LatinaLista — The United States isn’t the only country making a big push to interest students in science and math courses. One South American country is making an extra effort to not only encourage their students to like math, but are starting while the children are still in pre-school. Paraguay is a country that knows [...]
Mexico’s Red Cross creates crowdfunding campaign to build desert cooling stations for U.S.-bound migrants
LatinaLista — Leaving cool water in the blazing desert for migrants desperate to risk their lives to enter the United States without the proper paperwork is not a new act of kindness. Yet, for an aid organization to start a crowdfunding campaign to help them leave water in the desert is new. La Cruz Roja [...]
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
By Mayela Sanchez Global Press Institute A group of mostly women remember victims of gender-based killings by embroidering their stories on handkerchiefs and displaying them at local demonstrations and events. There were more than 34,000 feminicides in Mexico from 1985 to 2009. Performing a traditional craft that requires time and patience, the embroiderers say they [...]
Intrn’l Video: A journey through Peru and Bolivia’s most treasured landmarks
LatinaLista — The South American countries of Peru and Bolivia are more than just neighbors. Along their shared border, stands many mystical and awe-inspriring places like Machu Picchu or Lake Titicaca — among a host of other sites to see and experience. Unfortunately, not everyone will have the opportunity to travel to see the sights [...]
Spain’s abused children targeted with high-tech ads only they can see
LatinaLista — Helping abused children in Spain just got a lot more personal and high-tech thanks to a new ad campaign that utilizes innovative technology to send a message that only children can see. The ANAR Foundation (Ayuda A Ninos Y Adolescentes En Riesgo, or Help For Children And Adolescents At Risk) erected a series [...]
Guatemala freezes 2013 in time capsule inspired by ancient Mayans
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista A time capsule inspired by the ancient Mayans has been installed by cultural officials in Guatemala City to show the country’s future generations what life was like in 2013. Messages, cards, articles from the present day and predictions for tomorrow were deposited by members of society into the container, which will [...]
