of human trafficking rescued in past decade
- Argentina Crime Rate Registers 6% lower in 2016 compared to 2015
Asia
- Thailand: Woman from Ecuador behaving strangely, leads to 2.35 kg of cocaine disguised as beauty cream
- North Korea accuses Mexico of illegally detaining ship
- More African, Asian migrants using Costa Rica on route to U.S., Canada
- Nepal citizens arriving in Ecuador by sea, using as route to the U.S.
- 40 Percent of New Vehicle Sales in Ecuador from Asia
Ayahuasca
- Ecuador: Shaman to be sentenced to Prison Term in Death of U.S. citizen, during Ayahuasca Ceremony
- Ecuador: Shaman Found Guilty In Death of U.S. Citizen During Ayahuasca Ceremony
- Ecuador: Trial for Shaman in death of U.S. citizen recesses for two weeks after two days of proceedings
- Ecuador: Investigation in death of U.S. citizen Leslie Allison continues according to Shaman
- Shaman declines to comment on death of American Leslie Allison in Ecuador
Belize
- Belize: FBI believes more than one person involved in murder of U.S. tourist year ago
- Belize: Six French citizens in tour van accident, injuries
- Tourist from U.S. Strangled, Murdered in Belize
- Expat's Audacious Move to Belize
- Bank of America suspending international wire transfers to and from banks in Belize
Bolivia
- Brazil: Operation Ostium combating suspected air traffic on borders
- Peru: Striking teachers block border crossings to Bolivia and in areas of Cusco
- La Paz Bolivia: Bizarre Case of Dead Woman Found Alive In Funeral Home
- Boliva: Two police detained in smuggling of foreing women for prostitution case
- Chinese Smugglers in Bolivia involved in trafficking of jaguar teeth
Border Issues
- Peru Strengthens Migratory Control at Tumbes near Ecuador Border
- Brazil: Troops sent to border town after Venezuelans attacked
- Ecuador Declares State of Emergency in Three Provinces due to Migrant Surge
- Ecuador Asks Colombia To Protect Border From Guerrilla Dissenters
- Man from California attempts to smuggle tiger cub into U.S. from Mexico, pleads guilty
Brazil
- Brazil: Troops sent to border town after Venezuelans attacked
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil: Tourist shot, killed by police while on tour of favela
- Brazil: British tourist (canoeist), shot, sexually assaulted, murdered on river trip
- Brazil: Lead Suspect in Robbery & Murder of British Tourist Kayaker, killed
- Brazil: Lead suspect in robbery and murder of British tourist kayaker, killed
Brazil Travel
- Yellow Fever Alert for Brazil, spreads to major population areas
- Zika Virus not only concern for visitors to olympics, be aware of chikungunya virus
- Brazil: Dark Side of the Olympics, Sex Workers offer specials to lure foreign clientele
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil: Police threaten to strike during Olympics
- Brazil Olympics: Group urges olympic games to be postponed or moved from Rio de Janeiro (Zika Virus)
Cacao Global
- Commodities firm stops buying cocoa from Ecuador
- Improving the organisation and commercialisation of small coffee and cocoa producers in the Northern Amazon Region of Ecuador
- Chile: Imports of chocolates grew 35 % in 2011
- Ecuador claims to have 62% of the world's market for high quality cacao
- Ecuador among top ten cocoa producing countries
Caribbean
- Granada: U.S. Tourist Murdered with Machete
- Antigua Caribbean: Coconut Palms Dying Off
- Philipsburg, Sint Maarten: Tourist dies while on diving trip
- Caribbean countries fishing sectors warned of ocean acidification
- 100 percent of the Latin American and Caribbean population is susceptible to Chikungunya fever
Central America
- Large Numbers of Migrants flee Central America for the U.S. since Trump elected
- Hurricane Otto threatens Central America
- El Salvador: Women serving prison terms for abortions they said they never had
- U.S to spend $1.5 million in Mexico, Central America for wildlife preservation
- Number of Africans, surge in Latin America trying to get to the U.S.
