Illegal gold mining has been having a devastating effect on forests across South America for years. The Peruvian government recently launched a formidable operation to stop the epidemic. It’s called “Operation Mercurio.” Dan Collyns reports.
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In the rural highlands of Guatemala education is considered sub-standard. A non-profit organization is enriching the education system by providing classrooms with smart computer tablets. Our Game Changer on “Americas Now” is Profuturo.
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Throughout his political career, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made his view on the country’s indigenous population clear. He believes they were given too much land and too many concessions over the decades. Paulo Cabral reports.
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Chile Peppers originated in Mexico over 6,000 years ago and are one of the oldest crops in the Americas. Today, more than 25% of the world’s population consumes chile peppers. Take a look at our Urban Voice on New York’s Annual Chile Pepper Festival.
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In Roma, Texas there’s no fencing, no barbed wire, no barriers of any kind. And illegal immigration is continuous. Mike Kirsch was there as it happened and shows us what he saw in this report.
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In Bolivia traditional farming has been a way of life for thousands. And now some are looking to the past to deal with changing climate patterns. Harris Whitbeck reports from La Paz.
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More than 50% of the population is indigenous in Guatemala. Karla Rax is trying to provide underprivileged girls with the knowledge they need to move forward.
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Leticia Armijo is the founder of Yolotli, an all-female choir singing songs in languages that could become extinct.
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The 2018 eruption of the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala decimated entire villages. Whitbeck travelled to Los Lotes, Guatemala to bring us an update on the region’s recovery.
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Two former Ford executives have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. They were convicted for assisting in the torture of union workers in Argentina over forty years ago.
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Drivers put their lives on the line for an eight thousand long kilometer race across South America. It’s called, the Dakar Rally and it spans from Argentina to Bolivia. Christian Cajica is our Urban Voice on “Americas Now.”
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Mexico has the largest number of stray dogs in Latin America.
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The number of children travelling with relatives to cross the U.S. border has increased. Harris Whitbeck reports on the circumstances surrounding from one of the families from Guatemala.
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He makes a living entertaining commuters at traffic lights in a costume he created himself.
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Reynaldo Villamil is a Cuban artist famous for his paintings of the ocean. His work often depicts historic battles and shipwrecks that took place in the waters surrounding Cuba.
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Venezuelans have fled their country by the thousands to go to neighboring Colombia. A large number have been pregnant or chronically ill and hope to receive medical treatment. Toby Muse filed this report before the Venezuela closed its border.
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“Lucha Libre” shows were very popular in 1970s-Colombia and fans want a comeback. Take a look at these images of the masked fighters at a recent Lucha Libre match.
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For more than a century Colombia’s second largest city has taken music not native to the country, like Tango and Reggaeton, and made them their own.
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Israel Concha was taken to Texas by his Mexican parents when he was just four years old. Thirty years later he was deported. Our Game Changer is former Dreamer Israel Concha and his organization, New Beginning.
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Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery. Thirty years ago the government started granting land titles to communities of people descended from runaway slaves. Stephen Gibbs visits a quilombo in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
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Since 2006, the War Against Drugs in Mexico has left more than 150,000 people dead. Alasdair Baverstock reports from the U.S. – Mexico Border.
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The predatory lionfish are endangering the existence of hundreds of species of native marine life from Panama to Honduras to Cuba. Correspondent Harris Whitbeck reports.
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The Academy Award winner for “Best Foreign Language” film in 2018 was “A Fantastic Woman” from Chile. Our Urban Voice is Daniela Vega.
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For the last eleven years, a doctor has led a non-profit organization to help such citizens. For our “Game Changer” meet Doctor Ricardo Pun Chong.
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In El Salvador, the country pays tribute to the indigenous tribe called the Nahuat Pipil.
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Prisons in countries like El Salvador are packed with deportees. A number of them are young men who have been part of a murderous gang war that has claimed thousands of lives. Correspondent Mike Kirsch reports.
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In Ecuador a series of corruption scandals have prompted a clampdown from the top down. Correspondent Dan Collyns reports.
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2018 saw a historic debate in Argentina over abortion. The Senate blocked the bill that would loosen one of the region’s strictest abortion laws. Correspondent Joel Richards reports.
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It’s called rollerblading in some countries, inline speed skating or simply “blading” in others. or a group of kids in Colombia it’s become an athletic activity that has changed their lives. Meet Game Changer Johann Carvajal.
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“Bossa Nova,” which translates into “new fad” has proven its longevity by continuing to seduce audiences with its dreamy, syncopated melodies.
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Ecuador’s unique and exotic frogs sell for a lot of money on the black market. But an environmental organization has come forward to protect them from poachers.
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Singing in Spanish, dozens of popular bands provided the soundtrack for turbulent decades in Latin America, which are still heard on the radio today. One of the most influential and respected musicians of that generation is Pedro Aznar.
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Venezuela is getting recognition for an ancient athletic activity practiced professionally in Japan, Sumo Wrestling.
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The trash millions of people discard each day is being collected to create opportunities. An artist has opened a workshop to turn the trash into art. Meet Thierry Jeannot.
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Over the years, Colombia made important economic adjustments, including multiple trade agreements. This helped bring more business to the country. Correspondent Michelle Begue reports.
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Organ donation is one of the most aggressive forms of medical treatment available. Ecuador’s National Registry states that 98% of the country’s citizens have agreed to be organ donors. Harris Whitbeck reports from Guayaquil.
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Using all kinds of organic materials from tree trunks to coconuts and even shells, he gives a new face to the treasures of nature. Our Urban Voice is art dealer Carlos Miller.
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Just two and a half years ago, a neighborhood called The Bronx in Colombia’s capital was infested with crime. But today, it has become the center of an ambitious urban renewal project that brings culture and art to those once-dangerous streets.
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The U.N. estimates more than three million Venezuelans have left since 2015. Peru is one of the most favored destinations for those migrants seeking new lives.
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The economy has fallen into massive hyperinflation rising to almost a million percent. Could this political turmoil worsen Venezuela’s situation?
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In Venezuela, a series of events ended with the swearing-in of the constitutionally re-elected president Nicolas Maduro. But now another man has held his own swearing-in ceremony as Venezuela’s new president.
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Most of the coffee consumed worldwide is grown in Latin America. Correspondent Harris Whitbeck reports from Guatemala.
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Most of Mexico’s worst crime has been restricted to certain areas like the southern part of the country or along its border with the United States. Alasdair Baverstock traveled to Lake Chapala to take a closer look at the escalating tension.
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Thousands of Central American migrants make a hazardous journey across Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States. A Mexican artist has made it his mission to extend a hand to those migrants. Our Urban Voice is Libre Gutierrez.
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An infant was taken from her mother’s arms by U.S. Border Patrol agents when the two crossed illegally into the United States. For the first time Alexa’s mother Araceli Ramos tells her story to Correspondent Mike Kirsch in El Salvador.
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A U.S. judge grants temporary custody of a child foster parents. But the mother is deported back to El Salvador.
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A ballerina, and student of psychology, combined her two passions to push people with disabilities to re-think their limitations. Our Game Changer on “Americas Now” is the founder of Mexico’s Inclusive Contemporary Dance Company Lorena Nieva.
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A new hummingbird has been discovered in Ecuador. Take a look at these images of the Hillstar.
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For our Urban Voice on “Americas Now” meet the founder of Ismael Leyva Architects… Ismael Leyva.
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Elaine Reyes sat down with Chandra Roy-Henriksen, Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. They discuss language preservation and other issues and challenges affecting indigenous populations especially in the Americas.
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