A year after Macri’s upset victory, Argentina is deeper in crisis than ever
Yet president still enjoys popularity thanks to belief economy will turn around in 2017
Facebook vice-president: “Brazil and Mexico are two of our main countries”
Regional company head Diego Dzodan unveils social media giant’s plans for greater global connectivity
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: “They want to cover up the crisis”
Supporters of ex-president call corruption charges against her a government-sponsored witch-hunt
Catholic Church opens files on dark period of Argentina dictatorship
But only victims and their relatives may access an archive made up of thousands of letters
Is Argentina’s president using Cristina Kirchner to divide the opposition?
Mauricio Macri insists he cannot sway influence over the courts to bring the former leader to trial
Argentina’s prison system: outdated, under-resourced and overcrowded
EL PAÍS visits one of the country’s toughest jails, Olmos in Buenos Aires
Latest figures show one in three Argentineans lives in poverty
Almost 1.5 million people in the country have joined ranks of the poor over the last year
“My father was much crueler than the Pablo Escobar you see on Netflix”
Son of Colombian drug lord accuses TV series of glamorizing life of man responsible for 3,000 deaths
With 135,000 murders a year, crime is Latin America’s top concern
Security gathering in Buenos Aires estimates the cost of escalating violence at $120bn a year
After bitter breakaway a decade ago, Argentina returns to the IMF fold
Delegation from the international organization is in Buenos Aires to review new president’s reforms
US and Latin America baffled by Spain’s political impasse
Leading regional powers wonder why there’s still no government after nine months and two elections
As inflation falls in Argentina, business community optimistic crisis is over
Investors say economy is recovering, but there is little impact on consumption yet
Mercosur blocks Venezuela from assuming presidency of trading bloc
The four founding countries have backed Brazil’s position and are also threatening expulsion
Argentina: 200 tumultuous years
The nation celebrates the 200th anniversary of its independence from Spain, and ponders how it once competed with the US before deteriorating under dictatorships and crises
PPK prepares to preside over a divided Peru
But the near-certain winner of the election will not have to enact major economic reforms like Brazil or Argentina
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori clings to hope of winning tight run-off
Daughter of imprisoned former president believes that rural votes will give her lead over Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Election results in Peru point to narrow win for Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Keiko Fujimori refusing to admit defeat, insisting vote from rural areas will give her victory
As inflation soars, patience wears thin in Buenos Aires slums
A trip to a neighborhood badly hit by the crisis where residents voted for Macri and his promise of zero poverty
Fujimori leads first round of voting in Peru but will likely face run off
Daughter of jailed former president has split electorate, and will be up against former minister
Argentina’s opposition attacks Macri over Bahamas account
President denies wrongdoing despite being listed in leaked documents as company director
Obama asks Argentineans for an end to long history of mistrust
US president promises to declassify files from the dictatorship during Buenos Aires visit
US to declassify records on Argentina’s dictatorship
President Obama will seek to renew his country’s image when he travels to Buenos Aires after Cuba trip
Argentina reaches deal with “vulture funds” after 14-year legal battle
Court-appointed mediator announces multi-billion deal with most recalcitrant creditor
Argentinean prosecutor says for first time that Nisman was murdered
Investigator was looking into terrorist-bombing cover-up when he was found dead last year
France and Italy make inroads in Latin America while Spain sits on the sidelines
Hollande and Renzi will be first European leaders to pay official visits to Buenos Aires
The shantytown misery that Buenos Aires is struggling to hide
City Hall places plants and puts up walls to keep Villa 31’s poverty from eyes of motorists
Dispute over official figures from ‘Dirty War’ draws ire in Argentina
The official number of missing is 30,000 but some claim it could be closer to 9,000
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