The president is set to be re-elected next Sunday thanks to his great popularity in the country, where he is esteemed for taking down the gangs despite the high cost to human rights
The former left-wing statesman criticizes incumbent right-wing President Daniel Noboa for failing to address the country’s security crisis and demands an immediate purge of the security forces, which have been infiltrated by organized crime
Police operations against gangs have been marred by the killing of one of the country’s most important anti-corruption investigators in broad daylight
The army entered the penitentiaries heavily armed Thursday and freed more than 150 people, including guards and administrative personnel, who were being held hostage
A night on patrol with Ecuadorian soldiers shows a glimpse of the war unleashed in the country between the authorities and the gangs
The country’s crime rate has rocketed, but the problems of drug trafficking and gang violence have been brewing since the 1980s
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared that the nation is at war after the two main criminal gangs in the country, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, took control of the prisons and took to the streets to sow chaos
The president is hoping to relaunch his flagging projects this year, but first he will have to contend with high-profile trials involving his son, his brother and his former chief of staff. Nicolás Petro is to be arraigned on Thursday
Daniel Noboa, who has been in office for only 50 days, is facing an unprecedented wave of violence with murders of police and prison officers and assaults on hospitals and police stations
Some 35,000 Venezuelans are trying to make their way in this small neighboring country, which is experiencing an oil boom. Guyana maintains a dispute with the Maduro administration over the Essequibo region
Nicolás Maduro and Mohamed Irfaan Ali met following two weeks of tension over the oil and mineral rich region, which Caracas claims following a referendum
The country that Venezuela is confronting over the Essequibo region registers the highest economic growth in the world thanks to the discovery of crude oil deposits
Residents of the jungle region of Guyana, rich in oil and gold mines, respond to the threats being made by President Nicolás Maduro: ‘I don’t want to be Venezuelan, no way’
Colombia ponders how the most universal drug trafficker and terrorist should be remembered 30 years after his death
The writer of ‘The Parable of Pablo,’ the reference book on the life of the famous drug trafficker, discusses Escobar on the 30th anniversary of his death
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Amidst political gridlock, the leftist leader has changed his strategy. This past week, he met with former right-wing president Álvaro Uribe and a group of business leaders
President Gustavo Petro wants results in the short term, and will not hesitate to dispense with whoever is necessary
The winner of the primaries thinks that there is a sector of Chavismo that is willing to move towards an orderly transition and accept that they will not be in power
President Petro sent his chief peace negotiator to Cuba for talks with the ELN guerrilla group’s commanders
With caution, the citizens of Venezuela hope for a resumption of negotiations between the government and the opposition, the easing of U.S. sanctions and the release of political prisoners. However, the Maduro regime has drawn a red line: it will not allow María Corina Machado to be a presidential candidate
EL PAÍS spent a day following the campaign of the author and senator, who is seeking to become the next mayor of Bogotá. Famous for his narco novels and scripts, one of his best-known works is ‘Without Breasts There Is No Paradise’
Early results showed the conservative politician obtaining 93% support in a ballot that was held despite numerous obstacles
María Corina Machado is expected to win the race, but it is unclear what will happen next, as she has been barred from holding public office
The 35-year-old entrepreneur is relatively unknown to his compatriots, but they elected him to counter the leftist drift initiated by former President Rafael Correa
The young businessman, who is the son of the richest man in Ecuador, will lead a country devastated by violence and drug trafficking
President Guillermo Lasso dismissed the commander general of the National Police and the director of prisons