Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro.

SANTIAGO - Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday.

When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.

Mexico announced plans to curb imports from China across key industries including automobiles, aerospace technology, and textiles. Peru launched investigations into alleged Chinese

Its technical foundations for a green-production boom may be sound, but Brazil’s economic travails are an obstacle. The high cost of finance is putting off bigger investments in capital-intensive projects. The real was the world’s worst-performing major currency last year, losing more than 20% of its value against the dollar.

It has always surprised me,” wrote the 20th-century Mexican poet and diplomat Octavio Paz, “that in a world of relations as hard as that of the

Silversea's newest ship, Silver Ray, departs Fort Lauderdale to mark that start of its first-ever 71-day Grand Voyage.

Latin American leaders have canceled a summit to discuss Donald Trump's migrant crackdown, as the region weighs the risks of openly confronting the firebrand US president.

So Trump will likely get his way in more cases than not. But he shouldn’t celebrate just yet, because the short-term payoff of strong-arming Latin America will come at the long-term cost of accelerating the region’s shift toward China and increasing its instability. The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.

I n a neighborhood known for its standout Mexican establishments, La Licor Panamericana goes beyond Mexican flavors to embrace the vast culinary traditions of Latin America and th

Beyond the spectacle, the economic impact of the massive influx of tourists is undeniable. Restaurants, bars, tour operators, and local shops will experience a significant increase in demand.

Trump clamped 25 per cent tariffs on trade with Colombia and imposed visa and other sanctions on Sunday after leftwing president Gustavo Petro turned back US military flights deporting migrants. The confrontation ended within hours after Bogotá caved in to Washington’s demands.