The latest stories from the Latin America & Caribbean section of the BBC News web site.
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Provides and overview, basic information as well as key dates for this Central American country
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 21:18
Guatemalan former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has his conviction for genocide overturned by the constitutional court.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 20:00
Bolivia passes a law which could allow President Evo Morales to be elected for a third time, despite claims that it is unconstitutional.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:45
The government of Venezuela is trying to import 50 million rolls of toilet paper before supermarket shelves run out of stock.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:41
An exhibition of personal memorabilia which belonged to the Argentine icon Eva Peron is going on tour in a number of Latin American countries.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:38
The president of Azerbaijan orders an investigation into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 09:13
Two Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 04:15
Tim Vickery on how Real Garcilaso have gone from being formed to the quarter-finals of South America's Champions League - in four years
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 21:04
A senior doctor treating Alberto Fujimori says the jailed former president of Peru has severe and worsening health problems.
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 17:29
How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 15:47
Colombia's main rebel group, the Farc, denies it is moving too slowly to end five decades of conflict, six months after peace talks began.
Sat, 05/18/2013 - 21:20
Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.
Sat, 05/18/2013 - 18:16
The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace.
Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:11
Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba's golf courses to be closed down because he considered them "elitist", the island's communist government has approved the construction of a luxury golf resort.
Sat, 05/18/2013 - 02:07
People in Argentina have been reacting to the death of one of its controversial former military leaders, Jorge Rafael Videla.
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 17:18
Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 15:39
Argentina grapples with Videla legacy
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:55
Inmates at a Brazil jail have taken to knitting in an enterprise with a local fashion designer which sees them earn one day off their sentence for every three days spent knitting.
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 08:11
Argentina's former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity, local media report.
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 06:50
Revelations that Costa Rica's president used a jet belonging to a Colombian with alleged links to drug trafficking have led to three resignations.
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