Kafes Guatemala: The Value of Coffee Culture
Our startup stories now bring us Kafes Guatemala, a company that this year celebrates its first decade in business. We talked to its founder, Pablo Castañeda, winner of the 2016 Illustrious Guatemalan Man Prize, who tells us how the company became so successful and...
Young Stars that Stood Out in Rio 2016
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games were the perfect stage to say goodbye to such legends as Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Carmelo Anthony; but the event hosted by the South American city was also a great opportunity to meet young stars that delivered outstanding...
Latin America’s Top Athletes, Teams in Rio Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games have been a historical edition for such countries as Argentina and Colombia, since their results were excellent. On the other hand, the host, Brazil, headed the ranking of the region’s countries in terms of medals, but it was far from...
Latin America’s Worst Moments in Río 2016
Only three Latin American countries have won at least one medal in Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the alarm has already been triggered for Mexico’s and Cuba’s delegations, but the problem is actually worst because several of region’s hopes, in individual and team...Interest Reading
Benkos Biohó and Martin Luther King were black leaders who left a legacy of struggle and respect for the human rights of Afro-descendant communities in…
Colombia has something that will please most travelers, from sandy beaches of the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, to the Andes Mountains and the Amazon rainforests.…
It’s been influencing global cuisine for centuries, but Peru’s culinary scene is finally getting the attention it deserves. And for foodies, it’s a destination worth…
The best places to spend Christmas in Latin America could be included in an endless list of urban, beach or mountain landscapes. The proximity of…
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda once wrote that “love is so short, forgetting is so long”. Exploring Isla Negra, his favourite home overlooking the Pacific south…
A Saturday afternoon in Montevideo’s old town feels like the first scene of post-apocalypse movie 28 Days Later. The rows of 19th-century townhouses look abandoned,…