Authors

David Truly has studied retirement migration to Latin America since 1997 and is currently a professor at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara. He received his doctorate in geography from the University of South Carolina before moving to the Lake Chapala area of Mexico to examine the growth and impacts of international retirement migration.

Paulo Barreto is a senior researcher at Imazon. He holds a master’s degree in forest science from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in forestry from the Federal Rural University in Pará state, Brazil.

Blanca Treviño is president and CEO of Softtek. Under her leadership, Softtek has become the leading IT services company in Latin America, having earned recognition from Gartner and Forrester Research for being the only non-Indian provider to pose serious competition for the U.S. market.

Kathy Castor, a Democrat, is the congresswoman for Florida’s 14th congressional district.

Tom Emmer, a Republican, is the congressman for Minnesota’s 6th congressional district. 

Thelma Aldana is the attorney general of Guatemala.

Tarcila Rivera Zea is one of the most recognized indigenous activists in Peru and globally. She has defended indigenous rights through her organization, CHIRAPAQ, and related institutions for 30 years and is a member of the U.N. Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues.

Juan Manuel Santos is the president of Colombia.

Shannon Young is an independent journalist based in Oaxaca City. Follow her work on Twitter at @syoungreports

Anne Vigna is a journalist for Agência Pública based in Rio de Janeiro.

Jason Fargo is Latin America team leader at Energy Intelligence in New York. He writes regularly about oil and gas projects and energy policy throughout the region.

Sérgio Moro is a federal judge based in Curitiba.

Diego Recinos is a member of the Class of 2016 at Amherst College.

Nelson Almanzar is co-founder of Talos Digital, Inc., a software company based in New York, Austin and Medellín. Follow him @NelsonNYC.