Latin Americans seek to be recognised by their own ethnic category as “Latin American” because they are an ethnic minority, who despite their own diversity, are a community linked by historical ties, and despite the ethnic and traditional diversity, they share a common origin. Claudio Chipana The recognition […]
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The cold war in modern times
To military coups, dictatorships and other direct forms of waging this cold war can be added new forms of interventionism, of modern warfare, which (without ignoring Washington’s repeated direct military intervention in the region) have centred on economic sabotage, the media war and terrorism. Terrorism is financed and directed by specialised agencies of the United States, which have started to be joined by European countries and Israel.
La Rinconada and the sacrifice of innocent flesh
A mining town at 5,000 metres for decades has been a centre of exploitation of poor workers, trying to jump-start their lives. Prostitution is rife often involving underage girls. Matteo Tortone’s film “Mother Lode” investigates the myths and the exploitation through the eyes of a 13-yr old miner. Graham […]
The silent death of the Himalayas
In Northern India, in Himachal Pradesh, the state where a part of this mountain range lies which also hugs the borders of China and Nepal, the present reality surprises pilgrims who arrive in search of the spirituality that has characterized this mountain chain, one of the most important in the […]
The consequences of the Cuban Revolution
Its geographical proximity to the USA, its alliance with the USSR, and its support to the global movements of national liberation made the Latin American country a significant contender during the Cold War. Juanjo Andres Cuervo The Cuban Revolution of 1959 led by Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and […]
















