A natural wonder under threat. Ostional Beach, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is a place where thousands and thousands of olive ridley sea turtles arrive simultaneously every month. It is one of the most significant locations in the world for the nesting of this...
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For her, music came first. When María Castillo de Lima began to question her identity, she faced a dilemma. Her profession at the Teatro Colón, the most prestigious theater in Argentina, was defined by gender, and she did not want to jeopardize it in any way. Find...
The blurred lines between original and fake. Brígido Lara is a Mexican artisan who for decades created hundreds of clay figures inspired by the Mesoamerican cultures of the Gulf of Mexico. His talent brought him money and fame, but also consequences that forced him to choose...
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Save the date: we will be back on Tuesday, September 19. In this 13th season, the eighth as part of NPR, we have 30 new episodes about the extraordinary and the intimate of Latin America, stories that are surprising, entertaining and moving. On this occasion we...
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When your city doesn't have internet, you invent it. Around 2010, a spider's web of cables, antennas and computers began to grow around Havana, connecting thousands of people. When there was hardly any Internet in Cuba, the SNet became an alternative for those seeking new ways...
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They played it safe but it wasn't. Andrea Echeverri and Jorge Toro bought an apartment and remodelled it to their specifications. Their plan was perfect: in three years they’d recover their investment, sell it and go live outside the city with their dogs. And in fact,...
This planet was different… maybe too different. For decades the Solar System had nine planets. So it was taught in books, documentaries and museums around the world. But when two Uruguayans began to lead a debate that could take away the category of "planet", the international...
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Being your own boss isn’t always easy. Ernesta Gálvez didn’t know it yet, but a group of workers, immigrants and Latinos like her, were organizing to confront the delivery apps and change New York’s laws forever. Find the English translation of "The Deliveristas" here. Or check out...
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Rescuing the world's bees. In the mid 50s, a failed experiment in Brazil led to “killer bees” that took over Latin America. Four decades later these bee colonies arrived in Puerto Rico, and no one expected the changes they went through in the island. Find the English...