Latin America

CGN wanted to develop the mine, but the indigenous Maya community objected, arguing that much of the company's land belonged to them. The company said it engaged in talks to negotiate their resettlement but members of the Maya community said...

The Hotel Humboldt sits atop El Ávila, a national park overlooking Venezuela's capital, Caracas. At more than 2,000m (6,500ft) above sea level, you have to take a 20-minute trip in a cable car to the top of the mountain to...

A Mexican nurse became the first person in Latin America to receive a coronavirus jab when her country began its vaccination programme on Thursday. Mexico has received an initial shipment of 3,000 doses of the US-German Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The country...

Security has been reinforced in the popular Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta after a former governor of the state of Jalisco was killed on Friday. Aristóteles Sandoval, 46, was shot in the back as he went to the bathroom...

The Chilean navy says it is closely monitoring 11 Chinese fishing vessels in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). A Chinese fishing fleet has been accused by conservation group Oceana of "pillaging" the waters off the Galapagos Islands for squid. The...

It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small fresh produce store, so when torrential floods swept away $1,500 worth of apples, bananas and other fruits, he decided there was no longer a...

An indigenous leader from the Ecuadorean Amazon is one of the winners of the Goldman environmental prize, which recognises grassroots activism. Nemonte Nenquimo was chosen for her success in protecting 500,000 acres of rainforest from oil extraction. She and fellow...

Hundreds of anti-government protesters in Guatemala have vandalised and set fire to parts of the Congress building, before being dispersed by riot police. The building in Guatemala City was empty at the time of Saturday's attack, which lasted for about...

Cuba is being battered by tropical Storm Eta bringing high winds and heavy rain. It is expected to cause a dangerous storm surge and flash floods in the country. Eta has already passed through parts of Guatemala where 150 people are...

Argentina's economy minister Nicolas Dujovne has resigned amid a financial crisis exacerbated b..