Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu. Today, the citadel is a global tourist attraction and an icon of precolonial Latin American history – but it was once the royal palace of an emperor. Our...
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The Trump administration has blocked the scheduled removal of a former Colombian paramilitary boss to Italy and now intends to deport him to his South American homeland, where he’s been found responsible for hundreds of war crimes. Salvatore Mancuso received notification of the surprise...
Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna emphasizes the importance of de-radicalizing Islamic ideology to effectively combat Islamic terrorism. He identifies...
Police on Wednesday detained Luis Fernando Camacho, the main opposition leader in Bolivia who is also governor of the Santa Cruz region, a dramatic action that quickly led to renewed social unrest. Camacho was detained as part of a case in which he is accused of leading what the...
Latin America is taking Barbie mania to an extreme, with everything from pink tacos and pastries, commercial planes bearing the Barbie logo, political ads and even Barbie-themed protests. But it’s not all high heels and pom-poms: Barbie mania in the region has taken on a darker...