He covers a broad range of themes across Latin America including politics, society, culture and sports but specializes in environmental issues and development. His work regularly appears in The Independent and his writing in Spanish has also been published in magazines, newspapers and websites in Latin America and Spain, including El País. He previously was a staff writer at the Press Association, in London, before moving to Mexico City, where he worked as a freelance journalist for four years, increasingly focusing on sustainability issues. More of his work can be found at www.simeontegel.com.