At 71 years of age, Alberto Lescay has carried out the majority of his work in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, his homeland. He has dedicated almost half a century to the world of monumental shapes, paintbrushes and colours. His work can be seen in pieces such […]
Latin America
The Indigenous doctor saving her community
Since December 2019, she has been working in the hardest-to-reach areas of Salta Province, northern Argentina, saving the lives of children in her community suffering from malnutrition, a leading cause of death. Everything she knows, and now practises, was learnt at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), from […]
Execution of an innocent: What matters now is the truth
It was 27 hours of anguish that resulted in death, torture and disappearance in the lives of many. It happened in the Palace of Justice, between 6 and 7 November 1985, and stained the history of the Colombian people with blood. Years later, relatives of the dead and disappeared are […]
Between poverty and extreme poverty
The persistent health crisis in Latin America will spill over into the social and health dimension and increase poverty and extreme poverty, inequality, unemployment and lack of access to education and care, which still show no signs of recovery. One of the most important expressions of inequality today is […]
A pact of hope begins for Chileans
A new social pact will make this possible, and Chile’s new president will have to promote it in order to solve the most urgent problems the country has experienced since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Alain Valdes Sierra There are several challenges that Gabriel Boric will have […]
















