For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

The Pan Amazon has a legacy of both violent and non-violent protest that dates from the onset of European colonization, ...

In many middle-income countries, majorities say the Bible, Quran or another religious text should influence national law at ...

When asked what it takes to “truly” belong in a country, many people globally say speaking the local language is key.

An extensive new exhibition at the CCCB in Barcelona takes a look at the art, culture, biodiversity and history of the Amazon ...

Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.

Peru, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Maria Fenix dries tears during an interview about her missing ...

Peru is facing its worst public safety crisis in recent memory, with top government officials blaming transnational criminal organizations for the chaos and violence that’s also roiling neighbors ...

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce ...

The ELN has launched an offensive against former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels who demobilized under a 2016 peace deal, their families and some community ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National ...