Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts
The disease, spread by midges and mosquitoes, has been linked to two deaths as cases surge in previously unaffected areas
July 2024
The age of extinction
Colombian guerrillas withdraw threat to disrupt UN biodiversity summit
Rights and freedom
‘We are killed for what we are’: trans women in Colombia targeted by armed groups
‘Nada cambia’: Mexican drugs lord ‘El Mayo’ has been captured, but does targeting kingpins work?
Ten people drown in Darién Gap while trying to cross swollen river
From the agencies
From trash to treasure: emerald hunters in Colombia – in pictures
The age of extinction
Colombia gives assurances over UN biodiversity summit after rebels’ threat
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
Head of Colombian FA arrested after allegedly fighting security guards at Copa América final
Deforestation in Colombia falls to lowest level in 23 years
Colombian ex-guerrillas traded war for whitewater rafting. Now dissident rebels are forcing them out
June 2024
The age of extinction
Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study
Europol smashes Balkan cartel shipping drugs from South America
Rights and freedom
US banana giant ordered to pay $38m to families of Colombian men killed by death squads
My best shot
A celebration of a child who never got to be born – Jair F Coll’s best photograph
May 2024
A sense of optimism and the chance to chat: how Bogotá is giving respect to unpaid carers
An innovative programme in the Colombian capital is giving a new kind of support and confidence to caregivers, most of them women
The alternatives
‘The tranquility frees you’: Bogotá, the city that shuts out cars every week
Born out of an anti-car protest in 1974, the Colombian capital closes many roads to cars every Sunday, leaving them free for bikes, skates and pedestrians
Our unequal earth
Latin America labels ultra-processed foods. Will the US follow?
Our unequal earth
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end?
Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian hometown
