Dear readers and colleagues, this month we bring you five articles that reflect the current reality of Latin America, one each from Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras and Costa Rica. Meet the World’s Least Popular President, Brazil elects record-high number of Indigenous mayors, vice mayors & councilors, Cuba Struggles Amid Hurricanes, Sanctions, and Blackouts, Honduras: A Case Study In How “Mafia Style” Investments Menace Impoverished Countries, Death threats and drug trafficking suspicions: Political tension rises in Costa Rica