LatinaLista — These days, Mexico, unfortunately, is as synonymous with kidnappings and crime as it is with pyramids, Cancun and mariachis. In 2012, the Council for Law and Human Rights reported that an average of 72 people were kidnapped…
LatinaLista — There’s a movement in Latin America to groom the next generation of computer coders that combines creating art with basic programming, lead by — a turtle! It’s called TurtleArt (TortugArte). TurtleArt is a platform focused on teaching…
By Elisa Martins Infosurhoy.com The Mexican NGO Anímate a estudiar has benefited more than 3,600 students in a country where more than a million students drop out annually. MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The NGO’s name says it all: “Anímate…
By Gareth Hunter Peru This Week Peruvian superhero, Chola Power, regularly saves people from the dark forces of various supervillains. But, can she save herself from being a sexual stereotype? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is…
By Charles Parkinson InSight Crime A former top anti-drugs official in Venezuela has lambasted corruption in the country and branded it the “number one” drug trafficking nation in Latin America, highlighting how deeply the connections between organized crime and…
LatinaLista — Any woman who has shopped for clothes knows that it can be like a treasure hunt to find the right dress size. A size 8 in one label could be a size 12 in another, a big…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Live writing competition has drawn interest from international media outlets. Lucha Libro is one of those ingenious, unexpected ideas that just can’t help but turn heads. Like its namesake “lucha libre,” the wrestling…
LatinaLista — Though popular, reality programs are known for highlighting the ‘selfish behavior’ of people. Whether’s it’s greed, cheating on someone, cursing, fighting, hurting feelings, etc., reality programs are supposed to be the lens of how life really is….
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Archaeologists working at the Pampa Grande dig site about 50 kilometers outside of Chiclayo have made some fascinating discoveries. El Comercio reports today that investigators have been able to draw some important conclusions…
LatinaLista — In Costa Rica, they are called “Los Olvidados,” the Forgotten Ones, but they can be found in any country in the world. They are the poor, the hungry, the homeless, the ones for whom social media takes…
By Jorge Quispe Infosurhoy.com The second largest continuous forest ecosystem in South America, the Gran Chaco Americano already has lost nearly 90% of its territory to indiscriminate deforestation, ranching and agriculture. LA PAZ, Bolivia – The expansion of agricultural…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Almost everywhere you go in Guatemala you are greeted by Mayan textiles. In the country’s rural highlands: men, women and children dress in the traditional traje of their pueblo and go about their daily chores….
Council on Hemispheric Affairs By William Kinney On September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet launched a brutally successful coup d’etat against then-President Salvador Allende, Chile’s democratically-elected head of state. The Chilean military managed to overthrow Allende’s government in a…
LatinaLista — It’s not only nations of immigrants, like the United States, where language is an issue, but it’s also an issue in those countries with strong indigenous communities whose native tongue may not be the official language of…
By Mike Allison Central American Politics The FMLN’s Salvador Sanchez Ceren toured California in August and now ARENA’s Norman Quijano is in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Martin Austermuhle provides some background on what El Salvador’s 2014 presidential candidates…
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Multiple international media outlets have reported recently about the wonder that is Peru’s Mistura food festival. The popular food hub Eater, which reviews and catalogs restaurants all over the United States as well…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista A Korean-owned factory in Honduras is being investigated for allegedly violating labor rights after former employees complained they had to wear diapers to work because they were not given sufficient bathroom breaks. Kyungshin-Lear Electrical Distribution…
By Jorge Quispe Infosur Hoy New law seeks to prevent the extinction of 15 of the 36 indigenous ethnicities at risk of disappearing. LA PAZ, Bolivia – A new law may prevent the extinction of 15 of the 36…
LatinaLista — For the last 50 years, Colombia has yet to truly experience a time of total peace. Though the country’s government is currently in peace talks with FARC, the country’s largest and oldest rebel group, and plans on…
By Juan Miret LatinaLista On June 16, 2013, 18-year-old August Reiger had the world at his feet — until he mysteriously vanished along an Ecuadorian mountain trail just a few yards in front of his family. The Oklahoma City…
By Mario Garita Infosurhoy.com SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – What started with an email turned into the dismantling of an international organ-trafficking ring. American surgeon Francis L. Delmonico, the chairman of the World Transplant Society, emailed Jorge Cortés, the…
LatinaLista — As a developed nation, U.S. citizens are spared most of the atrocities people endure in countries being ravaged by civil war, unrestrained criminal violence and outright ethnic attacks. A popular tool of these types of conflicts is…
By Beatrice Loayza Council on Hemispheric Affairs Electronic media — that is, anything that ranges from independent online news publications to social media platforms such as Twitter — are taking Mexico by storm. As younger, tech-savvy generations champion the…
By Miriam Wells InSight Crime The director of Argentina’s federal police has received a death threat believed to be from one of the country’s “soccer mafias” — violent gangs that control the sport and have deep connections to the…
By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week Andrew Younghusband is dedicated to traveling around the world looking for cities with the most chaotic traffic. The Discovery Channel recently released a documentary about driving in various cities around the world,…
