During the Contra war in the 1980s, a Nicaraguan distillery was hide away some of its rum. But there was a long-term payoff: Flor de Caña ended up with one of the world’s largest supplies of aged rum.
Rising gold prices are powering the economy in Nicaragua, which is welcoming foreign mining companies with open arms.
Bogota inaugurated a new mayor this past weekend. Gustavo Petro has an unusual pedigree. He’s a former leftist guerrilla now in charge of Colombia’s largest city.
Colombia just held a World Cup event, the world cup of tower running. It involves racing up and down stairwells in tall skyscrapers.
There’s a new extreme sport, and at this point, you can only do it in Nicaragua. John Otis takes us “volcano boarding.”
Alvaro Somoza fled Nicaragua just before the Sandinista Revolution toppled his family’s long-ruling regime. He returned some years later, and is now considering entering politics.
Nicaragua holds a presidential election this Sunday. The front-runner is incumbent Daniel Ortega, despite a constitutional ban on his re-election.
How the Hollywood movie “Whip It” sparked a craze for roller derby among Colombia women.
Widespread complaints of fraud and intimidation by guerrillas and drug-traffickers mar the run-up to the gubernatorial elections.
Venezuela is struggling with a housing crisis and like before, President Hugo Chavez is promising lots of new construction.
Glaciers at Colombia’s Nevados Park are projected to be gone in under 40 years.
The Under-20 soccer World Cup gets under way on Friday in Colombia.
The Chavez government has taken away nearly all power from Antonio Ledezma’s office.
Critics say he is not using his petro-dollars in a way that sustains his achievements over time.
Venezuela’s leader sees himself as a champion of the people but in the Mideast, he is siding with dictators