Mike Gatehouse
A series of Latin American countries has been holding former dictators to acccount for their crimes. The latest to begin the process is Guatemala.
In this article in Spanish, the Peruvian journalist, Roger Rumrrill, says that after just two years of illegal gold mining 20,000 sq. kms of one of the most biodiverse regions in the world have been destroyed.
Chilean students have long questioned the country's education system, decrying it for being commercial and elitist.
San Salvador: Life under the Maras. Maras, or street gangs, have becoming the scourge of El Salvador, particularly in the capital. They sell drugs, extort money and rape girls, often in extremely cruel ways.
An unholy alliance of cops, crooks, prisoners and politicians has turned the nation into a shooting gallery.
There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today's wars, it's more likely that mom will be the one killed.
This report, published last year, analyses the flaws of the U.S. approach to the fight against drug production in Colombia
Guatemala's new president, retired General Otto Perez Molina, has joined the growing group of Latin American dignitaries to call for the legalisation of drugs as the only way to combat the powerful drug cartels.