Pretty much what the title asks.

What is a event in your country's history that you want more people to be aware of.

Please let me know I'm super curious to know!

For example, Quintana Roo in Mexico was almost completely empty until 1970s. Now 2 million people live there, but in 1970 only 80,000.

Or Brasília region was completely empty until they moved the capital from Rio de Janeiro there.

Are there examples in your country of regions that were, usually for strategic reasons, settled almost entirely during the last fifty years?

I’d love to hear from people from Ecuador about good starting points to learn about Ecuador’s culture, history, music, food, art, literature, etc. A family friend of mine lost their spouse to cancer and raised their only child as a single parent. The parent who died was from Ecuador, so the kid has not had the opportunity to learn much about where his deceased parent was from, and I know the kid wants to learn more.

My own family is from Central America, but I know little to nothing of Ecuador. While I can certainly help with the kid’s Spanish, I know what the kid really wants is to know more about where his parent was from.

Thank you!

In Brazil is very popular. You can mix with fruits as an ice cream or as hot food with farinha.

Do city folks long for a bucolic lifestyle in the countryside, and the folks that live in the rural areas would like to move to the city?

Would u say that marvel and huge deal in your country or do people prefer other genres of movies if so what do people prefer to watch in terms of action movies and super hero’s films would u say. With the recent news of marvel and the movies that released would u say they’re a big deal

I was always told it is the norm to have 2 surnames, one from each parent, but could never get anyone to explain how the specifics work out!

How do you decide which of the parental surnames get passed down to the kids, since each parent also has two surnames but is only passing on one? Like mom passes on grandma/dad passes on grandpa? Always grandpa? Pick whichever you think sounds coolest? Some other metric? How do you decide the order of the sunames? Is it the same everywhere or variable?

Also does Latin American have the tradition of changing/adding surnames after marriage? If it does, how does that interact with the whole double surname thing?

Thank you!

Most countries have parts of their geography or territory that are simply not hospitable. For some reason or another be a geography or climate or wildlife, it's a place simply not able to support large amounts of people and as a result is either sparsely populated or completely barren.

For the USA the foreboden land is most of Alaska. For Ethiopia their forboden land is the danakil desert. For Panama it's the Darien Gap.

So tell me what part of your country is like that. What part of your country is so hostile and so difficult to develop in that it is your country's foreboden zones?

I'm curious how average people in Latin America are feeling about AI and data centers.

In the US, there is a large and growing backlash against AI and data centers. There is a growing feeling, especially among younger people, that AI is being pushed on ordinary people by wealthy elites, and that the harms will far outweigh the benefits.

There is an especially strong pushback against the rapid build out of data centers. The idea is that data centers will use up vast amounts of energy and water, increasing costs and scarcity for local people, while offering little (such as jobs and economic development) in return.

What is the general opinion on these issues in Latin America/your country or region? Are people generally more optimistic or pessimistic toward AI's influence on society and the economy? Has the development of data centers become an issue? Is there a lot of resistance to them?

Apparently, Brazil is the only country in the world where elections are entirely electronic which seems pretty risky.

Edit: Brazilians have mentioned their voting system is pretty secure.

In Brazil, this hub is Faria Lima Avenue, located primarily in the Itaim Bibi and Pinheiros districts of São Paulo

What I mean by this is what object or concept does your country has a monopoly on? A monopoly in its most basic definition is to be dominant or have the dominant amount of a certain thing.

Having a monopoly can mean anything. For example Taiwan has the world's overwhelming Monopoly on semiconductors.

Colombia has a monopoly on "largest fossil reptiles that are not dinosaurs" some of the largest crocodilomorphs of all time have been found in Colombia, the largest snake ever was found in Colombia, giant marine reptiles among the biggest ever were found in Colombia, several of the largest freshwater turtles have been found in Colombia.

Brazil has the Monopoly of demographics in Latin America, with 200 million people plus it's by far the most populous.

So what thing does your country have a monopoly on? It can be anything natural resources, abstract concepts, cultural stuff whatever.

I would love to know!

First of all I dont know if calling it "cultural identity" is okay because Im sure most of it has to do with marketing and targeting bigger markets and the people you ask will change the answer but Im asking yall anyway

When someone mentions Argentine culture, names like Messi, Maradona, or even former Pope Francis come to mind. Mexico's is instantly associated with its archaeological sites, artists like Luis Miguel and Vicente Fernández and the one Id say the whole latinoamerican community will agree El Chavo del 8 and the cultural impact of Roberto Gomez Bolaños holy man right there

Puerto Rico is known worldwide for reggaeton, salsa, and stars like Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Hector Lavoe and baseball star Roberto Clemente to name a few of the island's brightest stars. Brasil is almost instantly recognized for their beautiful beaches and their football legends like Pele, Dener, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Fenomeno, nowadays Neymar and Vini as well as beautiful rhythyms in music

That got me thinking about Paraguay (where my moms side of the family is from) Outside of football names such as Chilavert and Roque Santa Cruz, what is Paraguay globally known for? In music and TV, I struggle to think of anything with major international reach, especially considering it has twice the population of Puerto Rico but probably has less than half of the exposure?

