Abriu-se um debate para saber qual o jornal mais antigo da AL, já que o Diario de Pernambuco se manteve constante desde sua primeira aparição em novembro de 1825.
El Peruano is the oldest newspaper in Latin America that is still in circulation. It was first published in Lima, Peru on October 22, 1825.
- Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan military leader and politician, founded El Peruano.
- It is the primary way to publish official government documents, legal regulations, and national jurisprudence in Peru.
- It is a vital source of legal information and transparency for Peruvian citizens.
- El Mercurio of Santiago is Chile's oldest and largest daily newspaper. It was founded in Valparaiso in 1827.
- Aguila Mexicana was a federalist newspaper in Mexico that was published from 1823 to 1828. It provided a libertarian view of the press' role and published commentary and stories about the new capital's social life.