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Chinese green technologies are pouring into Latin America
Climate, and geopolitics, the great green rivalry. Chinese clean technology is blooming and at America. Uncle Sam is worried. That is prompting anx... (2024)
Latin America’s new hard right: Bukele, Milei, Kast and Bolsonaro
Crime, abortion and socialism, not immigration, are the issues that rile them | The Americas (2024)
Chile is still haunted by the coup in September 1973
Latin American history. Half a century later. Chile is still haunted by the coup in 1973, and is at odds over how to mark it. Gabriel Boric, th... (2023)
Latin America could become this century’s commodity superpower
Commodities in the 21st century. A growing, greening world will be ravenous for Latin America’s commodities. Will it deliver? | The Americas (2023)
The next commodity boom. How Latin America could be a commodities superpower
It must not squander the opportunity of the next commodity boom | Leaders (2023)
If Latin America has a commercial capital, it is Miami | The Economist
Despite not being in Latin America, it offers cash, connections and creativity to the region | The Americas (2022)
Why Latin America’s economy has been so badly hurt by covid-19 | The Economist
Global GDP contracted by 3% last year, but that of Latin America and the Caribbean fell by 7% | The Americas (2021)
A worrying windfall - The wind-power boom set off a scramble for balsa wood in Ecuador
It has had unintended consequences (2021)
Opinion | Yes, Venezuela Is a Socialist Catastrophe - The New York Times
On Socialism - In the age of A.O.C., the lesson must be learned again. (2019)
Central America’s Violent Northern Triangle | Council on Foreign Relations
Violence and rampant crime have driven asylum seekers from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the United States, which is seeking to help addr... (2018)
America’s immigration system is broken - The Economist
When good men do nothing LESS than ten miles separate two rooms in McAllen, a modest, low-slung city on the Mexican border. The first is Ursula,... (2018)
Uruguay’s record-setting economic growth streak - The magic of Montevideo
AFTER long recessions, Brazil and Argentina still cheer when good economic news comes out. In tiny Uruguay, sandwiched between them, it is old hat.... (2018)
The Forest That Blooms Brilliantly for Just a Few Days a Year - Atlas Obscura
In southern Ecuador, flowering guayacán trees paint the landscape yellow—but not for long. (2018)
Why populism is in retreat across Latin America - The Economist explains
WHEN Latin Americans contemplate Donald Trump many think they have seen his like before. Only a few years ago populist nationalists exercised volub... (2018)
Why Colombia’s peace deal is taking so long to implement - The Economist explains
COLOMBIA’S 52-year civil war killed 220,000 people and displaced 7m more. But on August 24th last year, after four years of painstaking negotiation... (2018)
China moves into Latin America - Bello | The Economist
WHILE Donald Trump was in Davos last week trying to persuade the global plutocracy that “America First” does not mean “America alone”, China’s fore... (2018)
As Argentina's entrepreneurial community grows, it looks to Miami as nexus point | The Starting Gate
By Natalia Martinez-Kalinina Argentina’s entrepreneurial, tech, and research sectors are on a remarkable upswing, and Buenos Aires is looking towar... (2017)
Trump Administration Defends Cuba Embargo at U.N., Reversing Obama
New York Times, 2017: "The American dissent on a General Assembly resolution condemning the embargo left the United States isolated again on the i... (2017)
Ripio Rolls Out Crypto-Powered Loans Across Latin America - CoinDesk
Ripio is driving mainstream adoption among the unbanked of South America, offering crypto loans in Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil. (2018)
Even If It Fails: Why Dash Could Have a Lasting Impact on Crypto Adoption - CoinDesk
Few cryptocurrency projects are evangelizing in emerging markets as aggressively as dash, giving $2.3 million to communities in the developing world. (2018)
Revelo's LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI | TechCrunch
The company saw a surge of interest during Covid-19, now it's seeing strong demand for another reason: training LLMs. (2025)
The New Leftist Latin America - Colombia
A visit to Colombia underlines the rise of the new Left in Latin America, and a host of new worries for the region. Francis Fukuyama's latest. (2023)
On heels of $125M raise, Chilean unicorn Betterfly plans to establish an eventual global hub in Miami
Eduardo della Maggiora, the CEO of a newly minted Chilean unicorn, is moving to Miami next month and plans to open a Miami office that would likely... (2022)
Latin America’s food paradox – TechCrunch
If we want to successfully address malnutrition in Latin America, agritech and food tech solutions need to come from within. (2021)
Genially raises $20M Series B to help make education interactive
The company makes it easy for any teacher or company to make interactive presentations Genially offers several types of content creation includi... (2021)
SoftBank commits another $3B to Latin America's tech boom - Refresh Miami
Building on the success of its $5 billion SoftBank Latin America Fund, SoftBank Group announced the launch of Fund II dedicated to funding tech com... (2021)
Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 Days
For 75 days straight, Costa Rica ran on 100% renewable electricity (2021)
SoftBank-backed Atom Finance raises $28M, will open Miami office - Refresh Miami
Investment platform Atom Finance is opening a Miami office on the heels of raising $28 million in a Series B funding round led by the Miami-based S... (2021)
Uber Acquires Chilean Grocery Delivery Cornershop for ~USD3b+
Uber Technologies acquired 100% of Cornershop to make the Chilean startup part of its e-commerce long term bet at a reported ~USD3b+ valuation. The... (2021)
Pomelo raises $9M to build a payments infrastructure for LatAm fintechs – TechCrunch
Pomelo, a startup building a fintech-as-a-service platform for Latin America, has raised $9 million in a seed round of funding. The Buenos Aires-ba... (2021)
The Guianas: South America's Weirdest Countries?
At the top of South America are three small territories. Until about ten years ago, not a single road connected them to the outside world. They are... (2024)
The Geography of Patagonia Explained
Learn everything there is to know about the #Geography of #Patagonia. From deep Fjords in the west to towering mountains and glaciers in the center... (2023)
My Month Long Solo Trip to Ecuador - Quito, The Amazon, Galapagos + More
In February I went to Ecuador for a months long solo trip. I spent an entire month exploring as much of the country I could. From the Amazon rainfo... (2023)
How did Brazil Become a Country?
How did Brazil Become a Country?Once Portugal realized that this newfound land was on their side of the Tordesillas line, the initial goal was to e... (2023)
The Patagonia Expedition - Full Documentary (Chile & Argentina)
In this Patagonia Documentary I take you on one of my most memorable trips through Patagonia from north to south filled with loads of adventures al... (2022)
Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer
Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer (2022)
How Does Uruguay Exist?
Sorry I took a week off, it was my birthday and I wasn't really feeling the birthday work. This is somewhat of an update to that old Laos introduct... (2020)
The Swiss Colony of Uruguay
No bang, no excitement. Just some farmers living life. I thought the Volk deserved a story, too... (2020)
TEDed - Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? - Francisco Díez-Buzo
Download a free audiobook version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2LHl4XM Check out our ... (2018)
National Geographic Documentary - The Maya: The Lost Civilization [Documentary 2015]
National Geographic Documentary - The Maya: The Lost Civilization [Documentary 2015] (2018)
Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)
Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)
Trawen: Travel, Transformation, and Protecting Patagonia - Matador Network
Through interviews with former Patagonia, Inc. CEO Kris Tompkins and the late Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face, we learn the personal trans... (2019)
How Venezuela Struck It Poor – Foreign Policy (with audio track)
The seeds of the apparently sudden collapse of Venezuela’s once-proud oil industry were sown two decades ago. (2018)