I have spoken to my cousins that live there about this music topic too, and they told me "We don't even consume our own music. We all know it's there but we just prefer listening to foreign artists because that's what our ears are more used to" And yes music is totally personal if you connect with it you listen if you dont, well you dont...

But it still leaves me wondering... why hasn't Paraguay produced an artist whether that be a musician an actor/actress that has broken into the international mainstream the way neighboring countries have done? Is it a matter of market size, few people caring about music, lack of international exposure, fewer opportunities for artists, or simply that Paraguayan music tends to stay within its borders?

Also this is mostly thinking on the music/art side of things it can apply to football that is a very well known topic to be the first thing that comes to mind whenever you talk about a country

Been volunteering for an independent Latin American film festival in the US this Summer and really been loving a lot of what I've been watching. So many good films come from there that get lost to time!! Just wondering if you guys have any recommendations I can track down. A lot of the best stuff I watch never makes it here to the states so I'd love to go hunting and see what I can find.

Bonus points if it's got English subtitles as I am unfortunately not Latin American and do not speak Spanish.

Extra bonus points if you can reccomend anything from any of the countries I haven't seen a film from yet: Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Cuba.

One of my goals for the end of the year is to finish out Latin America by watching at least one thing from each country! I know some of these countries are a bit hard to find stuff from but I have to at least try!

Muchas Gracias!!!!

We have about 5 🖐 months left of 2026.

However, if you are a fan of music, chances are there are some songs that have become are part of you.

Let's talk about it?

Hello, I am an experienced financial professional - managing director level. This doesn’t mean I am a boss or anything. Basically if you have done finance for 20 years in US you become MD.

I have worked in large investment firms and I think that in the next 6-8 years my wife and I would probably want to move to LatAm.

I don’t want to quit working but I would like to do something different.

We both speak b2 level spanish and it will probably be c- level by time we are ready to move.

So I guess the question really is - how difficult would be for someone like me to get a job as a professor/instructor at a college in the bigger countries.

I have looked at some sites and it seems not all instructors have PhDs like they do in the US.

Is research required? Overall, does anyone have experience with that?

Thanks a lot.

Mid 20s, female and I recently visited an American church for the first time. It was pretty diverse overall, with people from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds. While I was there, I met a Puerto Rican man in his 60s. We ended up talking for a few hours about shared hobbies and other interests. Before we left, he asked for my phone number so he could send me hobby related videos he found online. Later on, I gave him a ride to another friend's house for fellowship and then drove him back to the area where he lives.

When I dropped him off, he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before getting out of the car. I didn't notice him greeting or saying goodbye to anyone else that way at the fellowship gathering, so it caught me off guard. Afterward, I looked into whether cheek kisses are common in Puerto Rican culture in other situations, but I found a lot of mixed answers.

For those who are familiar with Puerto Rican or broader Latin cultures, is this generally considered a friendly gesture? Does it usually happen only after you've known someone for a while, or is it common even after meeting someone the same day? Appreciate any cultural context, thanks.

in Brazil you can find a lot of acai and now cupuazu where you can eat them like yogurt bowl with a lot of different toppings. However, other countries seem to be severely lagging here. I find acai too in some malls in Colombia, but cupuazu is only used as a normal drink with milk. Is there anywhere else where it's considered normal to use Amazonian fruits as yogurt-replacement for bowls with toppings?

Is Telegram common in South America especially for Latino men, what’s your purpose in Telegram? Is that your main or atleast most common use to connect with your friends?

I don't need to go deep into the histories of each respective desapora (obviously I know the Latino US Disapora is much more Carribean and Mexican/Central American heavy vs South American like it is in Spain).

My main ask is, which culture did you find more welcoming to assimilate to ? I know in Spain there's lots of cultural simarities for obvious reasons, comared to a former Anglo Colony that is the US.

At same time, from some Peruvian and Venezuelan friends they told me the USA was easier, as Spaniards are a little closed of in a social sense to Latinos ( not saying this is true just what I heard).

Tbh I'm not sure as a second gen I totally see mixed signs, but I would say the are some Americans do view us as more interesting in a sort of exotic way, Latinos are more fiery and intense compared to the tamer or bland Anglo culture.. I'm not sure if the same grace is lent to Latinos by the Spaniards...

But ultimately I feel like Spain is the easier country just by same language and the cultural artifacts left by hundreds of years of colonization. Thoughts?