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By H.C. | BUENOS AIRES

A man carries a gas cylinder near a gas distribuitor in Yumbo, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

The green promises of Colombia’s president ring ever more hollow

Costly imported gas? Sure! Big gas discovery? Great!

Aerial view of cargo trucks heading towards US at the Otay Commercial crossing in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico

Can Mexico make hay after avoiding the reciprocal-tariff tantrum?

It may struggle to do so


A boy kicks a soccer ball near signage for the COP30

Negotiators must prepare for a chaotic COP in Brazil

The climate meeting will be hot, humid and uncomfortable. That might help


Peruvians long for a Bukele-like strongman to beat crime

Amid rife insecurity, people are despairing of their crooked politicians

Latin American migrants transfer money like never before

Amidst Donald Trump’s threats of mass deportation, migrants try to secure their cash

Brazil’s government-run payments system has become dominant

Pix has spiced up Brazil’s fusty banking sector, but it gives the central bank a worrying amount of power