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A car factory in Mexico. (AP)
Explainers
Tracking the U.S.-Mexico Talks in the USMCA Review
June 15, 2026
/ Isabel Teran

Learn about the issues up for discussion in three binational rounds of talks on the North American trade deal.

Canada
Mexico
Trade
Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez
Explainers
Peru's 2026 Presidential Candidates: Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez
May 18, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

On her fourth try, conservative Keiko Fujimori faces off against leftist Roberto Sánchez after a first-round vote marred by mishaps.

Peru
Democracy & Elections
(L-R) Frontrunners Iván Cepeda, Abelardo de la Espriella, and Paloma Valencia.
Explainers
Colombia's 2026 Presidential Candidates: Cepeda, De la Espriella, and Valencia
May 15, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Learn about the leading contenders’ campaigns and promises ahead of the May 31 first round.

Colombia
Democracy & Elections
Participants in the Venezuela Iran Science Fair. (AP)
Explainers
Explainer: Iran's Relationship with Latin America
April 1, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, who are Tehran’s allies in the region? And which countries might be hurt by disrupted trade?

Foreign Relations
A worker on a flower farm in Ecuador. (AP)
Explainers
U.S.-Ecuador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade: What to Know
March 25, 2026
/ Isabel Teran

The deal, signed in March, marks the first bilateral trade agreement between the two countries. What does it cover?

Ecuador
Trade
Peru ballot
Explainers
By the Numbers: What’s at Stake in Peru’s 2026 Elections
March 24, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

Learn about the youth vote, changes to Congress, and top voter concerns as the Andean country readies to cast ballots on April 12.

Peru
Democracy & Elections
A Costa Rican looks up her voting table. (AP)
Explainers
Four Questions Driving Costa Rica's Presidential Race
January 27, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Laura Fernández, running to continue President Rodrigo Chaves’ agenda, may win in the first round of a February 1 election marked by insecurity woes.

Costa Rica
Democracy & Elections
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