Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

The arrival of European colonizers in the Americas had significant biological and cultural consequences stemming from the interchange of goods, ideas, diseases, crops, and humans themselves.

Explore a brief history of what is today called “Latin America” and the geographical, cultural, and geopolitical characteristics that define this diverse region.

Breaking down the history and meaning of the terms Hispanic, Latino, and other cultural identity markers used—often incorrectly—in the Western Hemisphere.

Henry Ford’s ambition to streamline automobile production and impose his personal brand of morality on employees led to a modern-day colonization project in the Amazon.

Zangbeto, a prominent West African voodoo dance, features a swirling spirit covered by layers of palm leaves and hay that awes locals and tourists alike.

The green anaconda is a colossal snake found in the Amazon rainforest and a central figure in the region’s mythical and cosmological life.

Chagras are designated parcels of terrain where indigenous communities of the Amazon rainforest cultivate food based on traditional knowledge about biological and spiritual ecological relationships.

The jaguar shamans of Yuruparí are spiritual leaders of indigenous communities in the northwestern part of the Amazon rainforest, whose role is reproducing ancestral knowledge.