Latin & South American

The Inca administered a vast empire of 12 million people without horses or wheeled vehicles. How? Fleet-footed runners called chasquis.

Gunned down in 1980 as El Salvador’s 12-year civil war began, Óscar Romero is Latin America’s most famous martyr. Who was he, and what did he stand for?

In Mesoamerica, time and calendars were sacred, connecting the divine, nature, and humanity, guiding both daily life as well as rituals, and legitimizing power.

The United States has a long history of devastating interference in Chile’s politics, and the 1973 coup was no exception.

Aztec ruins across Mexico still hold stories of power, ceremony, and survival. Take a journey through what remains and what still resonates today.

South America is home to some of the most distinctive and extraordinary national parks on earth — discover eight of the best.

The arrival of European colonizers in the Americas had significant biological and cultural consequences stemming from the interchange of goods, ideas, diseases, crops, and humans themselves.

As recently as 2023, archeologists discovered more Maya buildings hidden deep in the jungle. How can excavating a simple hill uncover an entire city?