PUNO, Peru (AP) – The 4 million alpacas that graze on the remote slopes of Peru’s southeastern Andes wear warm coats of a silky fiber highly sought in the United
Peter Murtagh Antigua’s architecture retains a distinct style despite damage from earthquakes Doña Luisa’s is the place for breakfast in Antigua. Cheery waitresses come and go across an open air,
Genesis Chavez Caro This year two Bay Area musicians were among the few Latinos nominated for Grammy awards, and both of them trace their roots back to Nicaragua. Mario Alberto
CARE Canada’s Walk In Her Shoes challenge took place on March 1, two days in advance of International Women’s Day. Walk In Her Shoes is a fun, family-friendly community event,
How This Can Increase Employment Opportunities for Latinos By Ma. Elena (staff@latinpost.com) Gone are the days when people are forced to attend time-consuming classes and endure physical training to acquire
HUAMBALO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano has been putting on a dramatic show, spewing lava from a cauldron-like crater and launching towering clouds of ash and gas. The country’s
Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger dined out on the weekend at Central restaurant, owned by Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez and widely considered to be the best eatery in the
By Grace Livingstone Marta Mendivil and her family used to live in a single room in a shanty town in Caracas. When it rained she had to bale out the
Cuba is known for sending medical personnel overseas as part of its medical brigade program which was launched during the 1959 Revolution. The Bolivian Health Ministry thanked Friday Cuban doctors
La Esperanza, the Honduran city where Berta Caceres was born 45 years ago and where she began her struggle in defense of the environment, gave a moving farewell to the
Indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil have helped to create a new computer game that allows players to explore their history and culture. The Kaxinawa people have
Scientists in Argentina announced the “biggest and most diverse” collection of fossils from the Jurassic period ever found. The site, which was discovered four years ago but only made public
Animated short “Bear Story” by Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala “Bear Story,” a beautifully rendered tale of a Papa Bear longing to be reunited with his family, told as a
A team of linguists and software engineers from Asuncion National University has translated Mozilla’s Firefox browser into Guarani, marking the first time a native Latin American language is included in
The Punta del Este International Film Festival opens Monday in the Uruguayan resort city with a program featuring about 60 titles, most of them Ibero-American and European movies. The festival,
An international scientific project is underway to build a radio telescope in Uruguay this year to map the cosmos in the intermediate stage between the present time and the Big
Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes has recorded two new discs of songs from the Cuba of yesteryear, soon to be on the market and prepared with the collaboration of composer-pianist Jose
El Salvador Creates Special Court to Protect Women’s Rights High levels of impunity for crimes against women in El Salvador has normalized gendered violence in the country, says the U.N.
Jungle covered in black sludge after a landslide caused the country’s main oil pipeline to rupture, polluting rivers relied on by eight native communities Ruptures in Peru’s main oil pipeline
The deep-rooted consumption of medicinal herbs in Paraguay, a legacy of ancestral Guarani healing knowledge, now has an ally in new technology – a mobile app to learn about which
Health professionals will finally start a more intense study to see if there really does exist a link between the Zika virus and microcephaly. Health specialists from the Center for
The brightest stars in world soccer are headed to the US next summer, and they’ll be playing for keeps. The US will host the Copa America Centenario in June 2016,
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Citibank is planning to sell the consumer banking operations it has operated for a century in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia as South America’s three biggest economies
Exit polls: “No” vote wins with 51 pct. in referendum on Morales’ reelection Bolivians voted Sunday in a referendum on whether to modify the Constitution to allow President Evo Morales
US President Barack Obama has confirmed he will visit Cuba in March as part of a broader trip to Latin America. He will be only the second sitting US president
Organizers planned this year’s solar race route to run through the city, giving locals a chance to see solar power in action. Chile will welcome back its annual solar car
Inarritu: Cultural perception of Latinos in Hollywood must change Mexican director Gonzalez Iñarritu, BAFTA winner for best director with the movie ‘The Revenant’, says “we must change the cultural perception”
Members of the Air Force of the Dominican Republic (FARD) carry out a nationwide operation to prevent the Zika virus and eliminate proliferation of the mosquito Aedes Aegypti, a carrier
Ricky Martin, Natalia Lafourcade and Pitbull were some of the winners in the Latin categories at the 58th edition of the Grammy Awards, just as had been announced at the
Country’s environment minister is not a ‘career politician’ but an academic who knows the field By Jess Staufenberg Costa Rica’s emerging status as a green energy leader has won renewed
