BY: ADAM THRUSH With international media outlets constantly fixated on the public devolution of race relations in the United States it would be easy to think that the problems of racism and white privilege are inherently American. However, south of…
Balboa: The Gringo’s guide to Panama
BY: RYAN SQUIRES Latin America – a region immersed in a myriad of rich history and diverse cultures, also well regarded by “gringos” as a popular travel destination. Among the most visited nations is Panama, the land bridge between the Americas…
Living on $50 a day, we took our one-year-old daughter on a 6-month adventure across South America
BY: TIM O’NEAL It took several minutes to explain to the woman at the airline counter why we only had one way tickets, no long-term visa, and very little luggage. “What are your plans?” she asked. “We’re flying into Nicaragua…
Stay Out of My Womb: The Zika Virus Crisis in Latin America
BY: STEFANIE AWRONSKI Zika, the tropical virus that originated in Africa around 1947, has been devastating Latin America and the Caribbean. It has affected more than one million people in Brazil, and close to 4,000 babies have been born with…