Rumiñahui was an indigenous warrior and military leader who fought tirelessly against the Spanish conquistadores. Stepbrother to Inca Emperor Atahualpa, he was instrumental to the emperor's victory during the Inca Civil War. Although his real name was Pillahuaso II, he earned the name Rumiñahui, meaning

"Mirreyes" is a colloquial term used in Mexico to talk about young people from the country's elite. Known for their lavish and flashy lifestyle, the mirreyes are the offspring of Mexico's wealthiest politicians and business executives. The obscene displays of wealth and luxury that are

1898 was the year the Spanish Empire died. Spain lost the Spanish-American war and handed over its colonies to the United States, including the Philippines. In June 1898, the Filipino rebels declared independence from Spain after 300 years of Spanish rule. Nevertheless, in July of

During the 1850s, a gold rush in the south of Venezuela caught the attention of locals and foreigners alike. A great number of those immigrants came from Trinidad and Tobago who brought with them their signature music style: Calypso. As a result of these new

Catalina de Erauso was a nun in seventeenth-century Spain who escaped her convent and practically lived the rest of her life as a man. Under a male identity, Catalina served in the King's army and rose to the rank of ensign (alférez) thanks to her

The mal de ojo (evil eye) is a popular belief all across the world and Latin America is no exception. According to this superstition, people can cause harm to others -animals and plants included- just by looking at them. Common symptoms of mal de ojo are: lack

Pedro Junco was a Cuban poet and composer who wrote one of the most heart-breaking  and popular boleros: "Nosotros". "Nosotros" tells the tragic tale of star-crossed lovers which reflects Junco's real-life doomed love. Released in 1943, this sorrowful bolero quickly rose to popularity and it

Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa was an influential painter from Barcelona, Spain. One of the leading representatives of the Catalan modernism movement, and one of the first Spanish painters to recieve recognition in the United States in the 20th century, Camarasa' s work revolved around his passion

The Tiwanaku civilization was born along the shores of the Lake Titicaca (present day border between Peru and Bolivia) during the 16th century B. C. Believed to be oldest civilization in Los Andes, the Tiwanaku people grew and expanded throughout centuries thanks to their agrigultural

Nasir Ahmed is an engineer, computer scientist and professor who created a revolutionary algorithm. Originally from India, Nasir was studying in New Mexico when he invented a way to compress image and video files that are the basis for most digital media and signal processing