Mundo Deportivo
Born in Nogales in 1977, this legendary sprinter captured Olympic silver in the 400 meters at the 2004 Athens Games, but solidified her status as a global icon a year earlier by becoming the first Mexican woman to win a World Championship gold medal.
Who is Ana Guevara?
This Inca system of knotted cords was used to record information; the knots were tied in specific patterns, colors, lengths, and positions, all carrying meaning.
What is Quipu?
Originally cultivated by the Olmecs and Mayas, this "Food of the Gods" was once used as currency. Its scientific name, Theobroma, reflects its sacred status in pre-Columbian spiritual and culinary life.
What is Cacao?
Defined by a realistic setting infused with supernatural elements, this literary genre is epitomized by works like Isabel Allende’s La casa de los espíritus (1982) and the writings of Alejo Carpentier and Gabriel García Márquez.
What is Magical Realism?
This Afro-Uruguayan Carnival parade in Montevideo features competing comparsas performing candombe rhythms in a street procession centered on traditional drumming.
What is the Desfile de Llamadas?
This Mexican football club was founded in 1916 in Mexico City and plays at Estadio Azteca. It is one of the most successful clubs in Liga MX history, currently holding a record 16 league titles, the most of any team in the Mexican top flight.
What is Club América?
This Maya site in present-day Honduras is known for its intricate stelae and hieroglyphic stairway, one of the longest known inscriptions in the ancient Americas.
What is Copán?
A complex Mexican sauce, specifically the variety from Puebla, that symbolizes mestizaje, combining Indigenous chilies and seeds with Old World spices and a hint of bitter chocolate.
What is Mole Poblano?
This 1922 title was the first major published poetry collection by Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Gabriela Mistral.
What is Desolación?
Taking place on December 7, the eve of the Immaculate Conception, this beloved Colombian tradition signals the start of the Christmas season as families and communities illuminate windows, balconies, and sidewalks with thousands of candles and paper lanterns in honor of the Virgin Mary.
What is the Noche de las Velitas?
Known as 'La Zurda de Oro' (The Golden Lefty), this Peruvian volleyball star helped lead her nation to a historic silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was named the world’s best player after that tournament, and later served as a pioneering congresswoman in her home country.
Who is Cecilia Tait?
The Inca state religion centered on worship of this sun deity, considered the ancestor of the emperors.
Who is Inti?
This traditional Panamanian chicken soup is flavored with culantro (an herb stronger than cilantro) and is considered a symbol of national hospitality and a traditional remedy for exhaustion.
What is Sancocho?
This 17th-century Mexican nun and polymath defended a woman’s right to education in her defiant title, Respuesta a Sor Filotea.
Who is Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz?
In many Latino communities across the U.S., this nine-day pre-Christmas event symbolizes the biblical search for lodging by Mary and Joseph and is commemorated through neighborhood processions and communal songs.
What are Las Posadas?
Nicknamed “El Presidente”, this MLB pitcher threw a perfect game in 1991 with the Montreal Expos against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In recognition of his contributions to baseball, Nicaragua renamed its national stadium in his honor in 1998.
Who is Dennis Martínez?
The Incas used a labor tax system to build infrastructure across the Andes.
What is the Mit’a System?
This traditional Guatemalan stew is a masterful fusion of Maya chilies and Spanish spices, thickened with toasted seeds and served during major religious festivals.
What is Pepián?
In 2021, this nation saw its author Sergio Ramírez win the Cervantes Prize, the highest honor in Spanish letters, for titles like Margarita, está linda la mar.
What is Nicaragua?
Celebrated across Latin America and by many Latino families in the United States, this Christmas Eve tradition is marked by a feast and family gatherings that usher in Christmas Day.
What is Nochebuena?
A Mexican-American professional skateboarder and pioneer of technical street skating, this athlete became a dominant competitor in the X Games and Street League Skateboarding. Widely known by his nickname, he was among the first skateboarders to receive a signature shoe line with Nike SB
Who is Paul Rodriguez?
This Maya ruler of Palenque, whose tomb was discovered in the Temple of the Inscriptions, is one of the best-documented figures of the Classic period.
Who is K’inich Janaab’ Pakal?
This traditional Guatemalan stew is a masterful fusion of Maya chilies and Spanish spices, thickened with toasted seeds and served during major religious festivals.
What is Pepián?
This title, a 1974 masterpiece by Augusto Roa Bastos, is based on the life of Francia and covers more than a hundred years of Paraguayan history.
What is Yo, el Supremo?
Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, this commemorative month begins on September 15th to coincide with the independence anniversaries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and runs through October 15th.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?