Julia de Burgos was a poet, feminist and activist from Puerto Rico. From a very young age, Julia worked to advance Puerto Rico’s independence and achieve equal rights to all. In her poems Julia told the story of Puerto Rico, its people, slavery, love, freedom,

Tex-Mex cuisine is highly popular within the United States and it’s slowly gaining ground all over the world. While most people believe that this cuisine is simply the combination of Mexican and Texan cuisines, the history of Tex-Mex is far richer and complex. Click play

Nachos are a delicious Mexican snack made from tortilla chips accompanied by a wide range of toppings, particularly melted cheese. As it often happens, the creation of this popular dish was a happy accident in a moment of need. Click play and listen to the

Guarani are a group of indigenous peoples that live across Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. The Arete Guasú, literally ‘fiesta grande’ (big party), is a sacred Guarani celebration that originally coincided with the maize harvest. However, this festivity currently takes place during the Christian carnival.

Ayahuasca is the name of a sacred plant and brew from South America. This special brew has an important role in religious and medicinal rituals performed by some of the indigenous people from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.  However, in recent years, the use

The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization that extended across what is now part of Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. Los mayas developed a highly sophisticated and complex writing system and are best known for