Latin America

Cricket Wireless Plans, Phones: More Calling Options for Latin America Calls

Cricket Wireless will add calling options to nine new Latin America countries to their pre-paid wireless plans. For a small fee, customers can add minutes to call these countries.

Danger for Latin American Journalists Is on the Rise

A report released by the nongovernmental watchdog group Freedom House indicates that government harassment of reporters is on the rise in many Latin American countries.

Europeans Moving to Latin America, Study Finds

Faced with economic uncertainty in Europe, a new study released by the International organization for Migration, finds that a great number of Europeans are resettling to Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pope Francis Wraps Up Latin America Tour With Mass, Visit to Slum

Pope Francis over the weekend wrapped up his historic Latin America tour with a visit to a slum and with a Mass attended by about a million faithful

In Bolivia, Pope Apologizes to Native peoples, Slams 'Economy That Kills,' Weighs In on Dispute With Chile

During his visit to Bolivia, Pope Francis on Thursday apologized for the "many grave sins" committed against native peoples of Latin America during colonial times.

Mexico Reacts to Donald Trump Immigrant Bashing: Secretary of Foreign Affairs José Antonio Meade Says Trump Displayed ‘Profound ignorance’

Donald John Trump Sr. joined the 2016 presidential races on Tuesday, two days after his 69th birthday.

Boxing News: Felix Verdejo Emerges as Next Big Latino Superstar From Puerto Rico

Felix Verdejo scored an impressive win in his last fight. The young Puerto Rican fighter has a very bright future ahead of him as he enters the prime of his promising career.

Father’s Day 2015: Holiday Origins, When the Holiday is Celebrated in U.S. and Latin America, and Gift Ideas

Everything you want to know about Father's Day in the U.S. and Latin America, plus fun gift ideas for every budget.

Cuba News: Young Athletes Beginning to Favor Soccer Over Baseball As Most Popular Sport in Cuba

Baseball is the most popular sport in Cuba today, however many younger fans are beginning to switch their favorite sport to soccer instead. Many factors are included to the increasing popularity of soccer in Cuba.

Spotify Eyeing Expansion in Latin America

Music-streaming service Spotify is eyeing an expansion into Latin American markets, and the way to do that, the company says, is by integrating itself into consumers' phone contracts.

Immigration Reform News 2015: China Overtakes Mexico as Nation with Most Immigrants Entering United States

The ethnic and racial make up of the U.S. may start experiencing another change soon as immigration from Asia, particularly China, starts outpacing Mexican and Latin American immigration.

Mother’s Day 2015: Dates of Celebration in USA, Mexico, Bolivia and More Latin American Countries

Mother's Day honors one's own mother along with motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence mothers have in society.

Latin America Remains Silent Regarding Venezuela and U.S. Tensions

As the Summit of the Americas approaches this week, Latin American leaders have by and large kept silent about charges of human rights abuses in Venezuela made by the United States.

Easter 2015 Celebrations: In Latin America, The Passion of the Christ More Fiercely Observed

This year’s Latin American Easter rituals are being dutifully observed in some serious ways. Easter is not really ever about bunnies and chocolate eggs in Latin America.

Latin American Economy Slows with Global Trend: 2015 Growth Predicted Below 2 Percent -- Report

Speaking at the meeting of the boards of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank held in South Korea, Jose Juan Ruiz, the Chief Economist and Manager of the Research Department of the IDB, said that this year the "Short-term growth in Latin America is going to be poor. We're going to have a growth rate below 2 percent."

Argentina vs El Salvador: International Soccer Friendly Schedule, Stream, Predictions & Preview

Lionel Messi and Argentina will face El Salvador in an international friendly Saturday. These two clubs don't have a lot of history between one another on the field, but El Salvador would love nothing more than to prove their worth against South America's best. Latin Post previews the game and predicts who will win.

The 10 Happiest Countries Are All in Latin America

Despite the economic instability, and the often dangerous political climate attached to nations like Venezuela and Colombia, the whole of Latin America is apparently a great place to experience everyday happiness.

MLB News: Baseball Expected to Return to Cuba in 2016, Says Commissioner Rob Manfred

According to MLB reports, Cuba could be the host of multiple exhibition games in the near future. This could and would have a huge impact on the Latino community given the large fan base among Latino baseball fans.

MLB News: Roughly 75 Cuban Baseball Players Look to Join Major League Baseball Including Hector Olivera, Andy Ibanez & Yadier Alvarez

Cuba is one home to some of the best baseball players in the world today. Although past government intervention has blocked many Cuban players from seeking a professional career in Major League Baseball, we may soon see a lot of talented Cuban baseball players heading to the United States.

Balam Ajpu: Guatemalan Group Preserve Mayan Language, Culture Through Rap Music

Attempting to make the ancient stories relevant to kids, a hip hop group employs the ancient Mayan Tz'utujil language in their songs.

Smartphones, Large-Screened Cell Phone Sales Increase in 2014, Latin America Named Market's Fasting Growing Region

Analysts at Germany-based GfK report that global smartphone sales exceeded 1.2 billion units in 2014, which is a 23 percent increase from the year before. GfK's 2014 sales tracking data shows Latin America is the fastest growing region for smartphones, up 59 percent year-on-year.