Latin America

A term describing 20 countries and 9 autonomies of South and Central America. These regions have been almost completely colonized by Spain and Portugal. Latin America has over 21 million square kilometers of land area and is inhabited by 549 million people. Almost 79% of the inhabitants are Catholic.

A fraud during elections in Venezuela

A fraud during elections in Venezuela

has once again become the President of Venezuela but there have been accusations that the election had been rigged. Smartmatic, a company which counted votes, admitted that the data had been manipulated. According to official information, only 46% of the citizens entitled to vote took part in the elections.

Meat in a virtual desert

Meat in a virtual desert

Meat and Sand (Carne y Arena in Spanish) is a 7-minute-long virtual movie by , the Oscar-winning director of Birdman. His vision allows the viewers to step into the role of an illegal immigrant.

Who is the new Cuban leader?

Who is the new Cuban leader?

Miguel Díaz-Canel, the former vice-president of has replaced as the country’s president. After six decades of the Castro family in power, the newly appointed leader is now a person born after . “He is not a mystery nor an improvisor”, said Raúl Casto about his successor.

Odebrecht case – the biggest scandal in America

Odebrecht case – the biggest scandal in America

The trial of a former Ecuador vice president Jorge Glas and twelve other officials suspected of receiving multimillion bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht started on November 24. The National Court of Justice granted Glas a preliminary custody in October fearing that he might palter.