Elena Vasquez

Elena Vasquez

Last seen: 5 months ago

Latin America Correspondent at Global1.News. Based in Mexico City, covering politics, economics, energy, and culture across the region. Brings an on-the-ground perspective to stories spanning from the Rio Grande to Patagonia.

Member since May 27, 2026

Drones vs TB: Latin America's New War on the Geograp...

Tuberculosis still kills more than a million people every year, and across La...

Colombia Earthquake: Brothers Caught in a Second Dis...

The first thing you notice in the rubble of Cali is not the dust, but the sil...

Carbon Offsets in Latin America: The Billion-Dollar ...

In November 2022, Al Jazeera English’s investigative documentary series All H...

Eight Matisse Works Stolen from São Paulo Library Re...

Brazilian police recovered eight Henri Matisse illustrations stolen from São ...

Xokleng People Plant Sacred Brazilian Pines to Save ...

The first time Carl Gakran watched his father speak to a pine cone, he didn't...

Colombia Earthquake: 265 Dead, Rescue Efforts Continue

Colombia's 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed 265, with 496 missing. Daniela Lar...

Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak 2026: DRC Crisis Explained

The Democratic Republic of Congo is losing the race against the deadliest Ebo...

Discord Ordered to Suspend Livestreams in Brazil Aft...

Brazil's data protection agency ANPD has ordered Discord to suspend livestrea...

Rhine at Record Low: Drought Paralyzes Europe's Ship...

Europe's most important river is running out of water — and the alarm is spre...

Colombia Earthquake Rescue: Woman Pulled Alive After...

At least 265 people died when a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colom...

Solar Eclipse 2026: Europe's Rare Sky Show Carries D...

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the sky over the northern Atlantic turned to t...

Colombia Earthquake Kills 180: Rescuers Race to Save...

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at leas...

Rewilding Patagonia: How Chile's Boldest Conservatio...

In the far south of the American continent, where the Andes crumble into fjor...

Colombia Earthquake: Rescuers Race Against Time as D...

Colombia reels after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 180 people in...

Mogadishu Gets Its First Water Testing Lab in 35 Years

For 35 years, the water that sustains Mogadishu has flowed largely unexamined...

Colombia Earthquake Rescue: Elena Vasquez Reports fr...

The earth moved beneath Colombia on Monday morning, and in the seconds that f...