Guaranis and Jesuits
The territory we currently identify as “Guarani” is presently divided between Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Although this partition of a community…
Read MoreMar 29, 2015 | History: Jesuits and Beyond, Territory Guarani
The territory we currently identify as “Guarani” is presently divided between Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Although this partition of a community…
Read MoreMar 17, 2014 | Celebrating Diaspora, Fiestas
English + Español
I’m writing this story from the neighborhood of Barrio Sur in Montevideo, Uruguay. The lively pulse of the candombe drum reaches me from the streets. This Afro-Uruguayan rhythm…
Apr 15, 2012 | Social Change and Rights, Sports!
Sports as a social and cultural phenomenon have notably grown worldwide. Latin America is no exception to this expansion. This is in part because of the large industry built around sports…
Read MoreMay 15, 2009 | The Legacy of Charles Darwin, The Sky Above, The Earth Below
We often forget that the most creative years of Charles Darwin’s life were passed in South America. For three years in the early 1830s, Darwin traveled extensively in Uruguay, Argentina…
Read MoreNov 29, 2003 | Human Rights, Thinking on Human Rights
During the1970s and 80s dictatorships throughout much of Latin-America, thousands were illegally incarcerated, tortured, summarily executed, disappeared or forced into exile. Young…
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