If Peruvians are finally sick of hearing about their food, maybe now is the time to recognize what should be called “the other boom.” I’m referring, of course, to the marketing boom of the last decade. Beginning in 2006 with a promotional campaign entitled “Peru mucho...
The other day, I put out a call on Facebook, asking my friends for their opinion on a most controversial matter - is pisco Peruvian or Chilean? For centuries, the two South American countries have been fighting over the origins of the brandy-like distilled wine,...
Radio Ambulante is supported by the Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and Panta Rhea. Angel González: There are a lot of gaps, things that I don’t remember. But what I do recall is that they took me out of the car, handcuffed me, and put me...
Sometimes being in the wrong place at the wrong time can cost you a 55-year jail sentence. Read the complete Spanish transcript here. Read the English translation here. Listen to an English-language interview about this story here. Click here to watch a video with the audio and Spanish subtitles....
Radio Ambulante is supported by the Sara & Evan Williams Foundation, and Panta Rhea. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and businesses worldwide use MailChimp to send emails and newsletters. Radio Ambulante, by the way, is one of them. To learn more,...
[soundcloud id='225989747'] The recent protests in Guatemala managed to kick the president out of office. But in the beginning no one thought that the movement would go that far, not even the person who started it. Read the transcript in Spanish here. Read the English translation here. Listen to...
I came to know Jazmín’s story through a press release from Tijuana’s Municipal Police. Regional media published the official version of the story practically in its entirety, without questions. The weekly investigative newspaper where I used to work asked me to dig a little deeper...
[soundcloud id='221868678'] Two children find themselves in a country they don’t know, surrounded by strangers who speak a language they barely understand. They have no choice but to hope for a miracle. Read the complete Spanish transcript here....
In the episode Postcard from San Salvador, we got to know Iris’s story. Just as Iris shares her story of an unexpected occurrence on one of her daily bus trips to the city center, there are many other stories in this Latin American country that...
Music has a special effect on people and connects them in a particular way. In the last episode of Radio Ambulante, Instruments of War, we listened to the story of Christian Martinez, a Colombian musician, who told us about what had happened to him and...
"We all know something. All we ignore something. Therefore, always we learn "Paulo Freire Our Executive Director Daniel Alarcon and producer Luis Trelles taught a radio workshop in El Salvador for the journalists of the digital newspaper El Faro and Plaza Pública, a Guatemalan investigative journalism...
Daniel Alarcón: I’m Daniel Alarcón, executive producer at Radio Ambulante. Before we begin, I want to thank two foundations for their essential support: The Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and the Panta Rhea foundation. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and businesses...
[soundcloud id='217696072'] Christian Martinez and his bandmates were used to being stopped by guerrilla or paramilitary soldiers on the road. But one night, after playing a gig, they came to a checkpoint, and this time they were told to get off the bus. What happened next...
In this week's episode we got to know Ernesto’s story. Between two names, he chose to call himself Ernesto. Between two identities, he chose Ernesto. Or maybe not, maybe he wouldn’t be the Ernesto he is today without some of the idea of William. Ernesto grew...
Martina Castro: I am Martina Castro, Senior Producer at Radio Ambulante. Before we begin, I want to thank two foundations for their essential support: The Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and the Panta Rhea Foundation. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and...