Latin America

Supporters attend an open-air Mass during the closing campaign rally of the "Movement Construye" party in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday.

World News

With heavy police presence, Ecuadorians vote for president without violence

8:27pm August 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

More than 100,000 police and soldiers were deployed to help protect the vote, amid an election that has already seen the assassination of a leading candidate earlier this month.

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Guatemala's presidential elections will be a test for its fragile democracy

9:53am August 20, 2023

In Guatemala's elections Sunday, an establishment candidate is facing off against a challenger who's promising to fight corruption.

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Rival soccer fans in Argentina will now go to jail for tearing the country's currency

8:09am August 19, 2023

by Scott Simon

Soccer fans visiting Argentina have found a creative way to taunt locals by tearing up the country's currency. Now they can face jail time for doing so.

The cover of Daughters of Latin America.

These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region

6:01am August 19, 2023

Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.

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New advancements may help fight the chikungunya virus wave in South America

5:26pm August 18, 2023

by Ari Daniel

More than a quarter million new cases of the chikungunya virus have surfaced in South America this year. New advances may soon help us outfox the virus, which can cause debilitating joint pain.

High stakes elections lie ahead in Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina

5:11pm August 18, 2023

Latin American democracies face tests this weekend with elections in Guatemala and Ecuador — and as a far-right candidate starts getting traction for a run for Argentina's presidency this fall.

Filmmakers behind Latinx superhero movies like 'Blue Beetle' hope to inspire change

5:11pm August 18, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Many of the new movie superheroes star Latino actors or have Latino characters with diverse origin stories — and their creators hope the heroes will influence change.

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Dr. Susana Lloveras, an infectious disease physician at Hospital Muñiz in Buenos Aires, Argentina, says she used to see one or two cases of chikungunya a year. But earlier this year there were two to three new cases a day.

Health & Safety

Chikungunya virus surges in South America. But a new discovery could help outfox it

3:32pm August 18, 2023

by Ari Daniel

South America has seen a quarter million cases this year, as climate change is a boon for the mosquitoes that spread it. A study about how the virus infects cells could help inform future treatments.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:45am August 18, 2023

President Biden is using Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea. Wildfires in Canada force all 20,000 Yellowknife residents to flee. Ecuador elects a new president on Sunday.

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Ecuador will elect a president — 2 weeks after candidate was assassinated

5:09am August 18, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

An investigative journalist has stepped forward to replace his assassinated colleague as the presidential nominee in Ecuador's presidential election this Sunday.