Colombia makes sex trafficking arrests along desert border with Venezuela
Sex traffickers prey on desperate families in La Guajira province, which shares a porous desert border with Venezuela
ANALYSIS-Central America's 'poorest of the poor' hit hard by U.S. aid cuts - charities
Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras was slashed and frozen by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in June
Dominican Republic busts sex trafficking ring, rescues dozens of women
The Dominican Republic is known as a hot spot for sex tourism, including child sexual exploitation
In Honduras, years of drought pressure farmers to leave land
After five years of drought, poor farmers are finding it hard to make ends meet, making it likely that more will head to cities in search of work or further north to the United States
Survey finds 'sextortion' rife in Latin America, women worst hit
'Sextortion' - abuse of power to obtain sexual favours - is prevalent in Latin America partly due to inequality between men and women in politics and pay
Colombian cities gather green speed with electric buses
Cali, Colombia's third-largest city, introduced the country's first fleet of electric buses earlier this month, with 26 now circulating in the southwestern city of 2.5 million people
Armed with tech tools, Colombian cities combat mosquito-borne diseases
The technology company hopes the initiative, which has destroyed about 70,000 mosquito breeding sites, will be expanded to other cities in Colombia and across the continent
As Amazon leaders meet, scientists warn of fiery future for fragile forest
Deforestation and worsening droughts are hiking the risk of fires in the Amazon rainforest, seen as a vital buffer against global warming
Colombia's indigenous tribes share secrets to safeguard Amazon forest
As regional leaders gather for a summit on protecting the Amazon, where fires are raging, indigenous leaders say they have forest knowledge politicians cannot afford to overlook
INTERVIEW-Guatemala's first openly gay congressman braces for battle
Aldo Davila said that despite death threats, he is ready to fight for those previously without a voice in the congress