The Names That Shaped Latin America (Los Nombres que Construyeron América Latina)

The Names That Shaped Latin America (Los Nombres que Construyeron América Latina)

Where do names come from, and most importantly, where do country names come from? Usually, they have some sort of historic link with tribes who already lived there, with a great historic figure, or simply as a description of something that explorers saw. But in Latin America, quite a few names were given due to transcription or translation errors, such as "Costa Rica" being literally from the explorers noting "this coast looks rich, let's come back and plunder it". Yes, country names can ca...

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Daniel's Journey, A Road Trip Through Latin America (El Viaje de Daniel, Un Camino por Toda América Latina)

Daniel's Journey, A Road Trip Through Latin America (El Viaje de Daniel, Un Camino por Toda América Latina)

One of the most exciting plans you can have for traveling across Latin America is by road trip. After all, it is one of the most biologically, climatologically, and socially diverse regions in the wor...

17 Helmi 27min

Rubén Blades, From the Barrio to Harvard (Rubén Blades, Del Barrio a Harvard)

Rubén Blades, From the Barrio to Harvard (Rubén Blades, Del Barrio a Harvard)

Latin America has produced some of the most amazing artists, and today's star of our podcast is no exception. Rubén Blades, born to two musicians in a humble neighborhood, grew rapidly to become one o...

10 Helmi 28min

The American Footprint in Latin America (La Huella Estadounidense en América Latina)

The American Footprint in Latin America (La Huella Estadounidense en América Latina)

The United States and Latin America are connected in a massive amount of ways, and it's not just a matter of geography: generations have grown up listening to American music, watching American TV and ...

3 Helmi 30min

Spanglish, Portuñol, and Llanito: How These Hybrid Languages Came About (Spanglish, Portuñol y Llanito, Cómo Nacen Estos Híbridos)

Spanglish, Portuñol, and Llanito: How These Hybrid Languages Came About (Spanglish, Portuñol y Llanito, Cómo Nacen Estos Híbridos)

Hybrid languages - have you ever heard of them? Spanish has at least two main hybrid languages: Spanglish (which you've probably come in contact with at some point) and Portuñol, which features heavil...

27 Tammi 28min

Guantánamo From the Inside (Guantánamo Desde Adentro)

Guantánamo From the Inside (Guantánamo Desde Adentro)

One of the scariest and most controversial places on the planet is located in Cuba, in a city of the same name: Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Established by President George W. Bush in 2002, followin...

20 Tammi 31min

Occult Rituals, From Pachamama to Caribbean Voodoo (Rituales Ocultos, de la Pachamama al Vudú Caribeño)

Occult Rituals, From Pachamama to Caribbean Voodoo (Rituales Ocultos, de la Pachamama al Vudú Caribeño)

Latin America is a melting pot of cultures, as you'll already know - Spanish culture mixing with Amerindian tradition, and with African rituals combining with Aztec, Mayan, British and... Dutch(?) inf...

13 Tammi 31min

Juana Azurduy, A Forgotten Heroine (Juana Azurduy, Una Heroína Olvidada)

Juana Azurduy, A Forgotten Heroine (Juana Azurduy, Una Heroína Olvidada)

They say that crisis and pain create great men and women, but life really went a bit too far with Juana Azurduy - first, she lost her parents, and then she would go on to lose her children... but it's...

6 Tammi 28min

Trained for War, Used for Crime (Entrenados para la Guerra, Usados por el Crimen)

Trained for War, Used for Crime (Entrenados para la Guerra, Usados por el Crimen)

As a soldier in Latin America, what happens when you retire? One could think that each state would have a great retirement plan for each soldier who has risked their life for their nation: a decent ho...

30 Joulu 202529min

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