The history of the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus is rich, diverse, and full of thriving civilizations ...

The European colonization of the Americas was one of the most transformative eras in history, reshaping continents, cultures, ...

The Latin American and Caribbean Presidential Mission convened a strategic forum Wednesday, July 23, in San José, Costa Rica, ...

Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world's oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protected on paper ...

Most of the plastic bottles and caps that pollute the Pacific coasts of Latin American countries are of local origin, and are ...

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has accelerated plans to reduce its exposure in Spanish-speaking Latin America, where profitability is lower than capital cost, to focus instead on four main ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more about how they settled and then split into four distinct groups on the ...

Patricia Fuenmayor died at the age of 51 after a battle with cancer, according to 'Despierta América', where she worked as a New York correspondent. She was also a pageant queen, winning Miss ...

UnitedHealth Group is considering multiple bids for its Latin American operations, Reuters reported Monday. | The company has four nonbinding bids for its Banmédica subsidiary, which operates in ...

UnitedHealth booked an $8.3 billion loss last year related to the sale of its South American operations - $7.1 billion stemming from the Brazil exit and $1.2 billion from Banmedica.

An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.