Latin America

“Quema, despierta/Renuncia, Piñera”

WASHINGTON (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Monday the United States government will extend temporary protected status for more than 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S.

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera called for his entire cabinet to offer their resignations on Saturday, in response to a week of protests that have taken over the capital city.

Day of the Dead can be traced back to the native peoples of central and southern Mexico, the regions where I conduct my archaeological research.

The RadioLAND podcast for October 26, 2019.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s not about a 4-cent hike in subway prices.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s presidential election appeared headed for a runoff as neither leading candidate had enough support to win outright in a vote that could see the left lose power in the South American country for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Latino Rebels Radio: October 27, 2019

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s capital city has elected its first female mayor in what is being hailed as an important advancement for both women and LGBT rights.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Conservative President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat in Argentina’s election Sunday night, paving the way for the country’s Peronist center-left to return to power under Alberto Fernández as frustrated voters rejected the incumbent’s handling of a bruising economic crisis that has sunk many into poverty.

MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is banning U.S. flights to all Cuban cities except Havana in the latest move to roll back the Obama-era easing of relations, officials said Friday.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched peacefully in Chile’s capital Friday, intensifying pressure on a government struggling to contain deadly unrest over economic hardship.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Threatened with death, Wilson Florez chose a bulletproof vest.

In the midst of this tragedy and chaos, something stands out. It is the song the protestors are chanting.

Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared President Evo Morales the winner of Sunday’s election last night.

BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief is sending a three-member team to Chile to examine allegations related to security authorities’ use of force and reported crimes by others, her office said Friday.

The incumbent president received 47.08% of the vote and Carlos Mesa 36.51%, giving him a lead of 10.56%, according to the country’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Demonstrators returned to Chile’s streets on Thursday, dissatisfied with economic concessions announced by the government in a bid to curb a week of deadly violence.

“This sound is so strong, with the military on the street,it is the only way we can protest peacefully and show discontent with the government,” said Tatiana Moyano. 

Protesters decrying the election as rigged, as well as groups supporting Morales, are expected to continue to demonstrate throughout the country today.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s Evo Morales declared himself the outright winner of the country’s presidential election Thursday, giving him a fourth straight term in office following days of protests by both his opponents and supporters over accusations of vote fraud.