Peru-Guatemala FTA Opens Duty-Free Access to US$2 Billion Market
The Peru–Guatemala FTA entered into force on 1 July 2026, slashing tariffs on agro-industrial and manufactured goods and giving Peruvian firms a US$2.
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Brazil Lobby Pitches US$350 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Brazil's CNT presents a R$2.03 trillion ($350bn) infrastructure agenda with 2,837 projects to 2026 presidential candidates, proposing concessions...
Milei’s Central-Bank Reform Would Ban Argentina’s Money-Printing
President Milei’s central-bank charter reform, detailed 30 July 2026, bans BCRA financing of government and mandates sole focus...
US Extends Brazil Emergency, Keeping Tariffs on Imports
The White House extended its Brazil national emergency on July 28, 2026, keeping the 2025 declaration active until...
OceanPact Buys Dock Brasil in a US$23 Million Ship-Repair Deal
OceanPact acquires 100% of Dock Brasil for R$119 million (US$23.1 million), expanding its ship repair capacity as the...
Chile Reworks Prison Concessions to Unlock US$2.65 Billion in Works
Chile is overhauling its prison-concession model to accelerate an estimated US$2.65 billion in new facilities, adding over 15,000...
Argentina’s Central Bank Pauses Dollar-Buying Streak After IMF Praise
Argentina's central bank paused its dollar-buying streak after 135 sessions and US$13 billion in reserves, just days after...
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Pledges 15% Minimum-Wage Rise in First Presidential Address
President Keiko Fujimori announced a 15% minimum-wage increase to 1,300 soles and a doubling of Pensión 65 in...
Colombia’s New Mining Law Threatens US$ Investment
Colombia's government filed a 255-article mining bill on 1 October 2025, reshaping royalties, environmental rules, and the state's...
Grupo Mexico Train Derailment Triggers Toxic Spill in Sonora
A Grupo Mexico train derailment in Sonora spilled 59,000 litres of sodium hydrosulfide, a toxic chemical, prompting evacuations...
Chile Private Mining to Pay Record US$8 Billion to State
Chile’s private mining sector is projected to pay a record US$8,039 million to the state in 2026, driven...
Liberia’s IMF Review Unlocks About US$50 Million for the Economy
Liberia IMF review unlocks $50M in near-term cash via a new $266M RSF and ECF disbursement, tying long-term...
MSC Afungi Shuttle Signals Return to US$20B Mozambique LNG
MSC launched a dedicated Afungi Shuttle service on 22 July 2026, securing the supply chain for TotalEnergies’ $20...
IMAX Brazil Hits 12 Screens, Ticket Premiums Near US$6
Brazil operates 12 IMAX theatres across eight states, five of them in São Paulo. Where premium cinema has taken hold in Latin America.
Panama Tops Best Country for Expats Ranking 3rd Year
Mexico City Opens Metro Chabacano Floating Garden Link
Sir Garfield Sobers State Funeral Set for July 29
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View All →Frida Kahlo Buenos Aires: First-Ever South America Show
Malba brings Viva Frida to Buenos Aires from 19 September, the first time Frida Kahlo's personal objects leave...
Faith No More 2027 World Tour Will Include South America
Faith No More will play its first shows in over a decade in 2027, supporting System of a...
Colombia’s Bocas De Ceniza River Mouth Gets Tourist Revival
Colombia is restoring Bocas de Ceniza, the Magdalena River’s Caribbean mouth, with a new promenade, viewpoint, and electric...
Chilean Gin Goodwinds Wins Gold in San Francisco
Goodwinds, a London Dry gin distilled in Llifén in Chile's Los Ríos region, took gold at the San...
Colombia Immigration Security Gets US Biometric Data Deal
A binational Homeland Security Task Force co-led by the FBI activates in Medellín with real-time fingerprint and facial-recognition...
Soda Stereo Adds Bogotá and Medellín Dates for December
Soda Stereo Colombia tour locks Bogotá (May 29) and Medellín (Dec 12) for 2026. Medellín marks their first...
Peru’s Lake Titicaca Tourism Stalls as Puno Misses Holiday Boom
Puno tourism grew only 3-4% during the 2025 high season despite 3,000 Semana Santa visitors. Unpaved roads, costly...
Bogotá Architecture Heritage Exhibit Opens Free July 29
A new exhibition by Bogota's heritage institute IDPC traces how the Colombian capital built itself, from colonial core...
Bogotá Studio Apartment Rent: US$400–US$525 in 2026
Studio apartments in Bogotá range from about US$125 a month in emerging areas to US$550 in prime districts....
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, García Márquez Confidant, Dies
Colombian writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, co-author of 'El olor de la guayaba' and later a fierce critic of...
Sargassum Closes 70 Tulum, Mexico Businesses
Around 70 Tulum businesses have closed this year as record sargassum shuts beaches across Mexico's Caribbean coast. What...
Marlon James Booker 2026 Longlist Spot After Decade Away
Jamaican novelist Marlon James, who won the 2015 Booker, is longlisted for the 2026 prize with The Disappearers,...
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