Latin America

Teodora Vásquez Hearing Postponed To Study New Evidence

Shirley Gomez | Dec 11 2017, 07:33PM EST

After spending 10 year in an El Salvador prison for having a miscarriage, 34-year-old Teodora del Carmen Vásquez was expecting to have a fresh hearing on December 8. But to study the new evidence...

Salvadoran Woman Jailed For Having Miscarriage Gets New Hearing

Shirley Gomez | Dec 08 2017, 04:13PM EST

The fate of a woman in El Salvador is in the hands of her original sentencing judge. After serving 10 years of a 30-year sentence for having a miscarriage, 34-year-old Teodora del Carmen Vásquez...

Political Crisis In Honduras Deepens; Police Refuse To Obey Government

Shirley Gomez | Dec 06 2017, 04:44PM EST

Honduras national police refuse to obey the government as post-election crisis gets worse. Churches, houses, malls are burning while banks, shops and supermarkets are being robbed.

Panama’s Government Is Looking To Punish Tax Evasion, Fraud

Shirley Gomez | Dec 04 2017, 05:38PM EST

After the 2016 Global Corruption Scandal, Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela and his Ministers agreed to present a bill to the National Assembly, to sanction money laundering, tax evasion and...

Miss Peru Contestants Killed It When Asked About 'Measurements'

Shirley Gomez | Oct 31 2017, 05:44PM EDT

Miss Peru 2018 contestants stand up for women's rights and instead of telling their measurements, they decided to highlight statistics on femicide.

5 Latin American Superstitions For Friday The 13th

Latin Times | Oct 12 2017, 06:12PM EDT

From adopting dead bodies to rubbing umbilical cords on kids faces, Latin America has some weird superstitions. Here are just some of them that will freak you out this Friday the 13th.

Venezuelan Woman Eats Cat; People Blame Government [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

Shirley Gomez | Oct 10 2017, 04:46PM EDT

After the deep economic recession of Venezuela, a woman had to eat a cat in order to survive. WARNING: The video might hurt the viewer's sensibility. Discretion is advised.

Woman Runs Naked To Prevent Boyfriend From Reading Texts [VIDEO]

Shirley Gomez | Oct 10 2017, 02:02PM EDT

A Paraguayan woman ran naked chasing after her boyfriend who had stolen her phone. The woman allegedly cheated on her partner and didn't want him to find out.

10 Latin American Coffees You Need To Try ASAP!

Maria G. Valdez | Sep 28 2017, 03:10PM EDT

September 29 is National Coffee Day and we're celebrating with the best coffees from Latin America!

PHOTOS: Remembering Ayotzinapa Students On Kidnapping Anniversary

Maria G. Valdez | Sep 26 2017, 02:02PM EDT

It’s been three years since the “mysterious” disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students. Scroll through these photos to remember the fight to solve one of Mexico’s biggest mysteries: What happened to...

Hurricane Maria Leaves Puerto Rico Underwater, In The Dark

Maria G. Valdez | Sep 20 2017, 08:30PM EDT

Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Wednesday, cutting power on most of the island as terrified residents hunkered down in the face of their worst storm in living memory.

Why Do We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?

Latin Times | Sep 15 2017, 09:08PM EDT

Hispanic Heritage Month is upon us. The purpose of the celebratory month is to recognize the contributions and vital presence of both Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States. How are you...

PHOTOS: World Heritage Sites In Central America You Should Visit!

Latin Times | Sep 15 2017, 09:04PM EDT

We celebrate Central America's independence day with some of its most beautiful World Heritage Sites.

Why September 11 Is An Important Date In Chile

Maria G. Valdez | Sep 11 2017, 10:52AM EDT

September 11, marks the anniversary of the coup d'etat in Chile that ushered in a 17-year dictatorship under Pinochet. More than 3,000 people died or disappeared because of political violence...