Chile
- Arica, Chile 6.3 Earthquake (Video)
- Ecuador, Chile: Analysis of Corruption in Police Forces
- Santiago Chile: Man dead from tuberculosis found sitting in chair on public street
- Santiago Chile: Tourist dies outside airport of heart attack, delayed medical care due to uber, cabify protest
- Chile: Semi Trucks Set on Fire in arson attack, evidence points to Indigenous group
Ciudad Juárez
- Loja Ecuador: 124 tonnes of onions seized, infested with pests, flies, larvae, fungus
- Mexico: 13 'Hot Spots' for Human Trafficking Identified
- Mexico: Police Detain12 Suspected of Murdering 11 Young Women
- Ciudad Juarez Mexico: returns to life four years after being labeled most dangerous city
- Ciudad Juárez Mexico, no confirmed cases of West Nile Virus
Colombia
- Ecuador Declares State of Emergency in Three Provinces due to Migrant Surge
- Wave of Bomb Attacks in Colombia, authorities expect more to come
- Medellin, Colombia: Two tourists drugged with scopolamine, one dead
- Bogota, Colombia: Australian woman detained for smuggling cocaine at airport
- Colombia: Rights Violations, Atrocities need to be addressed in post conflict phase
Conflicts
- Comrade Insider Shares Opinion as to what is going on in Ecuador
- Venezuela Crisis Deepens
- Academic Calls for Invasion of Venezuela
- Ecuador: Prosecutor to request former President Correa to be barred from leaving country
- HE'S BACK. Former President Rafael Correa arrives in Ecuador, political feud continues with current Pres.
Corruption
- Ecuador: Opposition Seeks Investigation into Alleged Acquisition of Luxury Apartment in Spain by Front men For President
- Ecuador: Former Minister Admits to Taking Bribe from Odebrecht
- Ecuador: Video of Police Assaulting Suspect on the Ground
- Corruption Within Ecuador's 911 Emergency System? A Missing Report
- Mexico: A unique tour demonstrating the pervasiveness of corruption
Crime
- Quito, Ecuador: Texas Oilman Detained and investigated for trafficking and sexual exploitation
- Quito, Ecuador: Elderly U.S. citizen detained for investigation in teenager's death
- Montanita, Ecuador: Two U.S. Citizens Detained in suspected Kidnapping of Child
- Peru: Band of Rolex Thieves raising havoc
- Ecuador: U.S. Expat Brutally stabbed to death in his residence by assailant, wife injured
Cuba
- Cuba: Sound Sample of Sonic Warfare that diplomats heard
- Cuba honors Ecuador President Correa for Assistance in Construction projects
- Cuba: Google Activates Line of Caching Servers
- One Expat's story in Cuba, how life can go wrong very fast
- Ecuador: Group of Cuban Doctors ask for end of xenophobia and end to medical missions
Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic: Mysterious village where some girls grow into boys at puberty
- Dominican Republic: Two Journalists Shot Dead During Live Facebook Broadcast
- Dominican Republic: Three U.S. citizens, Canadian model arrested, allegedly filming scenes for porno movie in public
- German Tourist Murdered over necklace by assailants in Dominican Republic
- U.S. Citizen Murdered in Dominican Republic
Drug Activity
- Ecuador: Drug Trafficking Statistics
- Medellin, Colombia: Two tourists drugged with scopolamine, one dead
- Four Mexican Drug Cartels Have Presence in Ecuador
- Ecuador: Anti-Narcotic Unit Ambushed near Colombia border in San Lorenzo
- Drug Arrest Colombia: Aussie Claims the proof of innocence in locked phone
Ecuador
- RELOCATION SERVICES TO ECUADOR - TOURS TO ECUADOR - JOURNEYMAN JACK
- Quito, Ecuador: Texas Oilman Detained and investigated for trafficking and sexual exploitation
- Quito, Ecuador: Elderly U.S. citizen detained for investigation in teenager's death
- Montanita, Ecuador: Two U.S. Citizens Detained in suspected Kidnapping of Child
- Ecuador: Massive Layoffs in Public Service Sector Reported
Ecuador Emergency
- Quito, Ecuador: Texas Oilman Detained and investigated for trafficking and sexual exploitation
