Haitians Forced Out of Tents to Homes Just as Precarious

Memo From Havana

In a Changing Cuba, Many Remain Skeptical

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

As Raúl Castro issues blunt calls for reform, Cubans seem ambivalent that the end result will change much.

• Related: Cuba Lays Foundation for a New Leader

Fishermen in Amazon See a Rival in Dolphins

By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO

The Amazon’s pink dolphins are protected by law, but fishermen kill them to use as bait.

• Video: Amazon Dolphins in Danger

At Mexico Morgue, Families of Missing Seek Clues

By ELISABETH MALKIN and DAMIEN CAVE

For two weeks now, the discoveries of mass graves have hardened the perception that parts of northern Mexico have been lost to criminal gangs.

Drug Wars Push Deeper Into Central America

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and DAMIEN CAVE

Aggressive crackdowns on criminal organizations in Mexico and Colombia have increasingly brought the powerful drug syndicates into Central America.

• Photographs: Central America’s Drug Problem
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News Analysis

President Underscores Similarities With Brazilians, but Sidesteps One

By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO and JACKIE CALMES

In a visit to one of the most racially diverse countries in the Americas, President Obama once again seemed to sidestep mentioning his own racial background.

Port-Au-Prince Journal

A Roguish Candidate Taps Haitians’ Discontent

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

Michel Martelly, who built a music career on his ability to shock, is now rallying big crowds as a candidate in Sunday’s presidential election.

U.S. Drones Fight Mexican Drug Trade

By GINGER THOMPSON and MARK MAZZETTI

The Obama administration has begun sending drones deep into Mexico to gather intelligence on trafficking.

In Colombia, New Gold Rush Fuels Old Conflict

By SIMON ROMERO

Seizing on the surge in gold prices, combatants from multiple sides of the conflict in Colombia are shifting into gold mining.

• Video | Photographs

Mexican Church Takes a Closer Look at Donors

By DAMIEN CAVE

The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico has been trying to confront its historic ties to drug traffickers and their gifts.

Caracas Journal

A 45-Story Walkup Beckons the Desperate

By SIMON ROMERO and MARÍA EUGENIA DÍAZ

An unfinished skyscraper occupied by squatters is a symbol of Venezuela’s financial crisis in the 1990s, state control of the economy and a housing shortage.

• Video: Squatters on the Skyline

A Mexican City’s Troubles Reshape Its Families

By DAMIEN CAVE

Drug violence and recession in Ciudad Juárez have changed the city’s character and demographics, leaving more multigenerational families led by women.

• Photographs: Persevering in Ciudad Juárez

In a Shift, Cubans Savor Working for Themselves

By VICTORIA BURNETT

Hoping to resuscitate Cuba’s crippled economy, President Raúl Castro has opened the door to a new, if limited, generation of entrepreneurs.

After Move to Cut Subsidies, Bolivian Ire Chastens Leader

By SIMON ROMERO

Bolivia’s situation reflects those faced by governments in energy-rich countries: the drain fuel subsidies put on public finances, and the political risks involved in curtailing them.

Mexico’s Universal Health Care Is Work in Progress

By ELISABETH MALKIN

A plan created six years ago has reached its target, at least on paper. The big question is whether everyone actually gets the care that’s promised.

Some See a Cash Motive in Duvalier’s Return

By GINGER THOMPSON

Some say Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti to get around a new law that will make it harder for him to access millions frozen in Switzerland.

Caracas Journal

A Venezuelan Oasis of Elitism Counts Its Days

By SIMON ROMERO

The idyll of the Caracas Country Club seems intact, but beneath the veneer of tranquility, there is a fear that the government will expropriate the premises.