A scoring opportunityAhead of oil riches, Guyana holds a decisive electionThe country’s rancorous politics could make it hard to use the bonanza wellprint-edition iconFeb 27
Rain delayA beer company tries to keep Brazilian Carnival revellers dryCloud-seeding is not a foolproof methodprint-edition iconFeb 27
BelloMexico needs statecraft, yet its president offers theatreAMLO shows little ability to get to grips with governingprint-edition iconFeb 27
Changing the guardAn interview with Uruguay’s president-elect, Luis Lacalle PouHe favours austerity, and promises a tough hand on crimeprint-edition iconFeb 20
Pipe of discordA pipeline through historically native land has sparked protests in CanadaPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has no good optionsprint-edition iconFeb 20
Justin Trudeau’s drug problemCanada ponders a federal programme for pharmaceuticalsThe country’s vaunted public health-care system has a big gapprint-edition iconFeb 13
Bukele upEl Salvador’s president summons the army to bully congressNayib Bukele may get his way, at the price of damaging democracyprint-edition iconFeb 13
Bello“What is Peronism?”Argentina’s president tries to explain to the German chancellorprint-edition iconFeb 13
Confirmation of celibacyPope Francis balks at a proposal to ordain married men in AmazoniaInstead, he urges, pray for more celibate men to take up the priesthood and become missionariesFeb 12
Rafael Correa in courtEcuador’s trial of the century opensA former president is in the dock. If acquitted, he could be a kingmakerprint-edition iconFeb 6
Wine whingeThe costs of Colombia’s closed economyImporters must run an obstacle courseprint-edition iconFeb 6
Rum raisin’A share issue in Venezuela, the world’s worst-performing economyAn investment in the stockmarket is not as nutty as you might thinkprint-edition iconFeb 6
BelloLatin America’s new war of religionBlurring the separation between church and stateprint-edition iconFeb 6
Knotty taleThe mystery of quipus—Incan knot recordsIn a small Peruvian town, the Incas’ method of record-keeping survivesprint-edition iconJan 30