While Latin America is often associated with vast plains and bountiful nature, the adjustment to urban life continues to skyrocket.

Every November 8, the faithful celebrate with the 30 skulls of people who died tragically or whose remains were abandoned in a cemetery in La Paz. According to them, the skulls are able to grant favors.

Venezuela currently suffers from an attendance problem in both its public and private schools, caused by a lack of enforcement of attendance policies and lack of support for educational infrastructure ranging from food services to the maintenance of facilities.

One of thirteen districts in the province of Pasco, Ninacaca hosts a notable tourist attraction: the Ninacaca cemetery, a miniature world created for the deceased. Walking through the Ninacaca cemetery provides a trip across the world with miniature replicas of notable sites such as St. Peter’s Basilica, the Taj Mahal, and the local mayor’s office.

Argentina has a reputation for unpredictability and failure to meet its commitments.

The age of retirement for many young adults is not a concern, yet around 26% of 1.5 million young Costa Ricans between the ages of 15 and 34 are looking at a future without a pension plan.

Halloween has influenced cultures and promoted “asking for sugar skulls” as an expression of Day of the Dead festivities.

Doctors in the public sector in Guatemala are protesting outside of Congress to get a raise.

Mexico has a history of treating migrants in brutal terms.

The Cuban LGBT activist group El Proyecto Abriendo Brechas de Colores canceled an event intended to mobilize the LGBT community in favor of marriage equality because organizers were afraid that the event would be considered a provocation and thus hurt its own goal.