Lucia Mendoza
Latin America correspondent based in Bogotá.
8 published article(s)
Amazon Fund 2.0: Brazil attracts $2.4 billion in new pledges for rainforest protection
Norway, Germany, and a coalition of private foundations expand financing for indigenous land stewardship and enforcement.
Mexico nearshoring boom reshapes the industrial north as firms exit Asian supply chains
Monterrey and Saltillo report record factory openings as US manufacturers diversify away from China.
Colombia peace process: rural councils gain budget autonomy in historic decentralization law
Former conflict zones will control 30 percent of national rural development spending under legislation passed in Bogotá.
Nollywood on Netflix: Nigerian studios negotiate landmark revenue-sharing deal
Studios secure improved royalties and regional premiere windows for original series aimed at diaspora audiences.
Lagos street markets: a photo report on informal trade
Portraits and street scenes from Balogun and Idumota markets at the heart of West Africa's largest city.
East African trade bloc agrees unified digital payments framework
Member states will interoperate mobile wallets and bank rails to cut cross-border transaction costs.
Brazil announces Amazon conservation fund with Global South partners
A $1.2B fund will finance forest monitoring, indigenous land rights, and sustainable livelihoods.
Latin America's lithium boom: opportunity or resource curse?
Battery-metal wealth could fund development — or repeat extractive patterns of the past.