Category: Regions
May 21, 2019 > Staff
Fifth Guatemalan Youth Dies Under CBP Custody In The Last 6 Months
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: A 16 year-old boy became the fifth Guatemalan minor to die under the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) since December 2018. Carlos […] Read More >
May 6, 2019 > Vaclav Masek
Panama’s President-Elect Vows ‘Profound Change’ as Cloud of Corruption Hangs Over Varela
With 33% of the total vote share, Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) was elected as Panama’s new president on Sunday, putting the country’s largest party back […] 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 >