A millionaire businessman with links to Opus Dei who fears a “Marxist paradise,” the politician has emerged as a genuine contender in the presidential elections, laying bare the political crisis engulfing the country
The fuel that flowed into the Napo and Coca rivers in the northeastern rainforest of Ecuador more than a year ago caused a humanitarian and ecological disaster. The affected indigenous communities are demanding answers from the authorities and companies that have been reluctant to act
The French researcher talks to EL PAÍS why he believes the Swiss climber’s ascents of Shishapangma and Annapurna are not all they seem
Estuardo Cifuentes fled persecution at home because of his sexuality and found himself trapped by Donald Trump’s policies in Matamoros, where he set up Rainbow Bridge to help LGBT asylum seekers
The prestigious quarterly has selected 25 writers for its second list of the best authors under the age of 35, who are breaking geographical and linguistic paradigms
EL PAÍS journalists witness the daily crossings of hundreds of Central Americans into Texas along the river, as the Biden administration struggles to cope with thousands of unaccompanied children coaxed into travelling by people smugglers
The Cuban-American illustrator’s first exhibition in Spain features the cover art for magazines such as ‘Time’ and ‘Der Spiegel’ that made him an enemy of the former president
Victoria Salazar died after a Mexican police officer kneeled on her neck, but unlike the case in the United States which sparked widespread protests, her murder has become just another statistic
Sparklers atop bottles of vodka, revelers on packed dancefloors, drunken crowds in the street and not a mask in sight – welcome to the “sanitary safety bubble zone” for tourists fleeing pandemic restrictions
A team of researchers has reconstructed the life of a species that was unknown to science following the discovery of a fossil in the small Mexican municipality of Vallecillo in 2012
Researchers detected the Cepheus spur, a bridge of massive blue stars, while creating the most accurate map of the galaxy to date
The object observed in 2019 is almost intact despite its long journey from another solar system and could be 4.5 billion years old
A new book brings a fresh focus on the first astronaut to travel in space and links the stories of the race between the Soviet Union and the USA to reach the Moon first
The new research shows that this difference only began to emerge 2,500 years ago as a result of centuries of isolation
From declaring the virus a “weapon of war” to promoting herbal remedies as treatment, the Venezuelan president has drawn attention for the amount of misinformation he has spread about the coronavirus
Afflicted by drug violence, this mining town in the central state of Zacatecas leads national polls for citizens’ lack of confidence in the safety of their surroundings
The NASA flight director will be remembered for his work in guiding three astronauts back to Earth when their command module encountered problems on the way to the moon
High violence rates, the struggle for judicial independence and a lack of progress with the Havana peace accords collide with a presidential election campaign in 2022
Researchers at Goethe University have shared previously unseen glimpses of the life of the flying insects, after installing cameras next to a hive
A five-year investigation into a Neolithic settlement in Cádiz has revealed ceremonial practices took place there 1,000 years before they became widespread
The Internal Revenue Service has started sending the latest tranche of coronavirus aid by mail after the closure of the direct deposit system on March 24
An endangered species has been seen in the heart of the Mexican capital. How did animals known for their love of quiet surroundings find their way to a Latin American megalopolis?
The pint-sized performer has won hearts across Latin America with her multilingual singing abilities, fueling her family’s growing social media fame
Many migrants are making the perilous journey, dreaming of a chance at a life in America under the new president of the United States. But this is what really happens when they get there
Management said it will enforce its ‘Saturday rule’ forbidding work on that day, and blamed high client volumes and the Covid-19 pandemic for added stress levels at the investment bank
The player, known as ‘The Black Panther’ in Spain, was rumored to have died in a fight or from an overdose. EL PAÍS meets the trailblazer in a home in Texas, after his unexpected reappearance
The ‘extreme-centrist’ politician has dealt with several crises during his term, while a peace deal agreed with FARC rebels is slowly implemented. In an interview with EL PAÍS, he talks pandemics, politics and pressuring Nicolás Maduro to go
