Missing but Not Forgotten, the Ayotzinapa 43 (Desaparecidos pero No Olvidados, los 43 de Ayotzinapa)
Just over 10 years ago, on September 26, 2014, a tragedy occurred in Guerrero, Mexico. 43 students heading to a protest in the capital vanished off the face of the Earth — or actually, they were taken...
31 Joulu 202428min
Latin America Through Humboldt’s Eyes (América Latina a Través de los Ojos de Humboldt)
Climatology might seem like it's been around forever, but it's actually one of the newer sciences. One of the fathers of this science was Alexander von Humboldt, who traveled to South America and Mexi...
24 Joulu 202427min
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, a Cold War Failure (La Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos, un Fracaso en la Guerra Fría)
The U.S. has a shady history in Latin America - we all know this, as much as might love the United States. From the full-blown coups in Operation Condor to CIA involvement in protests, Latin America h...
17 Joulu 202430min
The Pastry Wars, An Outrageous Claim (La Guerra de los Pasteles, Una Reclamación Insólita)
Mexico has been through its fair share of injustice when it comes to foreign powers, and I'm not even talking of that time when they signed away 55% of its territory to the United States of America, b...
10 Joulu 202430min
Latin America's Billionaires, Beyond Wealth (Multimillonarios de América Latina, Más Allá de la Riqueza)
Billionaires, whether you love them or hate them, have shaped a big part of the modern tech world, and are well-known for building some of the most impressive business ventures. Latin America, thoug...
3 Joulu 202428min
The Mayan Civilization, From its Splendor to its Rebirth (La Civilización Maya, Del Esplendor al Renacimiento)
The Mayan Civilization has long been held in an air of mystery - we're familiar with how the infamous calendar made everybody think the world was ending in 2012, due to how accurately the Mayans had m...
26 Marras 202429min
Discovering Belize, a Journey Through Its Hidden Wonders (Descubriendo Belice, un Viaje por sus Maravillas Ocultas)
Belize is a country you rarely hear about, but we can promise you: it is actually one of the most interesting in all of Latin America. With possibly one of the most interesting and diverse mix of ethn...
19 Marras 202428min
José de San Martín, from Soldier to Liberator (José de San Martín, de Soldado a Libertador)
Simón Bolívar is known as the Liberator, and he rightly gained this title... but there is another, one who fought as hard as Bolivar but was nowhere near as recognized as the Venezuelan: José de San M...
12 Marras 202427min