- Quito, Ecuador: Elderly U.S. citizen detained for investigation in teenager's death
- Ecuador: U.S. Expat Brutally stabbed to death in his residence by assailant, wife injured
- U.S. citizen from Washington State Murdered in Ecuador
- Missing Expat in Ecuador from U.S. discovered deceased in Florida
Ecuador Hotels
- Ecuador: Flowing River Resort, located high in the Andes mountains, quiet serenity
- Rincón d'Olón Suites and Studios in Olón, Montañita Ecuador
- Coco Bongo Hostal Bahia de Caraquiz Ecuador
- Black Sheep Inn Eco-Lodge, Cotopaxi Ecuador
- Bromelia Nature Lodge Retreat / Healing Center Montanita, Manglaralto Ecuador
Ecuador Real Estate
- RELOCATION SERVICES TO ECUADOR - TOURS TO ECUADOR - JOURNEYMAN JACK
- Ecuador: Professional Relocation Services, Journeyman Jack
- EcuaAssist, Full Expert Services for the Expat in Ecuador
- Real Estate Sales/Rentals Salinas, Ecuador - Island Estates International
- Ecuador: Real Estate Tours in Southern Ecuador
Ecuador Services
- RELOCATION SERVICES TO ECUADOR - TOURS TO ECUADOR - JOURNEYMAN JACK
- Ecuador: Professional Relocation Services, Journeyman Jack
- Expats Recommend Book for Those Moving to or Living in Ecuador
- EcuaAssist, Full Expert Services for the Expat in Ecuador
- Real Estate Sales/Rentals Salinas, Ecuador - Island Estates International
Ecuador Travel
- RELOCATION SERVICES TO ECUADOR - TOURS TO ECUADOR - JOURNEYMAN JACK
- Ecuador: Professional Relocation Services, Journeyman Jack
- Guayas Province Ecuador: Tourist Dies in Jump from Waterfall( VIDEO)
- Ecuador: Public Transport Safety, How to avoid a kidnap express
- Ecuador: Bus Driver Fired After Video Goes Viral After Checking Cell Phone While Driving (Video)
Ecuador Trivia
- Quito Ecuador (1998) Cuban airliner crashes just after takeoff
- Pan Am-Grace Flying Boat crashes in route from Guayaquil Ecuador to Panama (1937)
- Ecuador: Results of 15 Year Study regarding suicide in Ecuador
- Ecuador: Expat from U.S. in early 20th Century contributed to building of country
- Ecuador: Eucalyptus production zapping water supply from indigenous farmers
El Salvador
- El Salvador: Television personality accused of drug trafficking with Ecuador connection
- El Salvador: Women serving prison terms for abortions they said they never had
- El Salvador: State of Emergency Declared at Seven Prisons
- Former President of El Salvador dies while under house arrest
- Zika Virus: Health Officials Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador advise women to postpone pregnancy
Enviromental Issues
- Ecuador Defends Oil Drilling in Yasuni National Park
- Ecuador: Report, conflict between Shuar tribe and govt. causing psychological damage
- Machala, Ecuador: Famous Iguanas of Parque Plaza Colón slaughtered with rat poison (video)
- Company in Ecuador breeds rare frogs, trying to stop illegal pet trade
- World's Largest Mining firm opens office in Ecuador - TARGET IS COPPER
Explosives / Bombs
- Wave of Bomb Attacks in Colombia, authorities expect more to come
- San Lorenzo, Ecuador: Possible Car Bomb Leaves 14 Police Wounded in Barracks (VIDEO)
- Ecuador receives certification for detecting nuclear tests, stations located on Galapagos Islands
- Bogota Colombia: Three Dead, in shopping center bomb explosion, tourist district
- Ecuador, Colombia border: Explosives, Ammunition found by task force in April
Extortion
- Mexico: Immigration Officials Accused participating in criminal network, blackmailing relatives
- Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: Police Officers Detained for Extortion and Corruption Charges
- El Salvador: businessmen complain authorities do little to curb extortion
- Ecuador: Despite warning from President Correa, police continue corruption of demanding money from victims to investigate
- Head of La Familia Michoacana drug trafficking organization caught in Mexico
