Following last year’s presidential impeachment, Paraguay elected a member of the long-ruling Colorado Party to the Palacio de López.

AS/COA Online provides a guide to coverage of the reforms to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Former military leader José Efraín Ríos Montt stands trial for genocide and crimes against humanity starting March 19. AS/COA looks at key dates and actors surrounding the prosecution.

As negotiators near an agreement on land reform, government officials and FARC leaders could discuss integrating guerrillas into the country’s political process. 

The Asian country inked a free-trade agreement with Colombia nearly a year after its deal with Peru FTA went into effect. Potential exists for accords with Costa Rica and Mexico.

Arrest of the powerful union leader for embezzlement came a day after President Enrique Peña Nieto inked an education reform bill.

South American leaders head to Equatorial Guinea this week to talk trade with their African counterparts.