Guatemalan army officials sanctioned for mixing with suspected drug traffickers
In recent years Mexico's Zetas drug cartel has encroached into Guatemala and other countries in Central America
Guatemala's women-only buses a hit
Initiative is in response to hundreds of complaints by female passengers of sexual harassment on board crammed buses
Brazil's media at forefront in war on corruption
Sleaze and graft scandals have dominated the headlines in recent months
Pre-election violence kills 41 in Colombia - newspaper
The figure is nearly double the number of candidates killed during the run up to the last local elections in 2007
Soap opera encourages Dominican women to save
TV show aimed at poor women includes advice on managing money and focuses on power relations between husbands and wives
Flooding affects tens of thousands of Colombians
Flooding and landslides caused by torrential rain across Colombia in recent weeks have killed 29 people
FEATURE-Colombia Awa tribe at risk of disappearing
Armed groups have killed around 60 Awa, including children, in the last two years
INTERVIEW - Colombia aims for 'zero tolerance' on corruption
State funds worth tens of millions of dollars are siphoned off every year, says anti-graft czar
Mexico: Bill allows women to head armed forces
Women may also head Defense Ministry
Babies behind bars give Colombian prison mums hope
Global trend to keep children with incarcerated mothers