Over 270,000 Facebook members, mostly Central American youths, have joined a group called "One Million Voices Against FARC," which was established one month ago, and are preparing to rally on the streets of Columbia this coming Monday.

I'm one of those inveterate dreamers who sees Mike Huckabee's message of change as a critical issue in this election cycle. So do a lot of other Americans. Why? Because change is the central element of American D.N.A.

Entrepreneur is a French word. Some might see a paradox in this because France, with a centrally-planned, pro-European post-war period behind it, has not yet fully embraced the individualism of the self-made business person. However, there are early signs that this is changing. France has not become an American-style meritocracy yet, but the...

An American Columbia University (SIPA) alumna gives a firsthand account of the heating crisis paralyzing Tajikistan. On GroundReport.

What would you do in a country as beautiful and ecologically diverse as Costa Rica? When most travelers wing their way to Costa Rica, that Central American gem that offers windswept beaches and lush rain forests, they partake in any number of exciting activities...

Latin American culture is the formal or informal expression of the peoples of Latin America, and includes both high culture (literature, high art) and popular culture (music, folk art and dance) as well as religion and other customary practices.Definitions of Latin America vary. From a cultural perspective, Latin America generally includes those parts of the Americas where Spanish, French, or Portuguese prevail: Mexico and most of Central America, South America, and part of the Caribbean in which Haiti (a non-Hispanic country with some Hispanic cultural influence) is generally included. There is also an important Latin American cultural presence in the USA (e.g. California and the Southwest, and cities such as New York and Miami). There is also increasing attention to the relations between Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole. See further discussion of definitions at Latin America.The rich of Latin American culture is the product of many influences, including:Pre-Columbian cultures, whose importance is today particularly notable in countries such as Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.European culture, owing to the region's history of colonization by Spain, Portugal, and France. European influence is particularly marked in so-called high culture, such as literature, painting, and Music. Moreover, this imperial history left an enduring mark of their influence in their languages, which are spoken throughout Central (including the Caribbean), South and North America (México and many parts of the USA). In addition, nineteenth- and twentieth-century immigration (e.g from Italy, Germany, and Eastern Europe) also transformed especially countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil (particular the southeast and southern regions), Chile and Venezuela.The introduction of slaves from Africa, which has influenced for instance dance and religion, especially in countries such as Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, and Cuba.Increasingly, the United States, particularly via mass culture such as cinema and TV.In this sense, it might be strictly more accurate to speak of "Indo-Afro-Latin American culture."