During the second half of the XX Century, Central America lived a period of socio-political conflicts which led to internal wars in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. Unequal agrarian structures are one of the major ...

In the following research, the influence of the pre-Columbian mask production will be studied in three Central American dances: La Conquista in Chichicastenango, Guatemala; El Toro Guaco in Diriamba, Nicaragua and Los ...

Food traditions form part of humanity’s patrimony. They have contributed to the identities of people, to their food security and to an intimate relationship with the natural environment. The loss of these food traditions ...

This article describes the origin of the Wayuu, as well as their history through time. Wayuu culture is related to the environment in which they live. Their way of life, even in our times, is characterized by cultural way ...

Guadalupe island met at the beginning of the year 2009 a social movement which paralyzed it for approximately two months, and which expanded over the other French Overseas Departments. Why could such movement develop in ...

In recent decades significant changes on indigenous autonomy are the result of the struggles of indigenous movements in Brazil. The legal instruments prior to 1988 were characterized by the tutelage of indigenous people, ...

Resumido por Eduardo Madrigal.