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During a global pandemic in Orocué, Colombia, dance and adversity brought a group together. -
Mexico marks a grim milestone: The number of people officially listed as disappeared now exceeds 100,000. Many are victims of drug cartels, journalists, human rights advocates and Indigenous people. -
When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity. -
livestock in Colombia are raised on vast, open ranges. Overseeing the herds requires the special skills of Colombian cowboys who are known as llaneros — Spanish for "plainsmen." -
After a 30-year ban, lowriders are coming back to South Bay. -
Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sits down with NPR and talks about his time in a guerrilla group and proposals to tackle poverty and climate change. -
![Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear <em>polleras</em>,<em> </em>skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate at tournaments. "Many girls who see us skating feel proud to see us dressed [this way]," says skater Fabiola Gonzales. "Even our own families feel proud we're showing our traditions."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/8417130/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x2786+0+1107/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F04%2F07%2Fld_imilla_07_custom-105ea5da1b821d390bbb7c6cf713ba8be4624525.jpg)
The young women skateboard while wearing polleras, colorful, layered skirts worn by their country's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women. They want to show girls and women it's OK to be themselves. -
The 2022 Sony World Photography Award-winners include a photo of a man in Argentina transporting computers on horseback and twin sisters at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar. -
Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide has won international renown for her portraits of indigenous and marginalized peoples across the globe. -
After making the cryptocurrency legal tender, President Nayib Bukele plans to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 billion for the country.
![Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear <em>polleras</em>,<em> </em>skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate at tournaments. "Many girls who see us skating feel proud to see us dressed [this way]," says skater Fabiola Gonzales. "Even our own families feel proud we're showing our traditions."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/0c2eb8f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x2786+0+1107/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F04%2F07%2Fld_imilla_07_custom-105ea5da1b821d390bbb7c6cf713ba8be4624525.jpg)
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