Latin America Radio Dispatch

Guerrilla groups, paramilitaries and government forces have disappeared more than 93,000 people during Colombia’s 50 year civil war — more than any other Latin American country. Journalist Jessica Diaz-Hurtado brings […] The post Medellin’s Missing Bodies appeared first on Latin America News Dispatch.

Gentrification is a hot topic in American cities right now, from New York all the way to San Francisco. But this phenomenon gets very little attention in Latin America. In […] The post Gentrification in Mexico City appeared first on Latin America News Dispatch.

This story links two corners of the Americas in a way you may have never imagined. After the U.S. Civil War, many slave owners from the American South left their […] The post The Confederates of Americana appeared first on Latin America News Dispatch.

The shocking story of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman is one that has rocked Argentina for months — or for decades, if you want to go all the way back to […] The post The Nisman Affair appeared first on Latin America News Dispatch.