The global pandemic has led to a spike in e-commerce around the world - opening up international markets for local artist in remotes areas of Mexico. 

These local artisans have been learning that they can have better luck selling their work directly online than trying to navigate local markets. ...

Football is not always Mexico´s favorite sport. There’s also baseball. And even though the Mexican Baseball League is not as well known, some of their players have been spotted by foreign scouts and hired by big teams in the U.S. Mike Kirsch talked to some of these Mexican stars making history in...

During one of the most racially-divided times in US history - there’s some positive news about race relations coming out of Southern California.

Nowadays, young Black and Hispanic men - rather than fighting each other over gang turf - can sometimes be seen riding on horseback together. Yes, on...

Brazilian artist Carlos Eduardo Fernandes, AKA Kobra, is one of the most recognized muralists in the world. His works are featured in over 17 countries.

His latest work of art is a mural painted in his studio in Sao Paulo, which depicts five children of different ethnic backgrounds wearing face...

The majority of low-income Latino families in the U.S. have limited access to banks, loans or credit cards. For years, in many parts of Latin America, groups of women have been using a financial system known as a "tanda" to make ends meet. It enables them to save money and lend to each other as w...

Bernardo Riedel is a folk hero for amateur astronomers around the world. In 60 years, he has made nearly 2,500 telescopes by hand in his native Brazil. Stephen Gibbs went to visit him at his workshop during an astrological event that hasn't been seen in almost four centuries. 

He's a singer, a songwriter, an actor and an activist. Now you can add musical historian to Carlos Vives' list of credits. The Colombian, multi-Latin Grammy winner recently embarked on a journey to explore the musical roots of his country.

Michelle Begue talked to the artist about what he found...

The Nobel Prize is considered one of the world's highest honors. But in its 100-year-history, only 16 Latin Americans have received it. Michele Begue interviewed former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, the latest laureate from the region. He reflected on receiving this important global awa...

As in most Latin American countries, jails in Colombia are overcrowded and violent. Rehabilitation depends on rare opportunities. Michelle Begue brings us a story of second chances for those who love cooking and are curious for a career in the restaurant industry.

It's in its seventh year of recession – one of the steepest ever recorded in the world. Its economy is partially sanctioned by the U.S. and it's also had to contend with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The last 12 months have been exceptionally tough for citizens of Venezuela.

 
Many tho...

She flew in two space shuttle missions and spent more than 100 days on the international space station. What did she do “up” there besides science experiments? She painted. John Zarrella met with astronaut painter Nicole Stott.

Panama, with a population of 3 million, has acquired 5.5 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. It's become the first in the region to start a mass vaccination campaign that could make them the first country to achieve herd immunity. 
The early negotiations with the pharmaceutical companie...

In the middle of the Ecuadorian Andes, a group of farmers realized that unity creates strength. Harris Whitbeck brings us the story of a very particular town that turned rural agriculture into successful entrepreneurship.

The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic has hit Brazil's favelas (slums) hard. 
But they've emerged from the crisis with a plan for the future: launching their own bank. 
The "G10 Bank," offers micro-loans to small business owners and debit cards to favela dwellers excluded from the traditi...

It’s a highway that connects Alaska with Tierra del Fuego, in the Southern Cone. "Americas Now" follows a family on a two year-long road trip along the longest road in the world. 

In 2016, the Rodriguez family packed up their bags and placed them in their 1981 Volkswagen Westphalia to take a lif...

When it comes to Olympic swimming, she's a living legend. In a career of 24 years, she's won 12 medals. That career ended when she reached the age of 41. Correspondent Dan Williams paid a visit to Hall of Famer Dara Torres.

He discovered karate when he was a little boy, imitating his father's movements as he trained. That preparation helped him grow up to become a master and a champion. Just as he was about to retire, he decided to chase the Olympic dream. Stephen Gibbs introduces us to an exceptional Venezuelan ath...

First it was the Volcan de Fuego, violently erupting in June of 20-18 and leaving over 430 dead. In 2021 it's the Pacaya volcano, erupting for days and, fortunately, with no fatalities. Harris Whitbeck reports on the lessons Guatemalans have learned from volcanic eruptions.

It's one of the most challenging sports in the Olympics. The Pentathlon comprises five different events: fencing, horseback riding, swimming, shooting and cross-country running. Stephen Gibbs met with a Brazilian Pentathlon Olympian preparing to compete in Tokyo.

Crime is on the rise in the U.S. According to data collected by the CDC, between 2019 and 2020 the murder rate in the country went up by 30%, the largest increase in more than a century. Out of the 10 most dangerous neighborhoods in the country, 7 are in or around Los Angeles. Two veteran police ...

Over the past decades, human trafficking across the Mexico-US border has become a multi-billion-dollar industry. An elaborate scheme of bad actors with networks stretching over multiple countries, including El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, controls the illegal passage of people, preying on th...

Four decades ago, war broke out between Argentina and England. The conflict erupted because of a territorial dispute over the Malvinas, or as they are known in England, The Falkland Islands. Hundreds of soldiers died on both sides of the confrontation, which lasted over ten weeks. Joel Richards b...

The San Isidro port of entry lies between Tijuana and San Diego. It's one of the busiest land-border crossings in the world. But on the Mexican side, large flows of migrants cannot cross. And that's led to a fast-growing homeless population. Franc Contreras reports on a housing project for migran...

Two decades ago Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, was abducted by FARC guerillas. She was held captive for six years in the rainforest until she was rescued. She moved to France and stayed far away from politics. But now she's back and running for the highest political position...