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Andean Cultural Landscapes in Danger: The Chinchero International Airport
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Cusco stands as one of the most culturally and ecologically captivating regions globally.
Photovoice Dances/Land Relationship of Indigenous Peoples
This powerful quote drew my attention, echoing what authors have written about the crucial connection between Indigenous bodies and their territories, and how colonialism has disastrous consequences affecting this connection.
A Review of Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina’s $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
In February 2019, I found myself serving as the special attorney general for the then newly recognized interim government of Venezuela, tasked with addressing more than 50 claims before the U.S. courts stemming from the $140 billion debt inherited from Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
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Youth Unemployment Crisis in Costa Rica: A Call to Action
As a Costa Rican student at Harvard, I discovered an alarming situation back home when I returned to my country for winter break: youth unemployment.
Yes, Costa Rica is Different: A Successful Experience at Risk
Everyone knows her as “Doña Nena.” At 75 years old, she has been a leader for half a century in the community of Luzón, in Matina—one of the poorest counties in Costa Rica—on the Caribbean coast, 84 miles northeast of the capital: San José.
Voices of the Caribbean: Afro-Costa Ricans Move Towards Empowerment and Equality
Dawn begins to appear on the coast of Cocles in the Costa Rican Caribbean and the first rays of the sun reflect on the sea. With an invitation from the Brown Hudson family, local residents who are proud Afro-Caribbeans, I am on my way to a journey of discovery and connection
Spotlight
Perspectives in Times of Change
Check out these reflections on social, economic, cultural and political transformations in Latin America, the Caribbean and Latinx communities in the United States.
Struggles and Resistance in Peru: Dispatches from Cusco
Peruvian citizens have been on the streets since December 2022—protests and strikes are calling for the resignation of the current president, Dina Boluarte, and new elections.
Building the future: Challenges for Latin American CEOs
In my work at the INCAE business school, I get to interact with presidents and business leaders (CEOs) from our region.
State Crime, Extraction and Cartels: The Meaning of Mining in Guerrero, Mexico
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Like most Mexicans, I’ve been shocked and moved by the 2014 disappearance of 43 students during the presidency (2012-2018) of Enrique Peña Nieto.
StudEnt Views
Collecting History
Nächste Station: Dammtor. The automated voice caught my attention as the S-Bahn train slowed to a stop under an imposing overhang of steel and glass.
Visiting Canudos: A Trip to the Northeastern Brazilian Backlands
I must confess that when we picked up a car in Salvador, on the coast of the Brazilian state of Bahia, to drive towards the city of Canudos, I didn’t really know what I would find.
Concealed Public Transportation in Latin America: A Rediscovery by Bus
Two years ago, I attended the Mexican Cities Initiative (MCI) Symposium and was captured by the students presenting about informal street markets, religious pilgrimages and the transportation and sale of gasoline throughout Mexico.
Book ReviewS
A Review of In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations
Merilee Grindle’s fascinating biography of Mexican-American anthropologist Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations, is a welcome sign that the field of Nutall studies is expanding.
A Review of Other Americans: The Art of Latin America in the US Imaginary
Merilee Grindle’s fascinating biography of Mexican-American anthropologist Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations, is a welcome sign that the field of Nutall studies is expanding.
A Review of La revolución malograda
The figure and legacy of Rafael Correa still form the axis around which Ecuadorian politics pivot, despite the fact he relinquished power in 2017.
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