Astronomy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Evidence of the study of astronomy has been found around the world dating back generations. El Pais has an article focusing on Indigenous pre-Hispanic “contemplations of the cosmos”, found here. A presentation given for the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club by Ana Maria Milla (Cusco Planetarium) focuses on Inca astronomy, found here on YouTube. Science has a piece specifically focusing on Maya astronomy from ancient findings to contemporary day, found here.

More information on contemporary astronomy work being done in Latin America and the Caribbean can be found in these articles from SpringerNature, the Office of Astronomy for Development, the Leiden Science Magazine, and the Smithsonian Magazine. Finally, Scientific American has a piece on the aftermath of the Arecibo Observatory collapse.