The late 15th century marked the beginnings of a period of discovery and expansion for Europeans. During these years of discovery, great forces behind drive for expansion existed. The Spanish and Po...
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Sao Paulo (dpa) - Around 10,000 people participated in Sao Paulo's
Black Parade Monday, celebrating a public holiday in honour of
Brazil's descendants of African slaves.
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Human rights activists cheered a rare decision by a Peruvian consumer protection agency Friday to close a popular restaurant and impose a stiff fine for repeatedly turning away dark-skinned people....
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Alan Garcia took over the presidency last year eager to redeem himself after his disastrous first term in the 1980s left Peru nearly bankrupt and mired in hyperinflation. With the economy now vibra...
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The battle to rewrite Bolivia's constitution has come down to a math problem, and the question is anything but academic. Hanging in the balance is not only the direction the nation takes, but perha...
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Hundreds of thousands of Bolivians in this eastern lowland city protested Friday to demand more autonomy from the government of President Evo Morales and reject his control over an assembly rewriti...
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On the far fringes of the pro-immigration movement, some Hispanic activists openly yearn for the day when immigrants rise up and retake the American Southwest, more than 150 years after the U.S. an...
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A colonial gem with the country's priciest real estate, this Caribbean city is Colombia's pride _ increasingly popular as a port of call for cruise ships, and aspiring to be the new Cancun with a f...
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CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico — Until you get here and you stand before the great pyramid of Kukulcan, you don't fully appreciate the amazing ingenuity and achievements of the Mayan people.Sure, you m...
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Meztisos: People of Idigenous and European Blood
Thousands celebrate Day of Black Consciousness in Brazil
