Latin & South American

6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For

By Kristen Jancuk

7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics

By Aaron Stoyack

How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)

By Kristen Jancuk

The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro

By Natalia Meekins

4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Resisted Colonialism in Latin America

By Rowan Glass

Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All

By Aidan Lane

What Is Capoeira?

By Agnes Theresa Oberauer

Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?

By Greg Pasciuto

Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas

By Aaron Stoyack

A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)

By Kristen Jancuk

5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Inca Empire

By Kristen Jancuk

The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures

By Juan Sebastián Gómez-García

Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn

By Joan Sullivan

6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca

By Lauren Lewis

10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas

By Kristen Jancuk

5 Famous Black Mexicans

By Greg Pasciuto

Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico

By Greg Pasciuto

How the Invasion of Grenada Exposed the Brutality of the US Military

By Owen Rust

The Cultural Achievements of the Aztecs: More than Conquerors

By Anthony Arcane

The Glories of the Aztec Empire under Montezuma

By Jessica Kenmore

5 Interesting Facts about Simon Bolivar

By Francisco Perpuli

La Santa Muerte: Mexico’s Macabre Religion at Odds with the Church

By Greg Pasciuto

4 Ancestral Puebloan Engineering Marvels

By Jessica Kenmore

5 South American Civilizations that Rose & Fell Before the Inca

By Gemma Noon

5 Mesoamerican Civilizations That Rose & Fell Before the Aztecs

By Gemma Noon

The Inquisition in Colonial Mexico: Targets, Aims, and Ideology

By Greg Pasciuto

What Is El Castillo and Why Is It So Famous?

By Rosie Lesso

5 Interesting Facts About the Mexican-American War

By Francisco Perpuli

Chichen Itza: What You Should Know Before Visiting

By Santana Harmon

El Libertador: Who Was Simón Bolívar?

By Greg Beyer