The latest Latin America news, headlines and analysis from The NE Times.
President Rodrigo Paz's state of emergency has eased crippling blockades, but a fatal air force crash and unresolved tensions in Evo Morales's heartland keep the country on edge.
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has emerged narrowly ahead in Colombia's presidential runoff, a result his leftwing rival has vowed to challenge in the courts.
A leftist heir to Gustavo Petro faces a self-styled hardline outsider in a 21 June second round that could reset Bogotá's ties with Washington and its approach to security.
The former vice-president continues to lead Venezuela after US forces seized Nicolás Maduro in January, becoming the first woman to exercise the country's presidential powers.