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Argentines' upset over call to rename Falkland Islands capital, Port Margaret
- Crisitna Fernández rejects Falkland Island's referendum, calls voters as squatterss
- Falkland Islands: referendum results, no desire to be governed by Argentina
- Falkland (Malvinas) islanders to vote on sovereignty
- Argentina accuses Britain of sending nuclear ships to Falklands
FARC
- Ecuador: Kidnapped Reporters Dead
- Ecuador Bombing: Mastermind of Terrorist Attack Identified as FARC dissident
- Colombia: United Nations issues alert in five areas despite peace truce with ELN
- FARC dissidents may be behind drug lab along Colombia,Ecuador border
- Colombia: Violence spreading in areas abandoned by guerrillas
Guatemala
- Guatemala: Remote Controlled Explosive Devices Used on Bus Attacks
- Guatemala: 49 cases of Zika virus registered in past three weeks
- Guatemala: Every dreamed of sleeping in Che Guevara's bed? Here is your chance, nine dollars
- Guatemala: 17 dead in violent prison brawl
- Guatemala: Graves whose lease has expired or not paid, bodies being exhumedved
Guyana
- Guayana: Five charged in murder of tourist from UK
- U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens not to use Caribbean Airlines on Flights from Guayana to U.S.
- Guyana: October 2013, U.S. oil search ship detained by Venezuela navy
- Guayana: visit teenager from Ireland charged after threatening to assasinate president
- Guayana: Breeze Soap Powder shipment contained 350 kilos cocaine set to ship to Africa
Health
- Haiti Prison, HELL ON EARTH, some waiting up to eight years for trial
- Rabies from dog bites persisent problem Latin America and worldwide
- Ecuador: Dengue Cases Up in Three Provinces but down across the country
- São Paulo, Brazil: Study Reveals Genetic Diversity of HIV in Infected Patients
- Doctors in Brazil Plan Electoral Campaign Against Incumbent President Dilma
Honduras
- Disbarred Attorney from U.S. Convicted of plotting to fly cocaine from Ecuador
- Honduras: Human Rights Groups Report number of murders of women up sharply
- Honduras: Three Convicted in Plot to murder President
- Honduras: High Risk Inmates being transferred to new maximum security prison
- Roatan Honduras: German Tourist dies while snorkeling
Human Rights Latin America
- LGBT Rights in Ecuador
- U.S. Role in support of Criminal Justice Reform In Mexico
- Ecuador: Anti-Press Campaign by Former President Correa, caused lasting damage to journalism
- Ecuador: Foreign Ministry still aligned with former President's position on free speech
- Argentina: 10,000 victims of human trafficking rescued in past decade
Human Smuggling
- Quito, Ecuador: Elderly U.S. citizen detained for investigation in teenager's death
- Argentina: 10,000 victims of human trafficking rescued in past decade
- Ecuador: Sex Trafficking of the Indigenous, seldom reported or discussed
- Three Ecuadorian women accept work in Chile to find out it was sex work, escape
- Sonoita Arizona: Human Smugglers Stopped bringing in Mexican Nationals
Intelligence
- Ecuador's Intelligence Capabilities (2013)
- Colombia: United Nations issues alert in five areas despite peace truce with ELN
- Latin America key center for Hezbollah's global financial network (observations, opinion)
- Nicaragua: Russia constructing electronic intelligence facility
- Detained ISIS operative confirms terrorist operating cells in Anapra Mexico
Internet
- Ecuador Mobile Phone Operators to tackle stolen phone problem, improve natural disaster response
- Ecuador: Outlook for 4G Broadband Networks
- Supermaxi Ecuador victim of social media spreading of fake offers from retailer
- Study Says Out of 78 Countries, Ecuador Scores Next to Last in 4G Speed/Service
- Ecuador: State Owned CET to invest $4.3 million in high-speed broadband communications for govt.
