The Atacama desert, located in the north of Chile, is the driest nonpolar desert in the world. Although el desierto

María Lorena Ramírez is a long-distance runner from Chihuahua, Mexico. Lorena belongs to the Tarahumara people and proudly competes wearing

The state of California is one of the many places in the American continent named by the Spanish conquistadores. However,

Fanesca is a traditional dish from Ecuador that it's only eaten during Semana Santa (Holy Week). This traditional dish represents

Las loceras de Manicuare are a group of women from a beautiful coastal town in Venezuela who practice and preserve the

Víctor Jara was a singer-songwriter, teacher, theater director and political activist from Chile who was brutally murdered by Pinochet's military

Rumiñahui was an indigenous warrior and military leader who fought tirelessly against the Spanish conquistadores. Stepbrother to Inca Emperor Atahualpa,

"Mirreyes" is a colloquial term used in Mexico to talk about young people from the country's elite. Known for their

1898 was the year the Spanish Empire died. Spain lost the Spanish-American war and handed over its colonies to the

During the 1850s, a gold rush in the south of Venezuela caught the attention of locals and foreigners alike. A

Catalina de Erauso was a nun in seventeenth-century Spain who escaped her convent and practically lived the rest of her

The mal de ojo (evil eye) is a popular belief all across the world and Latin America is no exception.