In the first 10 months of 2024, over 280,000 migrants crossed the barrier between Colombia and Panama, including Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, and people from countries as far afield as Vietnam, DR Congo, and Afghanistan. EL PAÍS delves into the jungle to follow these travelers, sharing their difficult stories and big dreams. Some are left behind along the way. With the help of UNICEF, we visit the towns that welcome these weary souls on the other side
The more than probable return of Nicolás Maduro to the presidency does not end the hopes of Edmundo González and María Corina Machado of being able to impose the result of the elections
The Venezuelan president’s message comes at a time of uncertainty about what kind of relationship the Chavista government can expect with the incoming US administration of Donald Trump
Venezuela’s president traveled to Kazan in search of legitimacy, but returns without joining the bloc of countries aligned against the West and amid a diplomatic war with Brazil that further complicates his role in the international community
The minister, arrested for allegedly leaking information to a company linked to the US intelligence services, was praised for his work at state oil company PDVSA
According to the report, the Chavista security forces launched an ‘unprecedented campaign of mass and indiscriminate detentions’ following the July 28 vote
The Venezuelan opposition candidate, in response to accusations that Spain maneuvered to benefit Chavismo by facilitating his exile, clarified that Spanish diplomacy did not exert ‘any kind of pressure’
Venezuela’s opposition leader is convinced that President Nicolás Maduro tried to weaken the opposition by forcing the candidate who most likely won the election into exile, but she believes he has not succeeded
The Maduro government has survived precarious economic situations in the past and seems capable of withstanding Washington’s new measures and being cut off from the international community
An enigmatic and deeply divisive figure, he was not a dictator per se, but he ruled in an authoritarian and populist manner, broke all the rules, and was convicted of violating human rights with death squads
Although there is almost absolute consensus about the Venezuelan president’s defeat at the polls, the opposition candidate’s departure to Spain nevertheless represents a blow
The opposition leader has accepted the offer from the Spanish government, in which former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero played a key role
Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle has threatened to arrest Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado and is not relenting to pressure from the United States and leftist leaders who demand a verifiable result
At least two people are dead and over 46 arrested as the Chavista government moves to repress the street demonstrations spreading throughout the country
Opposition leader María Corina Machado said that in the coming days she will announce actions to ‘defend the truth’ about the real winner of the vote
Voters in the Caribbean country have to choose between the continuity of Chavismo after 25 years, or a transition under the leadership of Edmundo González and María Corina Machado
In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the son of the president of Venezuela expresses confidence in a Chavista victory at the polls on Sunday but gives assurances that they are also ready to recognize defeat
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Venezuelan opposition leader expresses her confidence that Chavismo will accept electoral defeat if voted out on July 28
The ruling party commissioned an ‘anthropological study’ that reveals Nicolás Maduro is perceived as the ‘strong’ candidate, while Edmundo González Urrutia represents the ‘weak’ option
The Maduro government has sent contradictory messages when referring to a scenario in which Edmundo González Urrutia wins the presidential vote on July 28
The international community is attempting to promote a last-minute agreement between Chavismo and the opposition to respect the outcome of the July 28 presidential election
The dispute between President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Edmundo González is pitting continuity against the beginning of a transition that would end 25 years of Bolivarian revolution
Unidentified bodies have been stacked in a single container after the rest broke down in the violence-plagued city of Guayaquil
The Venezuelan president, like Hugo Chávez, has denounced multiple plots against him, and has remained in his residence for long periods due to these safety concerns
The country is shocked by the death of the popular 23-year-old entrepreneur, whose murder was captured by security cameras. Her name came up in messages found on a drug dealer’s phone
The drug lord recounts his life as a key member of the Medellín Cartel after leaving a US prison, where he served 33 years
The former Ecuadorian vice-president, arrested after the police raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito, has pursued his career in parallel with the ex-president in foreign exile