Labor Issues
- Peru: Striking teachers block border crossings to Bolivia and in areas of Cusco
- 100,000 rally in Guayaquil Ecuador in launch of proposed labor laws
- Ecuador: Labor Unions, Indigenous Groups call for new protests on Nov. 19, 2014
- Ecuador: History of Preventative Resistance and Violent Suppression, Intag Valley
- Santiago Chile: Thousands of Passengers impacted by transportation strike
Latin America Aviation
- Quito Ecuador (1998) Cuban airliner crashes just after takeoff
- Pan Am-Grace Flying Boat crashes in route from Guayaquil Ecuador to Panama (1937)
- Costa Rica: Ten U.S. Citizens Perish in Plane Crash
- Guayaquil International Airport to Suspend Some Flight Operations Nov. 25, and Dec. 2, 2017
- TAME Flight suspended, Quito - New York due to unscheduled maintenance
Latin America Book Review - Recorded Interviews with Authors
- A History of Modern Latin America 1800 to the Present
- Ritual and Remembrance in the Ecuadorian Andes
- The Guinea Pig - Healing, Food, And Ritual In The Andes
- Begging As A Path To Progress - Indigenous Women And Children And The Struggle For Ecuador's Urban Spaces
- Magical Writing in Salasaca - Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador
Latin America Health
- Ecuador: Massive Layoffs in Public Service Sector Reported
- Expat states concerns about medical care in Ecuador
- Guayaquil, Ecuador: Conjunctivitis Outbreak Sending Hundreds for Treatment
- Venezuela: Entire Health Care System on Verge of Collapse
- Ecuador postpones six months new health insurance requirement for foreign visitors and tourists
Latin America Indigenous Issues
- Ecuador: President is Urged to Protect Human Rights Defenders and Activists after attacks
- Ecuador: Report, conflict between Shuar tribe and govt. causing psychological damage
- Ecuador: President Moreno making efforts to dialogue with Indigenous groups
- Chile: Semi Trucks Set on Fire in arson attack, evidence points to Indigenous group
- Ecuador: Sex Trafficking of the Indigenous, seldom reported or discussed
Latin America Mining
- Ecuador: Report, conflict between Shuar tribe and govt. causing psychological damage
- World's Largest Mining firm opens office in Ecuador - TARGET IS COPPER
- Geologist Searching for Two Lost Cities of Gold in Ecuador
- Ecuador expects mining investments to increase 360%
- Ecuador: Progress Stalls Out over mining Dispute between govt and Shuar Indigenous Group
Latin America News
- Quito, Ecuador: Texas Oilman Detained and investigated for trafficking and sexual exploitation
- Missing Expat in Ecuador from U.S. discovered deceased in Florida
- Nicaragua: Political Unrest Causes Tourism Industry to Collapse
- Briceño, Manabi, Ecuador: Home Invasion of Expats residence (Video)
- Ecuador: Former President Correa Pelted with an egg (Video)
Latin America Wikileaks
- Latin America: Assange claims NSA eavesdrops on 98% of communications from South America
- U.S. ambassador explains corruption in cable released by WIKILEAKS concerning Brazil
- Ecuador, Wikileaks cable discusses long term impact of melting glaciers
- Jamaican Prime Minister states U.S. officials misrepresented him in diplomatic cables
- Wikileaks shows U.S. and Brazil to partner against drug trafficking
Latin America Womens Issues
- Ecuador: Number of femicide cases up, women demand state of emergency
- Ecuador: Statistics regarding femicide include 77% attackers use knives, strangulation
- Honduras: Human Rights Groups Report number of murders of women up sharply
- Quito Ecuador: City wants to relocate sex workers from historic center
- Nicaragua: National Assembly to reform law to combat gender-based violence
Mexico Travel
- Suggestions on Contacting Friends and Family in Mexico after earthquake
