Latin & South American

5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America

By Marina Urdapilleta, in History

What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?

By Thomas Bailey, in History

What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History

By Talia Sankari, in History

Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins

By Richard Marranca, in History

Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime

By Greg Beyer, in History

How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?

By Liana Hakobyan, in History

The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García, in History

A Brief History of Chile

By Greg Beyer, in History

Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History

By Daniel Thompson, in History

What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?

By Marina Urdapilleta, in History

Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It

By Marina Urdapilleta, in History

The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García, in History

The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García, in History

Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García, in History

Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery

By Kristen Jancuk, in History

Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction

By Kristen Jancuk, in History

Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)

By Kristen Jancuk, in History

Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca

By Rowan Glass, in History

What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?

By Joan Sullivan, in Art

Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines

By Lauren Lewis, in Ancient History

The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder

By Daniel Thompson, in History

Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form

By Jessica Suess, in History

La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature

By Liana Hakobyan, in History

The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present

By Liana Hakobyan, in Art

10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna

By Kassandre Dwyer, in History

How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?

By Kristen Jancuk, in Art

8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name

By Kristen Jancuk, in History

Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army

By Rowan Glass, in History

The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García, in History

6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time

By Liana Hakobyan, in History