World news guide: Latin America
Pan-regional resources
O Estadao de Sao Paulo
The major Brazilian daily.
InfoBrazil
Weekly business-led analysis on Brazilian current affairs.
Falkland Islands news network
Portal for island news sources all over the south Atlantic.
Latin Business Chronicle
Weekly business and economics site.
El Mercurio
(In Spanish.) Leading online news source for Chile.
Terra.com
(In Spanish.) News service with sections covering most Latin American countries.
El Universal
(In Spanish.) Leading Venezuela daily.
Read all the Guardian and Observer's coverage of Augusto Pinochet
Argentina
Buenos Aires Herald
A clear and efficient site offering English-language coverage of Argentine news and politics, updated every Monday. Sadly misses the best aspect of the paper copy; the society announcements of the Anglo-Argentine 'aristocracy'.
La Nacion
(In Spanish.) Argentina's paper of record. Well-balanced on Argentina and the whole southern cone.
La Raz
(In Spanish.) Not the best source of news, but useful for picking one's way between the Nacion and Clar¢n. Uses plenty of pictures.
Terra.com
(In Spanish.) Argentina section of a powerful online news portal.
Government
The President
A good-looking introduction to Argentina in English, French and Spanish, although the foreign language starts to break down after a few clicks.
Belize
Amandala
Brief, local news stories from Belize City.
News 5
Verbatim transcripts of News 5's television news output.
Government
Government of Belize
Official site with links to pages belonging to the prime minister and cabinet.
Belize Times
Bolivia
El Mundo
(In Spanish.) Santa Cruz newspaper.
La Prensa
(In Spanish.) La Paz daily.
La Razon
Los Tiempos
(In Spanish.) Quality Cochabamba daily.
Brazil
Estado de Sao Paulo
English section of the major Brazilian daily. Football features heavily here, accompanied by features on culture, politics, business and science.
Globo
(In Portuguese.) Rio's biggest daily paper.
Investnews.net
Financial news service, including news from the newspaper Gazeta Mercantil.
InfoBrazil
Business-led analysis in English. Articles are diverse and well-informed, usually with a useful set of accompanying links.
Jornal do Brasil
(In Portuguese.) Brazilian daily.
Government
República Federativa do Brasil
(In Portuguese.) Official site.
Chile
Santiago Times
Plenty of daily news in English on this site, but most of it is subscription only (from $120 a year).
El Mercurio
(In Spanish.) The best online news source for Chile. Regularly updated, with features on the arts and business news.
La Tercera
Que Pasa
(In Spanish.) Weekly news magazine.
Government
Presidency of the Republic
(In Spanish.) Information on Chile's presidency and constitutional framework. Some links to tourist information.
Gobierno de Chile
Colombia
El Espectador
(In Spanish.) Quality daily, updated throughout the day.
El Pais
(In Spanish.) Quality daily.
Semana.com
(In Spanish.) Stylish Bogota weekly.
El Tiempo
(In Spanish.) Major Bogota daily.
Government
Presidencia de la Republica
(In Spanish.) Information on government structure and key personnel.
Costa Rica
AM Costa Rica
English-language daily.
Prensa Libre
(In Spanish.) Daily paper with a focus on business and industry.
Tico Times
English-language weekly, updated on Fridays. Carries a top story, a business article and usually four or five further items.
Ecuador
El Comercio
(In Spanish.) In-depth, quality daily.
El Salvador
El Diario de Hoy
(In Spanish.) Quality daily.
El Mundo
(In Spanish.) Quality daily, good for news throughout the region.
Government
Asamblea Legislativa de la Republica de El Salvador
(In Spanish.) Parliament website.
Guatemala
Siglo Veintiuno
(In Spanish.) Independent daily paper, known for its investigations into government corruption.
Government
Presidencia de la Republica
(In Spanish.) Official government site.
Honduras
Honduras This Week
Weekly English-language paper, extensive and well designed. Particular emphasis on tourism, culture and the environment.
La Prensa
(In Spanish.) Independent daily, the largest in Honduras. Broadly conservative.
Tiempo
(In Spanish.) Broadly liberal daily.
Mexico
La Cronica de Hoy
(In Spanish.) Mexico City daily.
Guadalajara Reporter
English-language daily. Access to the online archive costs $30 a year.
The Herald
English-language newspaper produced by El Universal and the Miami Herald.
El Informador
(In Spanish.) Independent Guadalajara daily.
Proceso
Weekly news and political investigation and analysis magazine published in Mexico City.
La Jornada
(In Spanish.) In its day, a pioneer of independent journalism in Mexico, these days more left-leaning. Published in Mexico City.
Milenio
(In Spanish.) National daily published in Guadalajara and Mexico City.
Mural
(In Spanish.) Regional sister paper of Reforma, published in Guadalajara and Jalisco.
Reforma
(In Spanish.) Conservative spanish-language national daily, published in Mexico City. Flagship of the Reforma media group.
El Universal
(In Spanish.) Mexico City daily.
Government
Sistema Internet de la Presidencia
(In Spanish.) Relatively basic official site.
Nicaragua
Confidencial
(In Spanish.) Weekly news magazine.
La Noticia
(In Spanish.) Small, partisan daily.
El Nuevo Diario
(In Spanish.) Daily paper, downmarket of la Prensa.
La Prensa
(In Spanish.) Major independent daily.
Government
National Assembly
(In Spanish.) Official site.
Panama
La Prensa
(In Spanish.) Major, independent Panama City daily.
El Siglo
(In Spanish.) Independent Panama City daily.
Government
Presidencia de la Republica
(In Spanish.) Official site.
Paraguay
ABC Color
(In Spanish.) Major independent daily news service.
La Nacion
(In Spanish.) Independent daily news.
Ultima Hora
(In Spanish.) Independent coverage of Paraguayan, and to a certain extent other Latin American, news.
Government
President of the Republic
(In Spanish.) Introduction to the Paraguayan political system, with the full text of the constitution.
Peru
El Comercio
(In Spanish.) Major, conservative daily.
Expreso
(In Spanish.) Midmarket daily.
La Republica
(In Spanish.) Left-leaning daily, with a relatively basic website.
Government
Congreso de la Republica
(In Spanish.) Official parliament website.
El Peruano
Uruguay
Observa
(In Spanish.) Montevideo news service, updated throughout the day.
El Pa
(In Spanish.) Slick-looking Montevideo daily.
La Republica
(In Spanish.) Uruguay's second largest daily newspaper.
Government
la Presidencia
(In Spanish.) Information on Uruguay from statistical data to articles on the prehistoric landscape.
Venezuela
el Mundo
(In Spanish.) Outspoken, independent daily.
el Nacional
(In Spanish.) Independent daily.
el Universal
(In Spanish.) Leading Caracas daily.