- No Reason to Panic travelling to Mexico says intelligence firm
- Michoacán, Mexico: Tourist from Ireland murdered, girlfriend from Arizona injured in robbery
- Lu’um Balam, Cancun Mexico: Russian tourist dead in bio park cavern, body not recovered
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: Cartel Gunmen Storm Popular Tourist Beach Beach (Video)
Nicaragua
- Nicaragua: Political Unrest Causes Tourism Industry to Collapse
- Some Americans May Dump Trump, thinking of moving to latin america
- Nicaragua: Russia constructing electronic intelligence facility
- 13 die as tourist boat capsizes near Corn Islands Nicaragua
- Nicaragua: Inter-Oceanic Canal Project put on hold
Oil
- Ecuador enters new agreement to pay debt to Schlumberger
- Ecuador's attempt to extort Chevron begins to wind down (Opinion)
- Ecuador Defends Oil Drilling in Yasuni National Park
- Ecuador has plenty of unharnessed oil potential, most of it under the Amazon forest
- Ecuador: Military locates clandestine oil operation connected to national pipeline
Panama
- Pan Am-Grace Flying Boat crashes in route from Guayaquil Ecuador to Panama (1937)
- Panama: U.S. Tourist Found Strangled to Death
- Panama: Protests over Political Scandal
- Top Five Retirement Destinations for 2017: Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia
- Some Americans May Dump Trump, thinking of moving to latin america
Paraguay
- Brazil: Operation Ostium combating suspected air traffic on borders
- Paraguay, Major Marijuana Powerhouse
- Paraguay: Major Heist of Security Firm, nets millions of dollars
- Paraguay: 25 Tons of Venezuelan Bills(currency) found in home
- Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay: Flooding causes evacuation of over 100,000 people
Peru
- Peru: Band of Rolex Thieves raising havoc
- Peru Strengthens Migratory Control at Tumbes near Ecuador Border
- Lima Peru: Authorities locate dead dogs destined to be sold to Chinese Restaurant
- Peru: Off of Coast 7.1 earthquake, deaths, damage reported
- Cusco, Peru airport: Tourist detained for trafficking in protected species insects
Police/Military Activity
- Brazil: Troops sent to border town after Venezuelans attacked
- Ecuador Asks Colombia To Protect Border From Guerrilla Dissenters
- Ecuador: Video of Police Assaulting Suspect on the Ground
- Colombia: United Nations issues alert in five areas despite peace truce with ELN
- Ecuador Corruption Network Exposed for Candidates to Gain Entrance to Police Academy
Politics
- Think Freedom of Political Comment is Free in Ecuador? Maybe, but not if you are a refugee
- Ecuador Asks Colombia To Protect Border From Guerrilla Dissenters
- Comrade Insider Shares Opinion as to what is going on in Ecuador
- Ecuador: Former President Correa Pelted with an egg (Video)
- Ecuador: Protester Verbally Dresses Down Correa Body Guards taking pictures of her license plate (Video)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico: Intercontinental Hotel Robbed
- Puerto Rico: Pension Plan Changes causes feeling of insecurity
- Tourist from Minnesota dies while snorkeling in Puerto Rico
- Countries in Caribbean examine decriminalization and legalization of marijuana
- Arrest made in Bomb Threat for Jetblue Plane in Puerto Rico
Religion
- El Salvador: Women serving prison terms for abortions they said they never had
- Iquitos Peru: One of the last Jewish Communities in Amazon Basin may disappear
- Expert's view on Iran's export revolution to Latin America
- Fanesca in Ecuador, a soup like no other
- Mexico: Pope's jet attacked by laser on final approach to Mexico City
Shining Path
- Ayacucho Peru: Shining Path painted symbols showing up in historic city center
