Latin America

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

  Peru to open new archaeological site this coming weekend

  

  Peru is to unveil the new archaeological site of El Peñico next Saturday. The 3,800-year-old city northwest of Lima was founded between 1800 and 1500 BC and is about 12 kilometers from the Sacred City of Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas. It has been renamed the “City of Integration of the Supe Valley.”

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:20 UTC

  Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility

  

  Authorities from Brazil and China signed this week an agreement to start the studies for the construction of a railway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which would bring South America's largest country closer to the Asian giant trade-wise.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:09 UTC

  No presidential candidacy for Evo Morales possible

  

  Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) rejected on Tuesday all requests from supporters of former President Evo Morales, confirming that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming August 17 presidential elections.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

  Caricom Summit promotes integration and South-South cooperation

  

  The 49th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) concluded Tuesday in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with a strong commitment to accelerating regional integration, strengthening South-South cooperation, and building a more secure and resilient future.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 08:15 UTC

  Evistas split between those loyal to the former president and those endorsing Andrónico Roodríguez

  

  Followers of former Bolivian President Evo Morales are split between those who will endorse the candidacy of his former proegé Andrónico Rodríguez and those who find the latter a traitor and would rather cast a null vote in next month's elections if Morales himself is not allowed to run, which he should not after srving more than the constitutional limit on mandates.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 21:57 UTC

  Rosa Villavicencio becomes Colombia's acting FM

  

  Following the resignation of Laura Sarabia, Deputy Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio has been promoted to acting Foreign Minister of Colombia, taking office on Tuesday.

• Monday, July 7th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

  Boric and Arce advocate for multilateralism and Global South empowerment

  

  Presidents Gabriel Boric Font of Chile and Bolivia's Luis Arce Catacora advocated for multilateralism, international law, and the strengthening of the Global South during their interventions at the BRICS 2025 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

• Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Ecuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains

  

  The Ecuadorean Government Friday declared a 45-day regional state of emergency in the Amazonian provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo due to severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides. These conditions have significantly impacted residents, homes, basic services, and critical infrastructure, including the road network and the nation's two main oil pipelines, the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline (OCP) and the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE).

• Friday, July 4th 2025 - 14:03 UTC

  Colombian FM resigns over differences with President Petro

  

  Laura Sarabia resigned this week as Colombia's Foreign Minister, citing “differences” with President Gustavo Petro in “recent days.” Her departure adds to a cabinet crisis that has seen over 50 ministerial changes in three years.

• Friday, July 4th 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  Arce addresses domestic and global issues at Mercosur Summit

  

  During his speech at the 66th Ordinary Meeting of the Common Market Council and the Summit of Presidents of Mercosur and Associated States in Buenos Aires, Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora addressed both domestic challenges and regional aspirations.