Over a million Mexican scientists have left Mexico in the last decades to find jobs where research is valued. As a result of this “brain drain”, the country has low numbers in tech development and patents. Now the government is investing heavily to stop the migration of scientists and create oppo...

They’ve been living far away from their homeland for decades. In 1973 a Finnish diplomat named Tapani Brotherus managed to secure the safety of hundreds of Chileans activists wanted by the military government. They started a new life in Finland and adapted well but after 3 decades, they have mixe...

With a history of hyperinflation, currency crashes and savings being confiscated, people in Argentina have long looked to alternatives to their local currency to save their money. New digital currencies such as Bitcoin are just one alternative that people are beginning to use. Argentina became th...

Migrants from Latin America trying to cross the U.S. border always risk their lives during the journey. Many are often robbed, raped or physically wounded over the course of the trek. But crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico can be deadly as well.
In the past 25 years U.S. Borde...

It’s not just Venezuela witnessing mass migration these days. Tens of thousands of others across Latin America continue to risk their lives traveling north to the United States.
Migrants from all over the world gather in the port city before embarking on a very dangerous trip to get to the U.S. ...

A water forest that supplies Mexico City with 75% of its water is a critical resource to the country’s capital. But it could dry up in 50 years.
Much is at stake here including the very future of one of the largest cities in the world.
It would take 30 billion dollars to supply the current dem...

Colombians struggling to find employment are getting help in starting their own businesses. It’s through a banking service called “micro-financing.” And it’s turning out to be a good way for banks to invest in the community.
In 2017, 14.5 million people were living below the poverty line in Colo...

One of the most Catholic countries in Latin America is waking up to a new era of deception because of hundreds of cases of sexual abuse committed by priests. Three survivors decided to report their abuser and take the case it to the judicial system. They fought for years, until Pope Francis was ...

South America is experiencing the biggest mass migration in recent history, as tens of thousands of Venezuelans flee the economic hardship and political instability in their country. Countries in the region are starting to feel the pressure as unusually high numbers of people cross their borders....