Latin America Archives - Havana Times

Cementerio de elefantes y Cero – Song of the Day

Today’s featured band is Cementerio de Elefantes y Cero from Ecuador with a live recording of their song “La única de tus días” (2017).

Far from recognizing its responsibility in this humanitarian crisis, the dictatorship announced that Nicaragua was withdrawing from UNHCR.

Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church.

He was shot eight times inside his home in San Jose, sustaining injuries to the chest, abdomen, and lower limbs, according to the Red Cross.

Today’s featured band is Efecto Mandarina from Bolivia with their single “No le digas” from 2015. Vocal by Vero Perez.

US government orders migrants to leave the country “Now” unless they have asylum or other immigration relief.

As “a global phenomenon with local implications, it’s essential that we better understand its impact on Latin America and the Caribbean…”

Today’s featured musician is Mayra Gonzales from Bolivia performing the Matilde Cazasola song “El Regreso” in 2017.

At a White House meeting, presidents Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump exchanged praises and joked about mass incarceration.

Elio Mendoza from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “My Passion Fruit”, in Lara, Venezuela.