“In Uruguay, the centralization in Montevideo is still a problem.”

In the words of notable writer Héctor Abad Faciolince, La historia mínima by Jorge Orlando Melo is “the book we needed” not just for its literary style but also for the rich Colombian history lesson it offers.

The Páez Vilaró family undertook the challenge of digitizing and retrieving thousands of photographs taken by artist and collector Carlos Páez Vilaró.

The city of Buenos Aires is considering selling two historical buildings – Bolívar 1, the former city government headquarters and la Casa de la Cultura, the former building of La Prensa – in the center of the city.

Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío is being celebrated soon after the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Latin America has been known for violence – a reputation that has sunken into its biting art.

Even though Grammy-winning, Cuban jazz icon Chucho Valdés is 76 years old, he shows no signs of slowing down and plans to continue recording new music and touring the world.

In June of 1973, Chilean author Germán Marín published his first novel, Fuegos artificiales (Fireworks). But soon after its publication came the infamous coup, which disappeared his novel from bookshelves across the nation.

Criterion, the longest running magazine of Argentina and the only one to be published without interruption, celebrated its 90th anniversary in the Argentine National Library.

In light of the premiere of his most recent film, Chilean director Orlando Lübbert reflected on his movies, the success of his former student, Oscar award winner Sebastián Lelio, and the future of Chilean cinema.