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Another weekly journey around Latin America but this week, Natasha Pizzey guest hosts.   On the show this week: the Pope talks environmentalism in Ecuador and (possibly?) gets goofed by Evo Morales in Bolivia. Plus, C-sections in Brazil and cruising to Cuba. We'll be back later this week with all the details on the escape of Mexico's top drug lord, El Chapo Guzmán. Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Natasha is on Twitter @natasha_pizzey Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP You can send us an e-mail at: losguerospod@gmail.com If you like Los Güeros, please rate and comment

Another weekly journey through Latin America. On the show this week: Ecuador flies in new tortoises, the Pope and the Coca leaf, and John visits gay pride in Mexico City. Plus, we talk to Carola Solé from AFP about why Central Americans are finding it so hard to make their way through Mexico today. Follow Carola on Twitter @CarolaSole Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP You can send us an e-mail at: losguerospod@gmail.com If you like Los Güeros, please rate and comment on the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud.  Thanks!

Come along for another ride through Latin America. On the show this week: El Salvador continues its descent into violence but we do have some good news from Honduras! We also talk Uber and vicuñas, the camels of the Andes. Plus, we call Nohora Celedón at the offices of Portafolio in Bogotá, Colombia to get the latest on FARC attacks on oil pipelines and the possibility of peace. Follow Nohora on Twitter @NohoraCeledon Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP You can send us an e-mail at: losguerospod@gmail.com If you like Los Güeros, please rate and comment on the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud.  Thanks!

Another weekly journey through Latin American. On the show this week: the Dominican Republic plans a massive deportation, Nicaragua grapples with suicide, and a new (spoiler: unsuccessful) attempt at drug smuggling. And Nic Wirtz, a reporter in Antigua, Guatemala comes on to break a disappointing development in the scandal swirling around president Otto Pérez Molina and tell us why it may be like the Arab Spring (but not in a good way). Follow Nic on Twitter @NicWirtz Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP

Another weekly journey through Latin American. On this week's show: Argentina makes bold claims about poverty, smuggling gold out of Peru, and Mexico's going to the moon! And Tom Marshall, a football reporter in Guadalajara, phones in to preview the Copa América, the tournament to crown the best team in Latin America and the Caribbean. For everything Mexican football, follow Tom on Twitter @mexicoworldcup and his podcast Mexican Soccer Show @MexSoccerShow Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP

Another weekly journey through what's happening in Latin American. We catch up on news in the region then go heavy on Mexico and its midterm elections.  Why does this cycle seem so violent?  What does it mean for the administration's legitimacy?  Why do Mexicans feel so fed up with their young democracy?  And who the hell is the comboy candidate El Bronco, an independent sweeping northern Mexico?     We've got a double dose of guests: Chris Wilson from the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, and Dudley Althaus from the Wall Street Journal. You can find Chris on Twitter: @Chris_E_Wilson Dudley is on Twitter: @dqalthaus Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Be the first to answer our trivia question on Twitter and win the coveted prize (yes, there is actually a prize). 

Up to 30 people disappeared in Chilapa, Mexico. Argentina football fans tear gas opposition team and Steve Gibbs joins us after a landmark election in Guyana in which the ruling party for 23 years was finally toppled.

Another weekly journey through the goings-on in Latin American. On this week's show: Chile's president shake up her cabinet, Peru's army quells protests, and an update from Guatemala's corruption scandal. Plus, a Mexican politician looks for his double.   And David Agren joins us in the small studio to talk about Pope Francis, who he calls the "preeminent policial figure in Latin America." You can find David on Twitter: @el_reportero Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast, @jameslfredrick and @mexicorrespond Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP

Another weekly journey around Latin American news. On this week's show: Honduras' president wants to stay in power, Guatemala's president watches his power falter, Argentina gets nudged by Pope Benedict, and Colombia is worried about a dangerous herbicide. Plus, Brazil's big World Cup achievement.   And Duncan Tucker joins us from Guadalajara, Mexico, which looked like a war zone last Friday as a relatively new drug cartel made a show of force. You can find Duncan on Twitter: @DuncanTucker Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP

Another weekly journey of what's happening in Latin America. On this week's show: Ecuador looks to change drug policy, Argentina's president breathes a sigh of relief, Mexico faces another case of official executions, and natural resources defenders are under threat throughout the region.  Plus, everyone's favorite TV frog pops up in Costa Rica.   And Enrique Torre Molina, an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) consultant and journalist, joins us to talk about brutal rehabilitation "clinics" in Ecuador and the state of LGBT rights in Latin America.   You can see Enrique's work here: https://www.facebook.com/etorremolina Follow us on Twitter: @Gueros_Podcast Subscribe on iTunes: https://t.co/E3xNvMVwJP

Another weekly journey of what's going on in Latin America. On this week's show: Colombia investigates 22 generals for extrajudicial killings, Bolivia tries to rebuild a mountain, Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano dies, and Ecuador's president Rafael Correa gets Twitter attention again. Plus, we're joined by Will Grant, the BBC's correspondent in Havana, to talk about the importance of the Obama-Castro meeting and what Fidel is thinking behind the scenes.  

The first special edition of Los Güeros: A Summit of the Americas Preview.  The Western Hemisphere's biggest diplomatic meeting kicks off at the end of the week so we are getting ready for it with TWO - yes two! - guests. In the news: El Salvador's murder rate hits a new high, a historically deadly attack on Mexican police, Venezuela finds a friend in Colombia, and the serial dog killer in northern Mexico. And for the Summit of the Americas preview, we call up Mike McDonald, Bloomberg's reporter in Central America, to talk immigration, security, and new tensions with Nicaragua. To wrap things up, Steve Gibbs, correspondent for CCTV in Rio de Janeiro and former BBC correspondent in Havana, weighs in on Brazil, Cuba, and Venezuela.

Another weekly journey of the latest from Latin America.  On this week's show: One of Mexico's toughest and most respected journalists is fired, Colombia continues negotiations with the FARC, Nicaragua pushes renewable energy, and Cubans look for new ways to migrate to the US.  Plus, a Colombian mayor finds an interesting way to offend people (and embarrass himself of course) on International Women's Day. And we speak to Michael Place, a reporter for Business News Americas, from Rio de Janeiro about the massive protests against the Brazilian government and the ever-expanding oil scandal.  

This week on the show: Mexico takes down two drug lords and John goes to Michoacan, Venezuela and the US make things tense, Honduras finds lost cities, China opens it checkbook in Latin America, and mummies on top of Mexico's highest peak. Plus, Al Jazeera English correspondent Adam Raney joins us to talk about his series on heroin produced in Mexico and US addiction fueling it.   Check out Adam's report here:  Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRXoYMoI5dA Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnRh82EKZcA Part Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0sVQK7OjfU Part Four: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fyj6BhWyuY

It's the week of February 23, 2015.  On the show today: arrested dissidents in Cuba, flooding and chikungunya in Bolivia, tensions continue to rise in Venezuela, Ecuador calls for an OPEC meeting, and a scathing report from Mexico about sterilization of women with phycriatric disabilities.  Priscila Rodriguez from Disability Rights International is our guest.