A word with mysterious origins, “gringo” has sparked debate for centuries. Was it born in Spain, Mexico, or a battlefield? Its history is as complex as its meaning.
The green anaconda is a colossal snake found in the Amazon rainforest and a central figure in the region’s mythical and cosmological life.
Beyond Machu Picchu lie forgotten cities. These marvels of Inca architecture have baffled experts for centuries.
The complicated life of Tecuichpo Ixcaxochitl, later baptized Isabel, Moctezuma’s favorite daughter, who went on to adapt to life under Spanish rule.
Far from being crushed in a single blow, the Inca rebelled against their Spanish colonizers for decades from their jungle capital, Vilcabamba.
Isabel Flores de Oliva, a young woman born in Peru in 1586, was the first person from the Americas to be venerated as a saint.
Countries in Latin America have grappled with the challenge of self-coups since independence, continuing into the 21st century.
Among Peru’s first mestizos, “El Inca” Garcilaso de la Vega wrote one of the most thorough and impactful pre-contact histories of the Inca Empire.
