Latin America

Peru’s congress has tentatively endorsed a plan to hold early elections in 2024 in a bid to defuse a political crisis after lawmakers ousted President Pedro Castillo. The proposal was approved by a two-thirds majority of the legislature on Tuesday and would push up to April 2024 elections for president and congress originally scheduled for 2026. The plan — part...

The incident Wednesday was the third time in the last month that canines have been seen in Mexico trotting off with human body parts.

Hason Hernandez knew he wanted his 15th birthday to be the last one he had a big party for, so he wanted to go out with a bang. The Southern California asked his mom if he could have a quinceañera, the time-honored coming-of-age celebration for girls in Latin American cultures. Hernandez’s mom loved the idea. He’s part of a growing...

Here are five things to know about Hispanic Heritage Month, its history and why we celebrate it in the middle of September.

Founder Estefania Lacayo has more on the event with over 800 designers you can see from March 14th-16th.

It was a classic Russian power play with echoes of Cold War gamesmanship. Shortly after entering into service in 2019, Russia’s most advanced warship made a goodwill tour of the Caribbean, armed with cruise missiles, air defense systems and other weapons. But when the Admiral Gorshkov sailed into the port of Havana, it was closely tailed by a Russian rescue tugboat...

Cuba remains the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean to have produced a homegrown shot for Covid.

Drew Binsky started out making $2,000 a month teaching English in South Korea. Now he’s getting paid six-figures to travel around the world.

Roshida Dowe now has more than $1 million in investments and considers herself retired, since she only has to work when she wants to.

An annual list of the world’s 50 best restaurants is back — and for the first time, one city dominated the top two spots.

The pandemic ended some jobs and turned others remote, allowing people to make life-changing moves to places like Greece, Napa Valley and Costa Rica.

The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Zulma Maria Musso Torres, aka ‘La Patrona,’ the woman in charge of a drug trafficking empire based in Colombia.

The tech giant made the announcement Wednesday, months after exploring the Magic City for a potential office space.

El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption could totally revolutionize the country’s remittance payment rails.

Spikes in infections are also exacerbating instability and violence across several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

With Kamala Harris visiting Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as vice president, the Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to fight smuggling and trafficking, and hopes to announce additional anti-corruption efforts as well on Monday.

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As one of his first acts, President Joe Biden offered a sweeping immigration overhaul that would provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship for the estimated 11 million people who are in the country illegally

For many South Floridians who come from Latin America, the siege on the Capitol brought back dark reminders of the political upheavals often seen in their home countries.

For many South Floridians who come from Latin America, the siege on the Capitol brought back dark reminders of the political upheavals often seen in their home countries. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports