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Asia & Latin America

The Asia and Latin America Blog, a product of the Inter-American Dialogue's Asia & Latin America Program, provides timely analysis of rapidly evolving relations between Latin America and the Caribbean nations and their economic partners in Asia. Through in-depth research and analysis, we assess Asian nations' sector-specific and other interests in Latin America and examine the region’s varied responses to growing cross-Pacific ties. 

Achieving Global Food Security: What Role for LAC?

Margaret Myers ˙ ˙

Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States at 4,160 m. However, the canyon's walls are not as vertical as those of the Grand Canyon. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times and formerly inhabited by the Collaguas and the Cabanas. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces.
As a principal exporter of grains, Latin America has a critical role to play in addressing global food insecurity. Read more +

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