Orgullo Latino--Coffee and Latin American Culture

How one family's smoothie bar business went supernova in Costa Rica.

Take a stroll around Miami's Little Havana district and you'll soon stumble across a ventanita: a small window serving coffee - but ventanitas are so much more than that.

While we've been snacking on quinoa and chia for hundreds of years, the rest of the globe has only recently discovered the health benefits of our native foods.

Some say if you have never seen a lucha libre fight in the Arena México in Ciudad de México, you haven’t lived. While I wouldn't go quite so far, the sentiment holds true. From the colorful masks to the unique personalities of the luchadores, lucha libre is much more than a sport.

Some have dubbed it "green gold" – but to me, it has always been the humble aguacate.

"The Incas created the greatest empire that existed in the southern hemisphere".

There's no denying the popularity of this dessert amongst Latino communities (and beyond!) but where exactly does it come from? We investigate...

For many Latinos, Watching telenovelas is often a way of keeping in touch with friends and family, especially those who have moved abroad. 

As retail centers and streets become more and more saturated with coffee shop after coffee shop looking to carve out a space, one drink has stood the test of time: café con leche.

Its creaminess and sweetness are partly responsible. But, for most of us, it's the comfort that it provides which has made it so important.

Tamales mean so much more to us than food. As Marta Sánchez recalls, sitting on her abuela's countertop, making tamales was a sacred family tradition.

Teo Gómez explains how salsa dancing gives Latino communities "an important sense of identity where one can feel represented by something as global as a musical genre."

For Biondi, the talented sous chef at Momo Soho in New York, asado is an orchestra; the asador is the conductor, bringing the symphony to life. 

There's no denying that coffee is deeply ingrained in the culture of all Latinos. But what's so special about a cafecito? Let's dive in.

How one abuelita became a YouTube sensation and was even mentioned in Forbes magazine.

The tale unfolds, starting – as every good Mexican food story does – with an abuela. To tell the truth, Mama Necha’s recipe was simple. She dehydrated chile peppers (a combination of árbol, guajillo and pasilla), ground them together, and added sea salt and lime, grinding once again to form a fine powder.

We all know, savor and love chocolate. But, how was it discovered? And what were its original uses?

Podcasts – those nifty audio episodes on everything from true-crime deep dives to advice on how to make the perfect guacamole – have taken the world by storm. But what should you be listening to for the lowdown on all things Latino?

Fátima Ismael Espinoza is paving the way for female leadership and gender equality in the coffee industry. We delve deeper into her story.

Encebollado cures all ailments - or so the saying goes. We discover the history and cultural significance behind the popular Ecuadorian dish.

We talk to 3 generations of coffee workers in Colombia to discover how coffee culture in the country has changed throughout the decades.

Today, we represent nearly a fifth of the total US population. We are also the second-largest ethnic group in the country. But the data also shows that Latinos are dispersed rather unevenly across the country – and that our numbers are growing at vastly different rates depending on the state.