human rights – Fake Flamenco

Landmark Case: Lake Neltume Lands Returned

Great news from Chile; the Mapuche Nation won back rights to their lands near Lake Neltume in the south. Lake Neltume is east of Valdivia, near the border with Argentina. In 1989, under the Pinochet dictatorship, these lands were “rented” to businesses for 99 years at a cost of $118 a year ($84,000 Chilean pesos) […]

history, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

8th American Country with Marriage Equality

Happy Pride Month! Want some good news? LBGTQ rights are expanding in this hemisphere. May 26, 2020, Costa Rica became the eighth country in the continent of the Americas to legalize same-sex marriage. The Ticos, as they call themselves, are the first in Central America to provide marriage equality. The change has been in the […]

Chile, Music, Spanish Culture and Language

2nd Latin Grammy for Chilean Mon Laferte

Daring Chilena reveals what is wrong in Chile and more. Mon Laferte gave a clear message with her stance on the red carpet at the Latin Grammys last week. The Chilean singer songwriter Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte began her music career early, winning a guitar prize for her singing at nine years old. She grew […]