Años luz. Dos décadas de crónicas latinoamericanas
Jacobo García

NONFICTION | 2026 | 232 pages

WINNER OF THE 2026 PREMIO DE CRÓNICA ANAGRAMA / FUNDACIÓN GIANGIACOMO FELTRINELLI

The recent history of Latin America as told by a tireless and daring reporter

Años luz brings together over two decades of Jacobo García's work as a correspondent in Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, and Haiti for outlets such as El País, El Mundo, The Associated Press, Clarín, and Cope. This book is an extensive chronicle of his professional career, fueled by his major reports, unpublished pages from his notebook, newsroom debates, and late-night conversations with colleagues after intense assignments.

A tireless and daring reporter, the author retraces some of the most pivotal episodes in recent Latin American history through the recurring themes of his writing: violence, authoritarianism, climate change and natural disasters, resilient women, and the enduring power of culture.

A diverse cast of characters and locations parades through these pages: a prison in Ciudad Juárez during an interview with a hitman, severed heads tossed by drug cartels onto a Michoacán dance floor, the rise of Bukele in El Salvador, a visit by Peña Nieto to the Guadalajara Book Fair, the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa in Mexico, the political tensions between Chávez and Uribe, and conversations with charismatic icons such as Chavela Vargas and Shakira.

Narrated with the punch and authority of García's extensive journalistic capital, every story in Años luz carries a sharp political lens—free of dogmas or partisanship—offering a window into complex realities alongside the shaman María Sabina, Las Patronas aiding migrants on the Veracruz train, Jovenel Moïse (Haiti's assassinated president), and brave local journalists. It is a deeply personal way of telling this century in Latin America, where hard news and the raw pulse of everyday life intertwine on every page.

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