The Afro-Latino experience isn’t one that gets enough attention when we speak about Latin American culture, yet it is a major facet of the region and evidence of a diaspora intrinsically linked to the colonial…
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Connecting Through Cultural Diversity Awareness
I haven’t been posting on Over The Andes as often as I normally do because I’ve been working on some exciting projects. One of those projects was a guest post for DaliTalks. I featured Dali’s…
Review of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
Meet New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende’s most enchanting creation, Eva Luna: a lover, a writer, a revolutionary, and above all a storyteller. Eva Luna is the daughter of a professor’s assistant and a snake-bitten gardener—born…
Reblog: Incallajta – Bread Basket of the Inca
One of the world’s greatest and most well-known ancient civilizations is the Inca of Peru (and Bolivia and parts of Ecuador and Chile). It is a part of Latin American culture that brings great pride…
Friday Canción: Bolero
Hola mis amigos, Today we are taking another glimpse into Latin culture through music. This time we’re talking about Bolero music. Bolero refers to a type of music and to its associated dances. Interestingly, the…
FRIDAY CANCIÓN: Oye Mi Canto By Gloria Estefan
Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is throwback song by the very famous and well-loved Gloria Estefan, Oye Mi Canto. Earlier this week I was in my car and…
Spanglish Sunday: Cinco de Mayo edition
Hola, Es domingo. It is also Cinco de Mayo. Today’s post takes a light-hearted look at the festival which is probably celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico. Check out these memes for the…
Friday Canción: Cinco de Mayo Songs
Hola, Otra vez es viernes. And it’s also almost May 5th once again. You remember the significance of Cinco de Mayo, right? It was the day in 1862 when a small, armed Mexican battalion faced…
FRIDAY CANCIÓN: El Cóndor Pasa by Los Fronterizos
Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is something a bit slower and more ‘traditional’ than our usual. We’re taking a listen to Argentinian Folk music, through a song that…
Friday Canción: La Bicicleta by Carlos Vives ft. Shakira
Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is La Bicicleta by Carlos Vives and Shakira. You met Carlos in the last Friday Canción and we talked about the vallenato echoes to his…