From Mexico all the way to Chile, Latin America is stepping up its healthtech game, and the results are already…
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Mexican Government Warns That COVID-19 Poses Risk For Mexico’s High Concentration Of People With Diabetes
The Mexican government recently released a report sounding the alarm that a high concentration of people with metabolic dysfunction —…
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Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil announce Founder Institute early deadlines
Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute has announced that April 26th is its early admissions deadline for its chapters in: Belo Horizonte,…
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Over two millions births in Latin America to mothers under the age of 15, according to NGO studies
There are roughly 66.5 births to teenage mothers out of every thousand in Latin America, which is considerably higher than…
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Bolivia’s president responds to jibes about indigenous communities from Brazil
The battle lines between the rise of populist, right-wing agendas and the last of South America’s leftist leaders is becoming…
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As Peru’s glaciers melt, water crisis awaits
In Peru’s desert, ripe blueberries are blooming in the sand. Its mountain communities, however, are living under a ticking time…
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Electric Vehicles Increase In Popularity Across Latin America
In 2010, as many as 64,000 people died in Latin America as a result of exposure to a fine particle…
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Andean startups selected as finalists for Aruba’s ATECH* conference
The world’s top tech startups have been competing to participate in the upcoming annual ATECH* conference, taking place this Wednesday,…
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Chile is not obliged to negotiate sea access with Bolivia after a 5 year dispute in the International Criminal Court
After five years of dispute, on Monday Oct. 1 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Chile has the…
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Backlash across Latin America following suggestion of military intervention in Venezuela
In response to a statement made on Friday by the director of the Organisation of American States (OAS) which suggested…
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Colombian students march against the lack of education funding
The main roads of 20 Colombian cities were closed this Wednesday as students from both public and private institutions marched…
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Campaign for Zero Hunger seeks empowerment of indigenous women
According to the United Nations, indigenous women have higher malnutrition rates than any other social group and typically earn a…
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