Latin American & Caribbean History

Human Rights Organization, Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, fight to find their grandchildren who were kidnapped by Argentina's Authoritarian government in the 1970s.

Discover the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island and the mysterious stone Maoi that dot the island.

8 U.S. states exist on land that used to belong to Mexico. Learn more about Mexico's history!

It has become the site and symbol of the battle for Texan independence, but there is much more to the story. Find out why Americans will always remember the Alamo.

When multiple diplomats and their spouses fall ill in Cuba, a case is opened to solve the mystery.

Che Guevara believed that communism would save the impoverished people of Latin America. Learn more about how he became a revolutionary icon of the anti-establishment in this video.