This interesting article from Science Magazine compares and contrasts skull surgery done by Civil War doctors, and Inca doctors who were performing their surgeries centuries earlier. Read more here.… Continue Reading »
Identities: The Pumpkin and Its Use in the Sierra Tarahumara
This short documentary discusses the use of la calabaza by indigenous people in the Sierra Tarahumara.… Continue Reading »
Science Confirms Two Myths About Inca Origins
Scientists have recently reconfirmed what indigenous Inca peoples had already known about their ancestry. Read more here.… Continue Reading »
Boriqueña Vogue Feature
Puerto Rico Se Transforma is a Vogue article focusing on Puerto Rican women who are rebuilding the island after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. This article is offered in both English and Spanish.… Continue Reading »
Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music
Image Credit: Lena Mucha for The New York Times Did you know that Baroque music is deeply ingrained in indigenous culture within Bolivia? “But while much of the work of Zipoli has vanished in his native Europe, it has managed … Continue Reading »
Have you heard of Red Tz’ikin?
A group of young indigenous Guatemalan activists and filmmakers have developed an online television organization. Their mission statement is to: Descentralizar, democratizar y descolonizar los medios de producción audiovisual. Tratamos de aportar a este gran objetivo a través de tres … Continue Reading »
National Geographic Weaving Feature
Thanks to this organization in Guatemala, women are keeping the culture and craft of traditional Maya weaving alive.… Continue Reading »
Yasuní National Park
National Geographic photographers spend time documenting the diversity of life in Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park. The ecologically and culturally rich area is at risk from an increasing demand for the large natural reserves of oil stored underground. Find more about … Continue Reading »
If you want to know a country’s deepest fears, look at its border.
Borders, a new show from Vox, has two different Latin American/Caribbean features. Haiti/Dominican republic, found here, focuses on “One Island, Two Worlds.” Mexico/Guatemala, found here, focuses on “How the US Outsources Border Security.” Find the show in its entirety here. … Continue Reading »
Largest Online Collection of Latin American Music
Over the last 30 years, Alejandra Fierro Eleta — also known as Gladys Palmera — has amassed the world’s largest private collection of rare Latin American recordings. The archive includes more than 50,000 albums, photographs, and other ephemera, focusing largely on Afro-Cuban … Continue Reading »