Chile’s Travel Sale Starts Monday: Up to 60% Off Flights, Hotels and Packages
Chile's Travel Sale, organized by ACHET, runs three days from Monday, August 31, 2026, with discounts up to 60% on...
August 28, 2026Section
Latin America News in English
Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
When an Off-Duty Officer’s Argument Ends in Gunfire in Rio
Rio de Janeiro · SECURITY A ten-year count of off-duty police shootings in Rio puts the danger in bars and...
August 28, 2026
Rio’s Fastest-Growing Drug Faction Now Sits on the Airport Road
Rio de Janeiro · SECURITY The Rio armed groups map now puts the city's fastest-growing faction beside its busiest road....
August 28, 2026
Bolivia Blames IMF as Diesel Subsidy Cut Sparks Roadblocks
A minister blames the IMF for the diesel price rise. Farmers blocked a highway, and the Treasury doubled state fuel...
August 28, 2026
Panama: Dagoberto Morales Quits as Mulino Government Exits Mount
Dagoberto Morales quit as deputy head of Panama's civil-service authority Digeca, the latest of 17-plus high-profile exits from the Mulino...
August 28, 2026
Mexico Investment Mood Hits a Record Low in Employer Survey
Only 23% of Coparmex members call this a good moment to invest in Mexico. That is a 16.5-point fall, even...
August 28, 2026
Argentina Lithium: China’s Ganfeng Locks In a Three-Project Salta Megadevelopment
China's Ganfeng signed definitive deals to consolidate three Salta lithium projects into the PPG joint venture, targeting 150,000 tonnes a...
August 28, 2026
Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Deepens as Two Main Reservoirs Near Critical Levels
The Puerto Rico water crisis entered a harder phase this week, as the island's two most important reservoirs slid toward...
August 28, 2026
Medellín Judge Reviews Colombia’s Foreign Military Operations
A Medellín court admitted a tutela over Colombia's authorisation of foreign military operations, asking who granted it and under which...
August 28, 2026