The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) has surged over 25% year-to-date, defying global market weakness thanks to its diversified e-commerce and fintech ecosystem.

When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election 12 years ago, he remarked that he had been called almost from the “end of the world”. He was the first non-European pontiff since Gregory III, elected in AD731, who was of…

Born in Buenos Aires to Argentine parents, Jorge Bergoglio made history as the first Latin pope.

Latin America is emerging as a vibrant hub in the global crypto ecosystem, and meme coins are leading a unique cultural and financial wave.

The Peruvian novelist, who passed away this Sunday, was a lifelong defender of freedom in all its forms.

April 11-17, 2025

Organized crime groups are mining or stealing gold in Latin America and using it to quietly fund operations around the world, including the U.S., experts warn.

Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X. Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member.

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.