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    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Travelista
      Four extraordinary Latin and South American escapes

      A gateway to the Atacama wilderness, Afro-Cuban beats in Havana, a Costa Rican surf lodge – and more 

      Otro Hotel in Oaxaca City
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Mexico
      Mexico’s cartels luring hundreds of recruits every week, research finds

      Report highlights size and ‘enormous power’ of crime groups that hold sway over areas of the country and economy

      Sinaloa Cartel member holds a handgun with others in background in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Mexico
      Mexican leader angers airlines as military leads aviation overhaul

      Armed forces run new airport and airline as leftist president relies on them to reshape economy

      National Guard members in front of a empty check-in counters at Felipe Angeles International Aiport
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Petroleos Mexicanos
      Experts say Mexico cash injection is not enough to fix Pemex

      Budget should calm markets but indebted state oil company needs fundamental reform

      Andrés Manuel López Obrador
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      Mexico
      Mexico gears up for female-led presidential race

      Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez will aim to show they can capitalise on companies diversifying from China

      Claudia Sheinbaum raises her left fist in the air as she speaks from a podium
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      Reproductive rights
      Mexico’s Supreme Court enshrines abortion rights

      Decision is the latest victory for reproductive rights activists in Latin America as US states face growing restrictions

      A banner reading ‘Abortion Out of the Penal Code’ hangs outside of a building in Mexico City  on International Women’s Day
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Americas politics & policy
      Guatemala president-elect says ‘coup’ under way to stop him taking office

      Bernardo Arévalo warns of ‘political mafias’ and calls for people in the Central American country to unite in resistance

      Guatemala president-elect Bernardo Arevalo, right, and vice-president-elect Karin Herrera
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Mexican politics
      Mexico’s opposition backs indigenous businesswoman for president

      Xóchitl Gálvez faces uphill battle to close wide lead held by Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ruling party

      Xóchitl Gálvez
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Inside BusinessMichael Stott
      Latin America’s foreign investment boom defies political turmoil

      Redrawing of global supply chain map helps boost the region

      A Petrobras floating, production, storage and offloading vessel anchored in Angra dos Reis, Brazil
    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Latin America must resist the siren call of the strongman

      The appeal of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador is a threat to the region’s democratic success

      Nayib Bukele’s image is seen on a T-shirt hanging at a market in El Salvador. Few citizens worry that their president is bringing the legislature and judiciary to heel or that he is violating the constitution
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      News in-depthAmericas society
      Parents burn ‘decolonial’ school textbooks in Mexico culture war

      López Obrador defends anti-capitalist and gender-neutral stance in children’s new learning materials

    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      News in-depthGrupo Modelo SAB de CV
      How a Mexican beer became the US best-seller

      Modelo Especial was boosted by recent backlash against Bud Light but had been steadily growing in popularity for years

      Modelo Especial beer arranged in Brooklyn, New York
    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
      Mexico
      Head of Mexico’s agency for finding missing people resigns

      Move comes as government of López Obrador conducts a census of individuals who have disappeared

      Family members of 43 missing student teachers march in Mexico
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      Guatemala
      Anti-corruption candidate wins Guatemala presidency in landslide

      Voters back former diplomat Bernardo Arévalo as Latin American nation prepares for tense transition

      Supporters of the Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo celebrate his win in the presidential run-off election in Guatemala City on Sunday
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Drought causes headaches for Panama Canal

      Iran deals with the consequences of ultra-cheap petrol

    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Climate change
      Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry

      Restrictions triggered by lack of rain are likely to occur ‘again and again’ as climate change worsens

    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      News in-depthEl Salvador
      Gang crackdown bolsters El Salvador leader’s re-election bid

      President Nayib Bukele remains popular despite arbitrary arrests and controversial legal reforms to allow potential second term

      President Nayib Bukele exits after delivering a state of the union address at the National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      The Big Read
      The militarisation of Mexico’s economy

      The influence of the armed forces has grown dramatically under Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But critics say there is no accountability or transparency

      Montage of images of Andrés Manuel López Obrador against a background of marching Mexican soldiers and the Mexican flag
    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      News in-depthMexican politics
      Mexican president’s populism looms over scientist protégé

      Leadership hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum faces questions over whether she can win new voters despite technocratic background

      Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters as she leaves a rally in Mexico City
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      News in-depthMexico
      How fentanyl changed the game for Mexico’s drug cartels

      In less than a decade, traffickers have created a highly profitable business to feed US demand for the synthetic opioid

      A member of the Sinaloa Cartel who identifies himself as Guero poses for a photo in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      Panama
      Panama convicts former president of money laundering

      Martinelli’s plan to run for re-election next year in doubt and he also faces bribery charges

    • Monday, 17 July, 2023
      OutlookMichael Stott
      Guessing game heats up over Amlo’s successor

      Contenders are jostling for the all-important position as president’s favourite

      Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the outgoing Mexican president, has retained his popularity, making his chosen successor candidate a clear frontrunner in next year’s election
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      FT Magazine
      Colour and cautious hope on a ‘bling bling’ bus journey through Guatemala

      The country’s remodelled US school buses showcase both its passion and problems

      A colourfully decorated bus parked outside a market
    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
      Politics trumps trade in US and Mexico ahead of 2024 elections

      Business groups complain neither government is abiding by USMCA dispute procedures

    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Latin America’s bonds and currencies lure yield-hungry investors

      High interest rates and falling inflation fuel big rally in region’s markets

      People walk around in Guadalajara, Mexico
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