Category: Latin American News

Honduras: NGO helping children with cancer

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – María Sofía Medina’s face lights up when in front of a camera. The 3-year-old lymphoma patient poses with the confidence and determination of someone who knows that when she grows up...

Aerolíneas Argentinas resumes international flights

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – International flights by state-run carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas resumed on Nov. 14...

Mexico: President Calderón’s sister set to win state election

MORELIA, Mexico – Voters went to the polls in the crime-plagued Mexican state of Michoacán on Nov. 13...

Paraguay: National center offers rehab to addicts

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – “I lost everything.” Adrián does not hesitate to admit it: His addiction to drugs has cost him the most important things in his life.

Mexico City’s Metro improves security

MEXICO CITY – Jorge Servín Castillo takes the No. 7 line of the Mexico City Metro mass transit system from the Rosario station at 6 a.m. six days a week.

Vasco da Gama: Historic season for Brazil’s comeback team

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – “Vasco is the comeback team! Vasco is the team I love!” The most famous chant sung by the fans of Vasco da Gama has never fit the team better.

Brazil is world champion in fighting hunger

BRASÍLIA, Brazil – Brazil is a world leader in the fight against hunger and its experience can be shared with other countries...

Guadalajara ready for the Parapan American Games

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – About 1,500 athletes with disabilities are getting ready to continue America’s Fiesta at the 2011 edition of the Parapan American Games...

The MALBA: 10 years promoting Latin American art

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – If you want to see the most emblematic work of art from Brazil’s modernist movement, your destination is Argentina.

Argentina tightens exchange controls to stem capital flight

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina tightened controls on its foreign exchange market Oct. 31 to halt capital ...