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North Yungas Road in Bolivia was dubbed the "World's Most Dangerous Road" in the 1990s, thanks to the hundreds of people who lost their lives each year.

Torres Strait Islander people have a rich cultural identity unique to that of Aboriginal Australians, yet few travellers will have heard of them.

A drive down Bolivia's infamous "Death Road" takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold.

A drive down Bolivia's infamous "Death Road" takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold.

The Falklands War, though brief at ten weeks, was nasty.

A Paraguayan soldier was attacked and killed by a deer in the gardens of Paraguay's presidential palace.

Loren Goldner's detailed account and analysis of the Bolivian Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) which was the key player in the 1952 national revolution, and which was supported by the left despite its pro-fascist, corporatist tendencies.

From north to south, from east to west, regardless of their country of origin, women in the film world continue to take firm steps that have led to international success and recognition. And we are not only talking about actresses or producers but more specifically about directors, those who take the lead in a project to bring it to life with their visionary magic. Examples of this case abound in Latin America. The rise of women behind the camera has reached such a point that it is now more co...

Historian uncovers the Underground Railroad that ran to Mexico February 15, 2021USC In the winter of 1819, five slaves escaped on horseback from a cotton plantation in Texas and rode to freedom. One bore the branded letter “R” — for “runaway” — on each of his cheeks, punishment for an earlier, failed escape attempt. The group traveled hundreds of miles, avoiding horse-eating alligators, hostile Native Americans and slave catchers along the way. Unlike most of their brethren that emb...

USC Dornsife historian uncovers the Underground Railroad that ran to Mexico Mexico played an important role in helping escaped slaves find freedom and in shaping the United States Civil War, argues Alice Baumgartner, a member of the USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities, headquartered at USC Dornsife. [4¾ min read] February 1, 2021 Thousands of enslaved people escaped U.S. plantations and headed to Mexico to find freedom and opportunity, reveals a new book by USC Dornsife historian Alice B...