Every year, Colombia loses a part of its history at the hands of traffickers in archaeological and cultural antiquities, much of the latter going to the highest bidder at auctions in the United States and Europe.

Over the course of his decades-long career, Costa Rican artist Milo González has developed an unmistakable style all his own. The 59-year-old painter from Moravia, north of San José, uses muted colors and sharp lines to create pieces that fuse abstraction and realism.

The Nicaraguan National Assembly, presided over by President Daniel Ortega, held a special session on the 5th of February to pay homage to the Central American nation’s most famous and influential poet, Rubén Darío, on the centenary of his death (1867-1916).

Ecuador exhibited part of a collection of 567 artifacts, including archeological pieces and colonial art, all of which were repatriated from Argentina and Spain. 

What is the best name for the inhabitants of Mexico City? “’Chilango’ should be the clear winner…but no way…The combination of the sharp, short syllable ‘chi’ and the lengthy syllable ‘lang’ makes it so that ‘chilango’ sounds like a disguised version of ‘la chingada.’” 

Artists René Portocarrero, Amelia Peláez and Fidelio Ponce are among the most plagiarized painters in Cuba, falsisfied renditions of their work fetching large prices in the island nation’s lucrative art market.

The word “carnival,” derived from the Latin carnem levare meaning to “remove meat,” describes the three days preceding the fast associated with the Catholic observance of Lent, which variably takes place either in February or March.

Recognizing the ego, seeing obstacles as opportunities, untying knots in order to transform oneself, releasing that which wounds you, and understanding that actions have effects. “These aren’t religious doctrines; what I’m speaking about is an inner quest, about how change begins with the self. In this series, I use images in order to get across

Fox Networks Group Latin America, Producciones Originales has announced its first call for content to interested screenwriters, independent producers, and production companies in the region. This the first iniciative of the group in Latin America and its objective is to find and promote the development of the best content avaliable in Spanish, from scripted to

Colombia’s National Theater is presenting A Doctor in Spite of Himself, a play by Molière about the mistreatment of women.