LatinaLista — Silicon Valley may have outworn its reign as the definitive place for tech start-ups. More cities across the nation — as a measure of their future business potential — are creating and investing in their own tech…
By Hillary Ojeda Peru This Week They might not be as sacred as the Holy Grail, but two metal vessels recently discovered in Chachapoyas are turning heads in regards to understanding the region’s ancient history. “The Finding of these…
By German A. Ospina Council on Hemispheric Affairs In a 2012 interview with Inter Press Service, Dr. Mirna Montenegro of the Observatorio de Salud Reproductiva (Sexual and Reproductive Health Observatory; OSAR), an organization that monitors Guatemala’s public policy on…
By Carlos Jasso GUNA YALA, Panama (Reuters) – For years, the alabaster-skinned people born on this sun-scorched constellation of islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast have been venerated as the Grandchildren of the Sun. But that same sun – their…
By Magdalena Loredo LatinaLista Representative Maria Bernabe Romero Vazquez, Secretary of Human Rights, Equality and Gender of the State Congress Committee has proposed a reform to the Family Code Law that would ease the adoption process. Romero Vazquez…
UNAM is among 20 robotics teams preparing to compete for $1.5 million in NASA challenge
LatinaLista — Mexico’s branch of Amnesty International wanted to create a campaign to raise awareness about human rights violations in Mexico. Whether it be violence against women (6 women are killed each day in MX due to gender violence,…
A report brief by OECD, SEP and INEE revealed that intimidation or verbal abuse (bullying) among students is more prevalent in Mexico than among the 34 countries assessed.
By Magdalena Loredo LatinaLista San Luis Potosi, Mexico — Taking public transportation in any city is supposed to be a stress reliever — no more worries of maneuvering bumper-to-bumper traffic, facing road enraged drivers or running late finding a…
By Magdalena Loredo LatinaLista Teaching a second language is not an easy or overnight task. It requires a lot of knowledge to have the appropriate methods and tools. Over 97 percent of students in Mexico are graduating from all…
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista In 2012, a U.S. Border Patrol agent fired 12 times through the fence that divides the United States with Mexico, killing an unarmed 16-year old Mexican teenager named José Antonio Elena Rodríguez. His tragic…
By Molly Molloy LatinaLista She stands in the middle of the wide city street surrounded by the milling crowd gathered for the beatification ceremony carrying a large canvas in a wooden frame. A portrait of Archbishop Oscar Romero floats…
LatinaLista — Before there was Peru’s Machu Picchu — 650 years to be exact — there was Teyuna, a settlement tucked away in the jungles of northern Colombia. Long forgotten until 1972 when looters stumbled across it and found…
LatinaLista — While Wall Street continues to fret over the profitability of Twitter, a new study finds that the social media service is growing non-stop south of the border. According to eMarketer, Twitter’s growth in Latin America in 2015…
By Corey Watts Peru This Week Archaeologists, road workers, and villagers have discovered what they believe to be a pre-Inca burial site made of hewn stone, inland from Chimbote. Residents and officials of the Moro district, inland from Chimbote,…
LatinaLista — Ever since the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) enacted his version of educational reforms and excluded any possibility for students to study for free at the country’s universities, Chilean students have demanded a free education. Today, current…
LatinaLista — The top two activities on any beach in the world has to be sunbathing and surfing social media on smartphones. The combination leaves health practitioners worried. With skin cancer on the rise — each year there are…
By Maggie Loredo LatinaLista With acts of violence happening on a daily basis in Mexico, officials in the state of Jalisco have created a high-tech solution to keep its citizens better informed and potentially prevent the spread of rumors….
LatinaLista — Law enforcement around the world have recently been sounding the alarm of the relationship between social media and terrorists. According to U.S. officials, terrorists have become very savvy in using social media to not only spread their…
LatinaLista — At one time or another, most people have seen images of fish swimming upstream, arched bodies seemingly scaling the frothy waves. Now, it seems there’s actually a fish that scales walls too. Recently, this amazing feat was…
By Corey Watts Peru This Week Bugs, beetles, and other invertebrates may be small or even pesky, but without them the web of life would unravel. The American biologist E. O. Wilson famously described insects and other invertebrates as…
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista Nearly a year ago, the surge of unaccompanied child migrants constantly made the headlines, making it the “new” humanitarian crisis in the North American region. Although the phenomenon of accompanied children was not new, the…
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista Mexico City – Legislators and experts detailed the urgency of approving a reform to the Mexican Foreign Service law that enables the Mexican Consulate offices in the United States to register Mexican children and adults…
LatinaLista — The Google Art Project has been on a mission to digitally preserve while exposing art lovers the world over to masterpieces housed around the world — inside some of the most prestigious museums and the busiest street…
By Brittney Figueroa Council on Hemispheric Affairs Mexico has a long history of turbulent student protests. Often times, the Mexican government and its officials have reacted violently and oppressively to nonconformists. When considering the Mexican government’s “official” accounts of…
