The Colonial Andes: Tapestries and Silverwork
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NEW YORK.- The arrival of the Spanish in South America in 1532 dramatically transformed the Andean cultural landscape, changing societies that had evolved over thousands of years within less than one ...
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In many Latin American cities and towns, tiny villages and little pueblos, there is a central plaza, a square anchored by a church, government buildings, the statue of a hero. It is the design imprint of Spanish colonial rule, a place where prayer, politics and street commerce all converge.
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COYO, Chile  - Deep within the wind-swept Atacama desert in northern Chile, the remnants of a forgotten civilization rise from the sand.
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Plans to restore the ancient tradition of living and working in woodland areas are being submitted in the Highlands.
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By Thomas Ryll, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep.
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MIAMI, June 13 -- More than 400 pre-Columbian artifacts believed to have been taken from ancient graves in Peru were given back to that country here today in what was described by officials as the largest such recovery since the 1970s, when Peru and the United States agreed to import restrictions...
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Mexican folk ballads known as Corridos have moved north with immigrants and adopted new themes.
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By By Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun.
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Researchers said Thursday they have unearthed what may be one of the earliest calendar entries in Meso-America, a monolithic sculpture that suggests women held important status roles in pre-Hispanic culture.
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IQUITOS, Peru -- A few miles downriver from this city in the western Amazon jungle, Andres Alvarado hops off a boat and walks up a muddy path to a hollowed-out log resting on a wooden stand. He beats the log with a stick, sending a series of low-pitched tones into the rain forest.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Polished rosewood and an   artist's deft touch are all Colombian craftsman Luis Alberto   Paredes needs to turn tools of death into symbols of hope.
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Peru': brucia foresta vicino sito archeologico Machu Picchu
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Travel: Blogger and resident Robert Wight uncovers some of the Argentinian capital's hidden architectural gems
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The Grey Art Gallery offers a spirited display of Latin American abstraction. Working through its riches is both humbling and thrilling; you encounter your ignorance and have a chance to rectify it.
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It has long been a matter of contention: Was the Aztec and Mayan practice of human sacrifice as widespread and horrifying as the history books say? Or did the Spanish conquerors overstate it to make the Indians look primitive? In recent years archaeologists have been uncovering mounting physical evidence that corroborates the Spanish accounts in substance, if not number.
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In Latin America, the memory of the "disappeared" never went away. In the United States, they were hardly ever known.
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There are stunning locales but not much subtlety on display in âMilarepa.â