El Salvador Claims Central America’s Tourism Crown. The UN Gives It to Costa Rica
El Salvador tourism counted 4.1 million visitors in 2025 and claims the regional crown, but UN Tourism counts 3.7 million...
July 10, 2026Section
El Salvador
Bukele Files to Run Again, Aiming for a Third Term to 2033
Nayib Bukele has registered for a third term in El Salvador's 2027 vote, a Bukele third term bid that could...
July 6, 2026
Record Money From Migrants Now Meets a New American Tax
Central America remittances topped $15.85 billion from January to April 2026, up 10.7 percent, just as a new one percent...
July 6, 2026
Why Ecuador’s Copy of El Salvador’s Crime Crackdown Is Failing
Ecuador borrowed El Salvador's hard-line Bukele security model of mega-prisons and militarization, yet two years on the killings keep climbing.
June 17, 2026
El Salvador Moves to Try 563 Gang Leaders in One Case
El Salvador has moved to prosecute 563 leaders of the Barrio 18 gang in a single mass case, the latest...
June 13, 2026
Latin America Growth Now the Slowest in the World, Says World Bank
World Bank sees Latin America growth at just 2.2% in 2026, the weakest of any region, as a Middle East...
June 12, 2026
Top Latin American Capital Mayors May 2026: Mejía Leads Again
The Latin American mayor approval rankings released this week by CB Consultora Opinión Pública show a familiar three-way leadership pattern
May 29, 2026
Top Latin American Presidents May 2026: Sheinbaum, Bukele and Abinader
Sheinbaum leads at 67.8%, Bukele 67.5%, Abinader 60.2% — see the full May 2026 Latin American presidential approval rankings from...
May 29, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Bolivia's COB chief flees an arrest order, Chile votes on Kast's reconstruction law, Flávio Bolsonaro admits a...
May 20, 2026