
- Jun 20
- 5 min
Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros: The Man Who Made Honduras a Nexus of the International Drug Trade
By Gustavo Villela, edited by Bridie McGrail- On February 15, 2022, the people of Honduras were shocked by images on TV and social media...

- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Coca Tenorio on the effects of globalisation in Ecuador through her song Niebla Verde
Earlier this year, Coca Tenorio, a musician from Ecuador, had a phone conversation with our editor in chief, Sonja, about her song...

- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
The colonial legacy of the use of Mexican Indigenous designs in the fashion industry
By Victoria Boyd- In June this year, Mexican culture minister Alejandra Frausto wrote letters to popular fashion brands Zara,...

- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
Anna Maria Maiolino: Bodily resistance to Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964-1985)
By Matilda Fleming- In a triptych of black and white photographs, Anna Maria Maiolino captures her own face with a large pair of scissors...

- May 24, 2021
- 5 min
Faces of Frida: Enjoying the Life and Work of Frida Kahlo Online in 2021
By Sarah Kueter- More than sixty years after her death, Frida Kahlo remains a recognisable and iconic figure across the world. Arguably,...

- May 3, 2021
- 6 min
Freedom of artistic expression in Cuba: balancing between Patria y Vida (homeland and life)
By Antonija Diković- Over two years ago, the San Isidro Movement (MSI) was ignited in Cuba. The movement is made up of artists,...

- Apr 16, 2021
- 6 min
Revising 'Conquest': Indigenous Agency and Resilience in 16th Century Mexico
By Isabel Leask- In popular history produced by the West, the word ‘conquest’ has traditionally signified a series of European victories...

- Mar 10, 2021
- 6 min
Elena Garro: Rewriting the Past Through Fantastic Literature
By Luigi Rapisarda- «—This is the end of man —I said. —So it is—he answered, his voice above mine. And I saw myself in his eyes and in...

- Sep 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Life and Work of Mexican Writer and Feminist Pioneer Laureana Wright de Kleinhans
By Flora Leask- Those of us who, in our souls, harbour a holy zeal for our nation’s greatness, and treasure in our hearts the ineffable...

- Sep 1, 2020
- 4 min
The Colors of Trujillo- A Love Letter to Peru's City of Eternal Spring
Photos and text by Adela Hurtado- It was 2013 in Shanghai, I stood among the ruins of houses once belonging to Chinese families, a long...

- Jul 12, 2020
- 4 min
LatAm representation at the 2020 Super Bowl
By Alexandra Curtis Blasco- On the evening of the 2nd of February 2020, my friends and I excitedly gathered around the television in my...

- Jul 8, 2020
- 7 min
In memory of the Latin Americans who fought in the Great War: why did they fight?
By Tomás Pizarro-Escuti - Between 1914 and 1918, thousands of young Latin Americans embarked to join either the Allies or the Central...