Image: on laoctava.comRicardo Pascoe PierceOn February 7, 2010, President Hugo Chávez was walking through the historic center of Caracas and noticed a building of a certain elegance. He asked what it was: a building with private jewelry stores. Chávez...
Image: Ave Calvar in collaboration with Unsplash+Ricardo Pascoe PierceDuring the 20th Century and the first part of the 21st Century, Mexico was a reference for all Latin American and Caribbean countries in terms of its importance in promoting political...
Image: ALXR on ShutterstockAntonio NavalónAssuming that in the afterlife, there was freedom of expression and that the spirits could manifest themselves, Fidel Castro must surely be, on the one hand, enjoying himself but also suffering. The events in Ecuador...
Photo: Zameel HZ on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceSimplifying what is happening in Latin America in political, economic, and social terms leads to a failure to perceive long-term trends. Instead, analyses tend to start from immediate circumstances to extrapolate long-term trends.Photo:...
Image: Fotokita on iStockAntonio NavalónAmerica is on fire. From North to South and East to West, the crisis is generalized and has one element in common: the loss of faith in its ruling classes. In politics, it is well...