
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Friday, October 16, 2026
Hurricane Trudy nears Mexico's Pacific coast, Colombia's 15-day visa deadline, Panama's school reopening and today's exchange rates for expats.
October 16, 2026Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.

Hurricane Trudy nears Mexico's Pacific coast, Colombia's 15-day visa deadline, Panama's school reopening and today's exchange rates for expats.
October 16, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP edged down to about 2,580 on Thursday 15 October while Ecopetrol’s US shares fell 1.12%. Peso quotes differed...
October 15, 2026
Argentina’s Merval rose 0.69% to 2,855,486 on Thursday 15 October as Globant jumped 6.4%, while country risk climbed to 622...
October 15, 2026
Chile’s IPSA edged up 0.05% to 10,972 on Thursday 15 October as the peso firmed 0.39% to 981 per US...
October 15, 2026
Mexico’s IPC rose 1.31% to 67,663 on Thursday 15 October, its highest since 18 June, as the peso firmed 0.43%...
October 15, 2026
Things to do in Cancún in October 2026: free theatre, Cancún FC, the SANDS rock festival at Paradisus from 20...
October 15, 2026
Valparaíso in October 2026: free PERFORMA night on 16 October, cueca and concerts at Teatro Mauri, Music Day in Barrio...
October 15, 2026
Things to do in Curitiba in October 2026: Solomun and Vintage Culture play on 31 October, plus hip hop, rock...
October 15, 2026
Asunción events from 16 to 31 October 2026: Camilo, Marco Antonio Solís, Flou, Los Nocheros and the World Skate Games,...
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