Latin America

Oral history project recovering voices of Spanish and Latin American women celebrated at Spanish Embassy

An oral history project that is creating powerful video postcards to recover and preserve the legacies of prominent Spanish and...

Archaeologists discover unique drainage and irrigation system that enabled the “Neolithic revolution” in the Amazon

A pre-Colombian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that enabled them to produce maize throughout the...

Indigenous elders and ritual specialists help to unlock the meaning of ancient Amazonian rock art

Archaeologists documenting tens of thousands of rock art motifs in the Colombian Amazon have been consulting with Indigenous elders and...

Political parties in South America relied on will of the people to implement major economic reforms, analysis shows

The success and legacy of major economic reforms in Ecuador and El Salvador has depended on the will of the...

New interactive stories reveal the discoveries made by University-led Amazonia archaeology project

A series of immersive stories capturing some of the remarkable findings of an Amazonia-based archaeology project have been launched by...

Exeter launches medical mycology unit  in Latin America to fight global fungal disease crisis

To combat the global threat posed by fungal diseases, the University of Exeter is expanding its world-leading research expertise by...

Primary education reforms in Mexico greeted with both enthusiasm and scepticism, study shows

There has been a mixed response to primary education reforms in Mexico which have created widespread uncertainty among teachers, children...

Rock art and archaeological record reveal the complex relationship between humans and Amazonian animals

Rock art explored by archaeologists in the Colombian Amazon has provided an insight into the complex relationship between the earliest...