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Whenever a case of criminal violence shakes any Latin American country, a voice jumps up in the streets, in political forums or on social media: “What we need here is a Bukele!”. The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who won in 2019 with 53% of the vote, has his […]

When President Nayib Bukele announced the construction of “Bitcoin City”, the first “bitcoiner” metropolis in the world, Corbin Keegan left his life in Chicago and decided to leave for El Salvador. Two and a half years later, he is still waiting for the project to become a reality. Sitting in […]

Guatemala’s Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, attended a meeting this Monday with new President Bernardo Arévalo and his cabinet, but she left early alleging legal impediments, without addressing the president’s request for her resignation. Porras, who led a legal crusade that jeopardized Arévalo’s inauguration, attended the president’s second summons after he […]

Elsa resisted leaving Cuba, until opportunities closed for her and she decided to join the Cuban exodus in 2023, which in two years reached record levels. An unprecedented bleed, since the beginning of the Revolution in 1959, motivated by the serious economic crisis on the island. In the midst of […]

Former Honduran soccer player Oscar “El Pescado” Bonilla, a former national team player and member of professional teams in Honduras and Uruguay, was captured this Saturday accused of drug trafficking, the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) reported. The MP “is coordinating together with the National Police the transfer to the capital […]

Costa Rica will face Trinidad and Tobago in 2026 World Cup qualifying for the CONCACAF (North American) region after FIFA announced the draw for the second round on Thursday. The Central Americans, quarterfinalists at Brazil in 2014, are aiming to reach the World Cup for the seventh time while the […]

Guatemala’s attorney-general, who new President Bernardo Arevalo accuses of involvement in a plot to undo his election, snubbed a meeting with the head of state Wednesday and said she refused to resign. Consuelo Porras along with senior prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche and Judge Fredy Orellana were at the forefront of judicial […]

As a kid growing up in poverty in rural Bolivia, Roly Mamani built his own toys. Now a 34-year-old engineer, he 3D prints limbs for Indigenous compatriots scarred by life-changing accidents. Mamani funds the endeavor with the money he makes from selling robotic toys he makes — his other passion, […]

Fearless Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska said she hoped she had made her war-torn country proud by reaching a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final Monday, while admitting it was emotionally hard. Driven by a booming serve and aggressive groundstrokes, the athletic 23-year-old battled past two-time champion Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on […]

Escarleth Doña brings her baby close to the image of San Sebastián to seek protection from the patron saint of Diriamba, a town in southeastern Nicaragua that celebrated its town festival this weekend restricted to the church and its surroundings, amid tensions between Daniel Ortega’s government and the Catholic Church. […]