Americas (Latin America & Caribbean)

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (139+ words) Durante o Brasil Imperial (1822–1889), a aparência masculina tornou-se um importante símbolo de posição social, educação e …...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (603+ words) Readers respond to William Pettigrew’s article about the lasting significance of the slave trade to Britain’s politics, economy, institutions and cultureWilliam Pettigrew’s book, Britain’s Slave Traders: A Forgotten History, adds a further dimension and depth to our understanding of how…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (583+ words) A cherished 16th-century Mexican manuscript that tells the history of the Aztecs in pictograms went on display Thursday in Mexico City, nearly two centuries after it was whisked off to France. The "Codex Azcatitlan" recounts the history of the Aztec…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (423+ words) When a teenager went to a chalk cave to hunt for fossils, little did he know he would become part of a remarkable chapter in a Surrey village history. The Westhumble cave, located in the North Downs near Dorking, was…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1046+ words) Last October, I had the amazing opportunity to attend a retreat in Puerto Rico with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship women ministers. Carefully planned by leaders from Florida, Alabama, and Virginia, and a team of proud Puerto Rican hosts, the retreat was…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (498+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Sept. 19, 2024. On Sept. 19, 1985, the Mexico City area was struck by a devastating earthquake that killed as many as 10,000 people. The Mexico region is part of an active earthquake zone known as the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (649+ words) A wall can look like a border from above, but archaeologists test the idea through gates, roads, visibility, construction layers and excavation context. A line of stones can look decisive from the air. It may curve around a mound, cut…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1038+ words) Yesterday’s subject line: “Brazil raised welfare 15% — seventeen days before the vote” Two names in red and pink paint on a carved rock above Cusco have prompted Peru’s Ministry of Culture to announce a criminal complaint. Its Cusco office says the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1691+ words) Talk Like a Pirate Day sails away annually on September 19th. All you bilge rats, Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgh! As you are out and about on September 19th, don’t be surprised if people are saying, “Ahoy Matie,” “Avast,” “Aye, Aye Capt’n,” “Land ho!” “Hornpipe,” and…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (637+ words) Santa Rosa Junior College Chicanx and Latinx history instructor, Laura Larqué drew from her experience living through El Salvador’s military dictatorship in the 1970s when she spoke about the country’s tumultuous and enduring power struggle in the Bertolini Student Center on…...