Chris Kraul
Chris Kraul covers South America for the Los Angeles Times from his base in Bogota, Colombia. He joined the paper in 1987 and was business editor of the San Diego edition until it closed in 1992. He then began covering the border and Mexican economies until his assignment to The Times’ Mexico City bureau in 2001. He reopened the paper’s Bogota bureau in 2006. He has also covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida and also has been a reporter at the San Jose Mercury News, San Diego Union-Tribune and the San Diego Business Journal.
Recent Articles
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MEXICO & THE AMERICASVenezuelans are fed up. Here's why
After working all week at a local call center, Antonio Rodriguez arrived at his neighborhood supermarket at daybreak Sunday. He wanted to be among the first in line so he’d have a shot at buying scarce food items, disposable diapers and soap. He would rather have been home, spending time with his...
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Amid unrest, looting and electricity rationing, Venezuela president becomes recall target
Amid looting and unrest in several Venezuelan cities over electricity rationing and scarcities of food, medicine and even coffins, Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday launched a recall drive to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. For months, citizens have stood for hours in line to make...
- MEXICO & THE AMERICAS
Acapulco paralyzed by fear after gunfights between police and gang members
The Pacific city of Acapulco remained gripped by fear Tuesday with thousands of businesses and many schools shuttered following two brazen attacks on federal authorities — the latest round of bloodshed in the city's long fall from storied vacation paradise to Mexico's murder capital. Gov. Hector...
- MEXICO & THE AMERICAS
Argentina pays off 'holdout' bondholders, elevating hopes for economy
In recent years, soybean farmer Mario Caceres had to pay interest rates of up to 50% on the bank loans he needed to buy planting equipment, supplies and seeds — a cost that stymied his plans to expand the business. Now, Caceres sees a brighter future. He expects interest rates to decline significantly,...
- MEXICO & THE AMERICAS
Ecuador quake death toll now 553 and set to rise further
The death toll from last weekend’s earthquake rose to 553 on Wednesday afternoon, as the government intensified relief efforts by sending truck caravans and cargo aircraft to deliver badly needed food, water, tents and bedding to shattered cities along the country’s Pacific coast.It was unclear...
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As quake toll rises, Ecuador vows to rebuild: 'Tragedy is huge ... so is the courage' of the people
As rescue teams continued to work against the clock to pull survivors from the ruins left by last weekend’s catastrophic earthquake, the government began to organize a relief and reconstruction effort for leveled cities that President Rafael Correa said would cost $3 billion and take years. Rescue...
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Rescue goes slowly in Ecuador after 7.8 quake; death toll tops 400, expected to rise further
As dawn broke Monday over this devastated city, Yandry Galarza stood vigil in front of what was left of the Super Exito clothing store, a once thriving retail hub now reduced to a silent pile of rubble. She said she was hoping against hope her sister Kenia, who was trapped inside, might still be...
- MEXICO & THE AMERICAS
A picture of devastation in Ecuador after deadly 7.8 quake
At first, it seemed normal, like the dozens of earthquakes that strike every year in Guayaquil, a coastal city on the seismically active zone known as the “Ring of Fire.” “But then things started to fall, the doors slammed and windows broke. The tremor never seemed to stop, and we started hearing...
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