Economist and data scientist from the University of Texas at Austin. After growing up in Torreón, Mexico, and spending eight years in the US, Ernesto returned to Mexico in 2021 and noticed a critical gap: no major publication covered Latin America with data stories. That's how Latinometrics was born.
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Latin America's EV revolution is made in China
While the US and EU block them with tariffs, Chinese brands now own Latin America's EV market, and the factories are starting to follow.
May 20, 2026 -
Petrobras' China sales top Europe + US combined
$15B in new refineries, fresh wells by 2030, and a customer base that looks nothing like it did a decade ago.
May 19, 2026 -
Where does China put Latin Americans to work?
Where does China put Latin Americans to work?
May 13, 2026 -
Only startups and Big Tech still hire coders
The software labor market is splitting in two: tiny shops and giants keep hiring, while the mid-size band is shrinking.
May 12, 2026 -
Who's Latin America's most oil-dependent economy?
Latin America has cut oil consumption per dollar of GDP nearly in half since 1973.
May 7, 2026 -
What will AI make better or worse?
The countries with the most to gain from AI are the ones cheering it on.
May 5, 2026 -
The Peruvian Sol is LatAm's most stable currency
Peru's politics resemble Argentina's, but its currency is treated like Chile's — here's how decades of policy discipline pulled that off.
Apr 30, 2026 -
Remittances keep Central America afloat
For half of Latin America, the dollars wired home from emigrants now rival every cent of foreign direct investment combined.
Apr 28, 2026 -
Latin America's share of global species
Seven of the world's 13 most biodiverse countries sit in Latin America — and 47,000 species worldwide are running out of time.
Apr 23, 2026 -
Where does a VC dollar reach the most founders?
Mercado Libre and Nubank are worth 170 billion combined. Neither founder was chasing an exit.
Apr 21, 2026 -
🎢 VC Reset
Mercado Libre and Nubank are worth 170 billion combined. Neither founder was chasing an exit. That's the blueprint for 2025.
Apr 21, 2026 -
Half a million Brazilians now call Portugal home
500 years after Pedro Cabral landed in Brazil, a whole lot more Brazilians are landing in his own home country.
Apr 16, 2026 -
Latin America is proving factories can be green
How Latin American countries are decoupling factory growth from carbon emissions.
Apr 9, 2026 -
Small countries carry LatAm's heaviest debt loads
Why Latin America is better at paying off debt than most developed countries.
Apr 2, 2026 -
Latin America holds the minerals everyone wants
China and the US are racing for the critical minerals powering the energy transition. Latin America is the prize.
Mar 31, 2026 -
71% of Chinese investment in LatAm is state-run
BYD's $620M acquisition in Brazil is part of a $200B wave of Chinese investment reshaping Latin America's economy.
Mar 27, 2026 -
🦾 Mexican Robots
Mexico installed more industrial robots last year than every country in the Americas except the United States.
Mar 11, 2026 -
Brazil and Chile have been beating the S&P 500
Brazil and Chile's stock exchanges have quietly outperformed the S&P 500 since 2022. As US volatility drives investors to look elsewhere, Latin America's three largest markets offer a real alternative.
Mar 10, 2026 -
US Latinos would be world's 5th largest economy
The US Latino economy is $4T. Which 2 countries out-earn the average American? Find out!
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Paraguay’s FDI grew 12x in three decades
Paraguay's flat tax rate is luring billions from Brazil, Colombia, and the US. Where is it all going?
Feb 26, 2026