Latin & South American

How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic

By Stewart Cattroll

Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro

By Kristen Jancuk

Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer

By Julià López-Arenas

Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit

By Kassandre Dwyer

Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong

By Kassandre Dwyer

6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico

By Greg Pasciuto

The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story

By Kassandre Dwyer

La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter

By Talia Sankari

10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit

By Gabriel Kirellos

The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History

By Rowan Glass

5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America

By Marina Urdapilleta

What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?

By Thomas Bailey

What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History

By Talia Sankari

Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins

By Richard Marranca

Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime

By Greg Beyer

How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?

By Liana Hakobyan

The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

A Brief History of Chile

By Greg Beyer

Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History

By Daniel Thompson

What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?

By Marina Urdapilleta

Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It

By Marina Urdapilleta

The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery

By Kristen Jancuk

Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction

By Kristen Jancuk

Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)

By Kristen Jancuk