The March to the West in the United States was characterized by territorial expansion towards the Pacific in the second half of the 19th century. This growth was achieved through wars,...
Ku Klux Klan or KKK is an American civil organization that preaches white racial supremacy, racism and anti-Semitism. The first group of the Ku Klux Klan was founded shortly after the War of...
The “War of Cisplatina” or “Guerra del Brasil” (as it is known outside Brazil) was an armed confrontation that took place between 1825 and 1828, involving the Empire of Brazil, the United Provinces of...
The Bush Doctrine was an orientation of American foreign policy established by American President George W. Bush in 2002. This ideology favored preventive war, the fight against...
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. During his tenure he faced the American Civil War and abolished slavery in the country. Biography Abraham...
Machu Picchu, also called the “Lost City of the Incas”, is an archaeological site located in Peru. This immense sanctuary is considered one of the most enigmatic places in America...
Operation Condor or Plan Condor was a system for exchanging information and prisoners between the dictatorships of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. This alliance was...
Américo Vespucci was a Florentine navigator, cartographer, writer and merchant. He participated three times in maritime expeditions. Due to his descriptions of the new land, the continent...
The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) was a popular army founded in 1966 that fought against the Colombian government. The FARC carried out numerous military operations, kidnappings...
The Triple Alliance Treaty was a secret agreement signed on May 1, 1865, in the city of Buenos Aires, between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The three countries allied themselves against the dictator...
The flag of Argentina was created at the time of the country's independence. It consists of two blue horizontal bands separated by a white horizontal band. In the center is the figure of...
Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919) was a Mexican revolutionary leader and to this day considered a hero to many in this country. Zapata led the Mexican Revolution (1910) from southern Mexico,...
The flag of Paraguay is a rectangle composed of three horizontal red, white and blue bands. In the center there is a shield on the obverse and a different one on the reverse. Although it has been formulated...
Inca culture is the result of the fusion of customs from various Andean civilizations. Many peoples settled in a territory between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean and remained...
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) was an actor, politician and president of the United States from 1981-1989. During his government, there was the implantation of neoliberal economic measures, the end of the Cold War and the...
George Washington was the first president of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. He was active in the war against the Indians and then fought against the British for the independence of the 13 Colonies. He was elected...
The Venezuela Crisis is an economic, social and political phenomenon that has been happening in the country since 2012. In the last two years, however, the situation has worsened when thousands of...
Salvador Allende Gossens was a physician, politician and president of Chile from 1970 to 1973. He was the first socialist to be elected president in the world and this caused unrest in the government of the States...
The Flag of Chile is a red horizontal band that occupies half of the pavilion. The other half is occupied by a white strip and in the upper right corner, a blue square with a...
Richard Nixon was the 37th American president from 1969-1974. His government was marked by the end of the Vietnam War, diplomatic rapprochement with China and the Watergate scandal, which forced...
The Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) is an intergovernmental organization that brings together 13 Latin American countries. Its goals are to reduce customs taxes...
The Flag of Uruguay consists of a rectangle with nine horizontal blue and white bands and a sun located in the upper left corner. The Uruguayan flag is officially called "Pavilion...
The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) is an intergovernmental organization that was created in 2008. The main objective is to strengthen ties between the countries of South America and...
