Finance & Economics
How a Fintech App Is Helping Peruvian Entrepreneurs
An interview with Innova Funding CEO and founder María Laura Cuya.
Culture
The Many Legacies of Simón Bolívar
A new book chronicles the regional hero’s complicated life – and the many efforts to understand it.
Culture
When Chile’s Past Blurs with its Present
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Latin America’s armed forces. It’s as if Chilean director Patricio Guzmán knew what was going to happen in late 2019. The images of uprising, fracture and hope for a better future in his latest film, La Cordillera de los Sueños (The Cordillera of Dreams), feel like a prelude … Read more
Culture
AQ’s Winter Playlist
Award-winning sounds from two generations found acclaim at the Latin Grammys.
Culture
Inside Sur Moderno, MoMA’s Ode to Latin American Art
A look at the new home for Latin American abstractionism at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
Anti-Corruption Watch
Why Latin America’s Bet on Local Government Is Ambitious – and Risky
To limit opportunities for corruption, a new wave of government decentralization in Latin America must avoid past mistakes.
The Long View
The Emperor and the Abolitionist: A Brazilian Royal Visits the U.S.
The possibility of an encounter between Brazil’s Dom Pedro II and Frederick Douglass in 1876 raises questions about what might have been.
AQ Top 5
AQ Top 5 Fashion Innovators: Isaac Silva
Brazil’s fashion activist is breaking molds on the catwalk.
AQ Top 5
AQ Top 5 Fashion Innovators: Esteban Cortázar
A Colombian fashion prodigy finds new inspiration in his roots.
AQ Top 5
AQ Top 5 Fashion Innovators: Carla Fernández
One of Mexico’s most trendsetting designers is also one of its foremost advocates for indigenous artisans.
AQ Top 5
AQ Top 5 Fashion Innovators: Rosario Aguilar
How a Bolivian politician-turned-designer brought indigenous fashion to the runway.
AQ Top 5
AQ Top 5 Fashion Innovators: Idania del Rio
The entrepreneur and designer represents a changing Cuba.
Peru
Five Things to Know About Peru’s Jan. 26 Election
The coming vote offers a big opportunity for Peru’s anti-corruption fight, and could set the stage for presidential elections next year.
Opinion
Solving Chile’s Crisis Starts With Fixing Its Pension System
Protesters cite the Pinochet-era retirement scheme as their top grievance. Fixing it will mean a return to basic principles of social security.
Bolivia
The Economic Challenges Facing Bolivia’s Next Government
The country’s political crisis has masked concerning macroeconomic trends.
