Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District, of Belize. It is situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) … More
Category: Americas
Amorica and America
When I was in Third Grade we were studying Early American History. It came right after a three-week session on … More
Think you know where California is?
Cuauhtemoc Morgan Hernandez loves the breathtaking beaches and rugged desert landscape of the skinny Mexican peninsula known throughout the world … More
Build a canal across the Tehuantepec Isthmus
BLOG NOTE: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, is 134 miles wide, and directly … More
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Spanish pronunciation: [tewanteˈpek]) is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. Before the opening … More
U.S. Occupation of Baja – 1846-1848
In its desire to be a nation spanning the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, American officials made … More
Colonia Dignidad – “state within a state”
Colonia Dignidad (“Dignity Colony”) was an isolated colony of Germans established in post-World War II Chile by emigrant Germans which became notorious for the internment, … More
Janildo Oliveira Guajajara – Brazilian forest guardian
A rainforest activist from one of Brazil’s leading Indigenous protection groups has been killed just weeks after participating in an … More
Christian European discovery doctrine
The discovery doctrine, also called the doctrine of discovery, is a concept of public international law that was promulgated by Christian European monarchies in order to … More
Aztlán – Aztecs lived in North America originally
Aztlán (also spelled Aztlan or sometimes Aztalan) is the name of the mythical homeland of the Aztecs, the ancient Mesoamerican … More
Muslims in America a century before Protestants
The first words to pass between Europeans and Americans (one-sided and confusing as they must have been) were in the … More
Brazil court reopens case of rainforest park
After declaring the decision final, a state court backpedaled Monday and reopened a lawsuit that invalidates a protected area in Brazil’s … More
Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president
Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long … More
‘Sacred City of Caral-Supe’ oldest city in the Americas
The ‘Sacred City of Caral-Supe‘ or simply ‘Caral,‘ is an archaeological site where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found. … More
There is proven 17,000 year old DNA in the USA
A Native American man in Montana has what may be the oldest DNA native to the Americas, according to news reports. After … More
José Martí – “Apostle of Cuban Independence”
José Julián Martí Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maɾˈti]; January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered … More
Ernesto “Che” Guevara
Ernesto “Che” Guevara (Spanish: [ˈtʃe ɣeˈβaɾa]; 14 June 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, writer, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban … More
El Salvador declares state of emergency
El Salvador’s Congress permitted President Nayib Bukele to declare a state of emergency on Sunday after the country saw a significant uptick … More
Juan Trevino, “The Egg” was arrested and deported
Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug gang to the United States, authorities said on Tuesday, after an arrest … More
The Hopi
The Hopi are a Native American tribe who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the … More
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