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Pepe Santana, an Andean musician, emigrated from Ecuador to New York City more than 60 years ago. Missing the music of the Andes Mountains, he connected with fellow musicians to form the band INKHAY.

After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal ...

In the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), celebrated last week in New York, the Chilean-French rapper Ana Tijoux talked to AL DÍA about her latest album, “Vengo,” which translates as "I Come," ...

The propulsive, tactile self-titled debut from the Bolivian-American duo Los Thuthanaka was one of last year's real critical sensations. Multi-instrumentalist Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is one half of ...

Bolivian salteñas are one of the most distinctive pastries in South America, known for their juicy filling, slightly sweet dough, and careful construction. This video brings salteñas from their Andean ...

Beautiful red-fronted macaws are making a rebound in central Bolivia, thanks to creative conservation agreements with local farmers. Birding enthusiasts can reap the benefits. We stood on the rocky ...

The tiny village of La Higuera, Bolivia is where Che Guevara was eventually captured and killed. Today it is home to only around 25 people, and is frozen in time. First I take a quick tour of this ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia(AP) — Andean Indigenous women, or “cholitas,” proudly set out to work wearing a voluminous bell-shaped skirt with layered petticoats known as “pollera” (pronounced po-YEH-rah). They ...