- Peru: 24 detained, suspected of ties with Shining Path
- Peru: Sendero Rojo maintains 100 bases throughout VRAEM
- Peruvian Military Destroys Clandestine Airstrip in the Jungle
- Cusco Peru: Shining Path may increase kidnappings after rainy season, Hunt Oil possible target
Sinaloa
- Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Authorities Capture Sinaloa Cell Leader
- Cali, Colombia: 12 Properties with Ties to Sinaloa Cartel Seized by Authorities
- Nuevo Laredo, Mexico: Capture of Z-40 Could Lead the Sinaloa Cartel to Seek Border Hegemony
- Ecuador: Drugs Seized have Ties to Mexico via Sinaloa Cartel
- Three Asian criminal organizations providing Sinaloa Cartel precursor chemicals
South America
- U.S. Military along with other countries conducting exercises off coast of Venezuela
- Expert's view on Iran's export revolution to Latin America
- U.N. South America economy to contract 0.8 percent, Central America to expand
- Amapá, Brazil: National Event Addresses Crime and Border Security Concerns
- Despite IACHR Ruling, Ecuador fails to apologize to Sarayaku Indians
Suriname
- Suriname/U.S.: Son of President pleads guilty to charges sought to offer base for Hezbollah
- Suriname: President's son charged in U.S. for attempting to aid Hezbollah
- Guyana: Nigerian arrested, convicted of entering country illegally from Suriname
- Suriname, China hold discussions on bilateral ties
- Brazil assisting Suriname in fight against transnational crime, opens up lines of credit
Terrorism
- Ecuador: Kidnapped Reporters Dead
- Colombia: ELN claims killing kidnapped Russian
- Bogota Colombia: Three Dead, in shopping center bomb explosion, tourist district
- Latin America key center for Hezbollah's global financial network (observations, opinion)
- Argentina: Lebanese Man Wanted for Terrorism Charges Detained
TRAVEL
- Zika Alert for Central and South America
- Costa Rica to shutter both its zoos, release animals in ten years
- Mexico: One expat's thoughts on how life abroad is impacting her daughter's life
- Miami International International Airport South Terminal Evacuated, suspicious package
- Cozumel Mexico: Tourist robbed of $600 in bag snatching, thief gets away
United States
- Man from California attempts to smuggle tiger cub into U.S. from Mexico, pleads guilty
- Former Expat in Ecuador pleads guilty to Assault Charges in U.S., sentenced to prison
- Disbarred Attorney from U.S. Convicted of plotting to fly cocaine from Ecuador
- Cuba: Sound Sample of Sonic Warfare that diplomats heard
- U.S. Federal officials plan to collect social media information on all immigrants, includes permanent residents, naturalized citizens
Uruguay
- Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay: Flooding causes evacuation of over 100,000 people
- Six Prisoners in Guantanamo to be resettled in Uruguay
- Uruguay enlisting regristration of marijuana clubs
- Uruguay: Gang of drug traffickers detained with thousands of dollars, weapons, drugs
- First Group o Syrian refugees arrive in Uruguay
Z1test
- Guatemala will be declared in nutritional risk next week
- Guayaquil, Husband allegedly kills x-wife with machete in front of their children
- Colombia, 15 human traffickers detained, bringing undocumented across Ecuador border
- Montevideo Uruguay, 1,600 people living on the streets
- TRANSLATINA, trailer from documentary about transvestites (graphic)
Zetas
- Nuevo Laredo, Mexico: Capture of Z-40 Could Lead the Sinaloa Cartel to Seek Border Hegemony
- Nuevo Laredo, Mexico: Navy Captures Los Zetas Leader, Z-40
- Guatemalan Detained with Ties to Los Zetas
- Colombia: authorties seizes 4 tons cocaine headed to Los Zetas in Mexico
- MS-13 merging fources with Los Zetas