After the dictator’s passing, U.S.-Panama relations went from hostility to development spurred by open trade, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for The Washington Post.

A legislator and former Chávez supporter, Miguel Pizarro, 29, is one of the leaders reinvigorating Venezuela's opposition.

To fix Ecuador's struggling economy, Moreno will need to break from his predecessor – without alienating his supporters.

La corrupción y la seguridad pública se colocan como los mayores problemas que encaran los candidatos y que podrían afectar las oportunidades del PRI, señala Carin Zissis de AS/COA.

Called the ‘Golden Generation’ by Chávez, they are nearly half of those killed in anti-government marches.

“It is pretty symbolic that the citizens are venting their frustrations on the author of the Bolivarian revolution,” points out AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

She is a staunch conservative, but open to dialogue – to the benefit of U.S.-Latin America relations.