Latin America is a wonderfully varied region. What are your favorite bits of trivia? Here are some of mine. * There are 56 language families and 73 isolated languages in Latin America-Spanish is but...

Illegal immigrant Jesús Manuel Córdova had been walking on the desert for almost two days, and he was less than eight hours on foot from Tucson, when he found 9 years old Christopher Buztheitner,...

Although their parents barely speak English, young Latin immigrants in the US have adopted the new language and barely speak their parents' language. A big percentage of the Latin immigrants who...

As you know, Thanksgiving is a holiday traditionally celebrated in the United States; it was created in the US. However, many people from different countries have adopted Thanksgiving, and adapted...

So, I've listened to the first single from the "new Menudo". In their official website you can read:Take an early listen to a demo song that has leaked from the studio called "More...

2007 should be officially named "Gabriel García Marquez's Year". This year, Gabo has celebrated his 80th birthday, the 40th anniversary of "Cien Años de Soledad" (One Hundred...

Alejandro Sanz, David Bisbal, Miguel Bosé, Hombres G and Amaia Montero (La Oreja de Van Gogh's vocalist) are going to participate in another concert to help the victims of the earthquake in Peru....

Some people are just lucky b... Seriously, look at what Elizabeth Gibson found in the trash, on the northwest corner of Broadway and 72nd Street in Manhattan: "Tres Personajes" (Three...

HispanicAd asks: Man vs. Naturaleza: How 'green' are Hispanics? They say "being green to Hispanics is less of a lifestyle statement and more about a pragmatic application to real...

I'm horrified and disgusted. A very stupid man, who calls himself an artist, let a sick dog die in one of his "exhibits". His name is Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, he's from Costa Rica...

Very interesting article, reproduced on Hispanic Trending (originally published on The Louisiana Weekly) about what the word "Hispanic" really means: Just What Is a Hispanic? Although I...

...Hispanic is a term that's widely misused and misunderstood in the U.S. As I've told you many times, there's a difference between Hispanic and Latino. In case you haven't been around...

CNN has launched a site about Latin heritage, issues and culture, which "will be reporting on issues related to the Latino community from September 29th through October 3rd", according to...

Spanish-language lifestyle and service magazine for women, Siempre Mujer, has announced this year's "Always Inspiring" Hispanic women. The 10 honorees were chosen for their hands-on...

As I've promised on the post about the 2007 Latin MTV Awards nominees, here is a video from one of the nominated Uruguayan bands: La Vela Puerca. La Vela Puerca was born in December, 1995, and is...

This is the Latino Comedy Project's "300" parody, a video from the LCP's "all new" full-length sketch comedy show "AlienNation". The LPC website says:The Latino...

This is the last Uruguayan nominee in the Latin Grammys 2007: Jorge Drexler. (Nominated for Best Singer-Songwriter Album) The song with the same name as the album - 12 Segundos de Oscuridad (12...

This is another "Uruguayan Latin Grammys Nominees" post. Although they're nominated for Best Rock Song, El Cuarteto de Nos is probably completely unfamiliar for many of you. So,...

So, Blog Day is here again. The proposal is simple: find 5 new Blogs that you find interesting, and write about them. You're supposed to notify the bloggers before you write, but I'll have to...

As I've said in my previous post about the Latin Grammy 2007 nominations, I'm very happy with the Uruguayan presence in the list. Even more happy after discovering that there's a third...