Category: Andes
August 7, 2019 > Hanna Wallis
Outrage Over Rising Violence in Colombia Explodes Across Borders
NEW YORK — The desperate screams of a small child witnessing his mother’s murder in Colombia echoed around the world on July 26, when people in 80 cities around the […] Read More >
May 1, 2019 > Nestor David Pastor
Quechua en Resistencia: An Interview with Peruvian Rapper Liberato Kani
Once, while in a taxi, Ricardo Flores recalls being told that his music sounded like French rap. “Have you heard French rappers?” the driver asked. “They’re really good!” It was […] Read More >
April 18, 2019 > Nicolas Bedoya
As Violence Continues at Home, Exiled Colombians Reconstruct Collective Memory
In a small classroom at the City University of New York (CUNY), exiled Colombians gathered to talk with Arancha García del Soto on April 16. Del Soto is part of […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Newly Discovered Nazca Lines and Other Geoglyphs Found in Peruvian Desert
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: 4 Killed, Hundreds Injured in Venezuelan Border Clashes
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: 2 Dead After Flooding in Peru
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Torrential Rain Kills 25 in Bolivia
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Bolivia Launches New Public Healthcare Program Amid Strikes
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Ex-Officers Arrested in Killing of Marielle Franco, Brazilian Politician and Activist
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Quechua Translation: Ancient Four-Legged Whale found in Peru
RUNASIMIPI: Quechua, an Andean language, is the most commonly spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, with thousands of speakers. Quechua is not actually called “Quechua” by speakers of the language. They […] Read More >