Juan Diego Quesada

The arrest of the former Peruvian president – impeached after attempting to shutter Congress – is another surprise in a long trail of short-lived governments

In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the main adviser to Pedro Castillo provides an account of the three hours during which the head of state tried to revert the constitutional order

Pedro Castillo ended up under arrest and charged with rebellion after his failed attempt to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government

The Chavista president clearly stated his demands for making progress at ongoing talks with the opposition in Mexico

Both parties are requesting that the international community lift sanctions on the Maduro government, so that $5 billion in frozen state monies held abroad can be released

Favored by the international context, the Bolivarian leader is being courted again after three years of harsh criticism. At the Egypt gathering, he exchanged words with Emmanuel Macron, John Kerry and Gustavo Petro

Without the support of the other opposition parties and with Washington becoming increasingly distant, the days appear numbered for Venezuela’s interim government

The losing battle against drug trafficking has opened a debate on the decriminalization of the consumption of the narcotic

The newly-elected President of Colombia participated in a forum organized by EL PAÍS and the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce in New York City

A woman who charmed her way into Italian high society was collecting intelligence about NATO for her Moscow spymasters

Eduardo Zapateiro had publicly criticized the leftist leader, who has vowed to crack down on corruption in the armed forces

In his first interview with an international media outlet, the president-elect talks about the dangers his government faces and reveals the keys to his ambitious plans for tax and land reform, the military, the fight against drugs and the Church’s role

From his militancy in M-19, where he named himself after a character in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ to his exile in Belgium, the 62-year-old’s journey to this point has been something of an odyssey. Will he be able to defeat Rodolfo Hernández at Sunday’s election?

The conflict between the different guerilla factions turned drug traffickers makes this one of the world’s most murderous cities

The left-wing candidate for Colombia’s presidency wants people to see him as an advocate for prudent change unlike his opponent, the anti-establishment populist, Rodolfo Hernández

It’s all or nothing for the left-wing leader who will face Rodolfo Hernández at the June 19 runoff

A new neoliberal reality has emerged in the Chavist nation through the use of the US dollar, state controls being lifted and a new relationship with Washington

Jorge Rodrigo Tovar, whose father ‘Jorge 40′ confessed to more than 600 crimes, has secured a spot in Congress – a victory many consider a slap in the face for the peace process

The two countries have reinitiated diplomatic discussions to avert an energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Mauricio Leal and his mother were found dead in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, but the arrest of the hairdresser’s brother has turned the investigation on its head

EL PAÍS talks to Edgar Jiménez about what it was like being the personal photographer of the notorious cartel boss during his war against the Colombian state in the 1980s

A US investment bank briefly used a firm in the Nobel Prize-winner’s name to manage his assets. The Peruvian author declared his portfolio to the Spanish tax authorities when he became a resident in 2017

The Peruvian presidential candidate has launched an appeal against the result of the ballot, alleging fraud in Pedro Castillo’s narrow victory, but says during an interview with EL PAÍS she will accept the final decision of the National Elections Jury

The leftist teacher and his opponent Keiko Fujimori are preparing for a legal battle that could stretch over two weeks, and threatens to further ramp up tensions in an already-fractured country

EL PAÍS traveled to the remote mountain region where the man who currently holds a narrow lead in the vote count grew up, a land that has shaped his political ideas and personal beliefs

Left-wing teacher announces he has won the run-off vote against Keiko Fujimori and says he will form a government that respects democracy and the constitution

Right-wing presidential candidate claims there have been irregularities as a razor-thin margin of victory opens for her rival Pedro Castillo. Observers, however, say the vote was clean