Argentina: Chagas – a Silent Killer
One doctor's struggle to halt a deadly disease which affects millions.
Javier Diez Canseco – the death of a leader
The loss one of the most important leaders of the Peruvian left.
Brasiguaios and Paraguayan politics
This video gives a flavour of the attitudes of prosperous Brazilian soya producers based in Paraguay.
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Old guard with a new face
A former adviser to the two left-wing parties in Paraguay argues that the fact that Horacio Cartes was new to politics, coupled with the inadequacies of the left, allowed the Colorados to appear as the new kids on the block.
Paraguay – the ‘poverty factory’
'Paraguayans are landless lodgers in their country, with no right to share in the country's production.' Fernando Martínez Escobar says that none of the candidates wanted to change the economic model that makes Paraguay a 'poverty factory'.
Paraguay: The Impeachment of President Fernando Lugo
The President's downfall shows how hard it is to achieve change in a political system mired in the past.
Guatemala: Rios Montt trial latest
The trial of the former Guatemalan military ruler has heard most of the witnesses, but it is being repeatedly halted by legal challenges from the defence.
Paraguay: USAID’s dubious allies
After the 2012 Curuguaty massacre it's time to question the allegiances of US agencies.
Paraguay: journalists are still threatened and killed
Press photographer shot by motorcycle assassins: the second such killing this year.