News from the Spanish-speaking World

The general cemetery in Santiago, Chile, is a place where families come together. In life, and in death, sports teams, families and all manner of people choose to live the after-life together.

Bogotá, Colombia (NTN24) – The national beauty contest of the jaggery or “El Reinado de la Panela” is one of the most important and traditional event of Colombia where the contenders just need to express their natural beauty.

The young man at the roadside checkpoint wept softly behind the red bandanna that masked his face.

Mexicans are watching closely as U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to announce his administration's proposals to stem gun violence.

New law in Mexico compensates victims of drug violence and other crimes; an extra 1.3 million people are living in extreme poverty; Wal-Mart seriously

PASTO (NTN24) - About 25 km east of Pasto is Laguna La Cocha, the largest lake in South Colombia and near the north end of the lake is the Santuario de Fauna y Flora Isla de la Corota nature reserve.

Camilo, my 7-year old grandson in Cuba, has never been shy about asking for presents – especially when he knows I’m heading to Havana from that big shopping mall 90 miles away.

Cuba has loosened travel restrictions for its citizens, and the new rules -- such as abolishing exit permits -- take effect Monday.

The killing of two girls in Guatemala has thrust the issue of violence against women into the spotlight in a country where such acts rarely are punished.