LatinaLista — Santa Cruz del Islote is a three-acre island off the northern coast of Colombia. It is an island with a rare distinction — it is one of the most densely populated, mostly man-made, island in the world….
By Jhon Capa Infosurhoy.com The murder of 10 rappers since 2007 in Comuna 13 has not silenced the musicians who serve as the community’s social activists. MEDELLÍN, Colombia – When a bullet silences an artist in Medellín’s Comuna 13,…
By Cassandra Atlas MADRE The stage is set for a new round of peace talks to begin in the seemingly intractable internal armed conflict that has gripped Colombia for nearly fifty years. In the fifth attempt since the 1980s,…
LatinaLista — Timelapse video isn’t anything new but when it’s combined with meditative music and images that reflect both a hustling city with serene images of nature the end result is a piece of cinematography that transports the viewer…
LatinaLista — Ever since Natalie Portman won the Oscar for her role in Black Swan and Billy Elliot wowed audiences, ballet has been “lifted” to new heights of public attention. For the first time, in a long time, viewers…
LatinaLista — Rape is a despicable act wherever and whenever it’s done. Yet, when it’s used as a weapon of war during conflict it’s time for the world to speak up in defense of the victims. A new international…
By Dalia Diaz Rumbo News LOWELL, MA — A group of 14 Colombian children, 8 boys and 6 girls visited Massachusetts recently, and on April 20, were invited by Lowell Mayor Patrick O. Murphy to visit his office. During…
By Rocio Arango Giraldo LatinaLista There’s a proverb that says “nobody is a prophet in their own land,†but this expression doesn’t relate to Juanes, the Colombian Grammy-award winning singer. More than 140,000 people sang his songs on December…
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA: Their low steps advanced between the crowds. The yell of ¡Freedom and No More FARC! rung from their throats. The children don’t understand about the causes of Colombia’s conflict but do understand how the…
LatinaLista — Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez does say the darndest things. Maybe it was because he felt invincible after helping arrange the release of two prominent female hostages by the Colombian terror group FARC earlier this month, but whatever…
LatinaLista In the first of weekly analysis of what is happening on our side of the world, in an effort to keep readers informed, Latina Lista, along with special contributors from North, Central and South America, will strive to…
