Alberto Fujimori thought he had the perfect plan to return to Peru. On November 6, 2005, an immigration agent in Santiago, Chile, came across a passport with a name that seemed vaguely familiar: Alberto Fujimori. It was the controversial former president of Peru, who had been...
To complement our previous episode — “Me Girl” — we spoke with Radio Ambulante listeners who don’t identify with the sex they were born with. They are the ones who can best describe how complex it is to be trans in Latin America. What are...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: If you use Radio Ambulante to improve your Spanish, this message is for you. We know a lot of you rely on the transcriptions we have on our website. And, well, it works: you read, you pause, you read, you pause, etcetera,...
Ever since she was very little, Luana knew: she was different. Luana was just learning to speak when she decided to change her name. The consequences of such a personal decision would not only transform her identity and her family, but also shift the cultural discussion...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: If you use Radio Ambulante to improve your Spanish, this message is for you. We know a lot of you rely on the transcriptions we have on our website. And, well, it works: you read, you pause, you read, you pause, etcetera,...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: If you use Radio Ambulante to improve your Spanish, this message is for you. We know a lot of you rely on the transcriptions we have on our website. And, well, it works: you read, you pause, you read, you pause, etcetera,...
Salvador Alvarenga pulled off the impossible. You can read the Spanish transcript of the episode or an English translation. A version of this story was published in 2016. Subscribe to our newsletter! You will get new episodes every Tuesday and recommendations of things that inspire us every Friday. And request an invitation to our Online Podcast Club if...
A chain is not always a constraint. When ICE arrived in a neighborhood in Nashville to detain an immigrant, they never imagined who else they would encounter. What was supposed to be a routine arrest, would end in an image that was seen all across the...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: This message is for you. Yeah, for you. The one that listens to Radio Ambulante in the car. The one that listens to us in college. The one that listens while cooking, or while folding clothes, or after putting the children to...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. Addresses in Costa Rica are an enigma. [Sergio]: From the Pollo Macho, the corner that'll be facing la Iglesia de la Agonía, up like 300 feet toward the Stadium. [Andrea]: One hundred meters west and 200...
In Costa Rica, addresses are, well… complicated. Why don’t many of the streets in Costa Rica have names or numbers? In lieu of a formal system of addresses, Ticos have found unusual ways of getting from one place to another. You can read the Spanish transcript of the episode or an English translation. Subscribe to...
For a long time he meant everything to them, now they had to face him. In the previous episode, we started to tell the story of Orlando Gaitán, a so-called spiritual leader that used ayahuasca to heal his followers. But a group of women discovered something...
[Daniel Alarcón]: Before we begin, a warning to our listeners: This episode of Radio Ambulante includes descriptions of sexual situations that may be shocking, and it’s not suitable for children. Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. OK, if you haven’t heard the first part...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Before we begin, a warning to our listeners. This episode of Radio Ambulante includes descriptions of sexual situations that may be shocking, and it is suitable for adults only. (SOUNDBITE FROM CEREMONY) [Daniel]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. And what...
Sometimes our idols betray us. Orlando Gaitán became famous for organizing ayahuasca ceremonies in Colombia, and promising to heal any sickness. He gained hundreds of followers who recognized him as a spiritual leader. Andrea was one of them, and she was willing to give up everything...
For Marco Avilés, moving from Lima, Peru to small-town Maine was a dream come true —beautiful, verdant, calm. He was ready to make a home there until something changed. When the political climate intrudes on the life you're building, how far do things have to...