Over the past few decades, countries such as the United States have become place where you get to witness diverse languages. Although, the official language of US is still English and it is…
Everyone wears the shirt. The woman on the moto coming by, the man selling avocados: there are no exceptions. Uniform is suspended for the day, so are lessons and work,…
News from the northern La Guajira region in Colombia is bleak. In the fast few days another child died from malnutrition. According to indigenous leader Javier Rojas Uriana, this latest…
“Love and jealousy killed her” announced the front page of Chilean tabloid newspaper La Cuarta last month. Above the headline, smaller writing reads: “The story of Andrea Aguirre, the Colombian…
As the models lift their bags, as the stagehand adjusts a zipper, the lights flare and the group files onstage. They’re normal people chatting, then for forty seconds they’re mannequins,…
At once blistering and poetic, the ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, the third feature by Ciro Guerra. Filmed…
Having bilingual employees in the workforce can only bring benefits to the company. Studies have shown that bilingual people are good at multitasking and have excellent communication skills. Any company…
Guest article by Vanessa Fardi at Nuevoo (see end of article) Knowing other languages in a world that, thanks to globalization, has forced people to be bilingual and almost makes them…
It starts in November with the juggler. He does his routine at the lights on Fourth Street, knocking round the windows for a tip. Soon he’s replaced by the man…
I had been promised an unforgettable experience and was eagerly looking forward to helping make chipa, a Paraguayan cheese-flavoured bread roll unlike anything I had ever tasted. While chipa is…
Pope Francis’ recent visit to Mexico attracted millions of followers, hundreds of politicians and an opportunity to address several key themes not only vital to Mexico, but international relations. First,…
You have to know who your parce is. The bus driver when he swerves, he’s not your parce. Your landlord isn’t your parce either. Your roommate can be your parce,…
In the pauses between salsa, an advert plays for the Sisterhood. This is the bus to work, the radio is propped by the piston that works the doors. The passengers…
Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land nominated for best feature documentary at the 2016 Academy Awards; Film explores the role of civilian militas in the fight against Mexican drug cartels As the Oscar season…
Abel Ortiz steps out from his palenque - the name given locally to small-scale workshops in which the alcoholic spirit mezcal is produced - shadowed by smoke from the fires that…
There’s a very different Latin America bubbling somewhere, where the Spanish is replaced by an Edinburgh brogue, where the vineyards are forgotten and a pub built in their place,…
Pew Research Centre study reports Latin American middle class grew by 50 percent between 2001 and 2011; 63 million people left poverty; Argentina’s middle class records strongest growth of 114…
Chocolate and avocado start in the same mouth. Coyote’s there too, and tomato, and a salamander from Mexico City. Leaning on a tonsil is a man with a spear. Mescaline…
Tourism at the top of Haiti’s agenda; millions of foreign direct investment in tourism industry; employment for locals; repercussions of new development projects. ‘Welcome to Haiti. Haiti…
Music is fundamental to passion and culture. In Venezuela, passion and culture have also amounted to revolution. But Chávez-supporters (aka ‘Bolivarians’) are not the only ones rallying nationalism and certainly…