Latin America is one of the most ethnically diverse regions on Earth; however, visual storytelling has frequently reduced that diversity to generalized or stereotypical representations. In contemporary graphic novels, a growing number of illustrators are adopting stricter standards of ethnic…
TBT: 🧙🏽♀️ #ProphetAirlines 🔮 Does life imitate LatinAir, or is it the other way around?
By October 2016, with LatinAir already 22 months into production, a viral news story seemed to project two AL characters into everyday reality: the couple formed (in more ways than one) by Edna “Paloma” and Norlan Jarquin, natives of Managua,…
Panama finally inaugurated expansion announced in 2013… and we included it exactly as such in LatinAir.
The scheduled opening date arrived for Tocumen Airport in Panama: the only hub with routes to every country in Latin America, as well as destinations in Europe and Asia. They are now planning the next expansion for the year 2035.
Generic of Biogen’s Spinraza launches in Argentina
Biogen’s Spinraza has competition in Argentina. The local drugmaker Gador has launched a generic of the spinal muscular atrophy drug under the brand name Ligonux. Launched at an event attended by pediatric neurologists at the Centro Audiovisual Inmersivo de Buenos Aires today, it’s the only generic Spinraza outside of Russia. The launch event was led by company director Alfredo Weber, while speakers included Soledad Monges, head of neurology at Hospital Garrahan, Mariela…
Walking in two worlds: how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages
Michael Running Wolf leads artificial-intelligence initiatives to revive lost languages and empower Indigenous people. AI researcher Michael Running Wolf grew up listening to his community speak Indigenous languages, an increasingly rare experience. Credit: Taehoon Kim/Northeastern University Read more >>
Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years
The unprecedented find has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the Americas The centrepiece of the mural is a stylistic depiction of a large bird of prey with outstretched wings, its head adorned with 3D diamond motifs. Photograph: Pontifical…
Mexico seeks to send first ‘all Latino’ mission to space in 2027
December 2, 2024 The mission will be led by electrical engineer Katya Echazarreta, who became the first Mexican astronaut and the youngest female astronaut at age 26. (Katya Echazarreta/X) A top official in the Sheinbaum administration stated last week that…
América Latina es una de las regiones con mayor diversidad étnica del planeta; sin embargo, la narrativa visual frecuentemente ha reducido esa diversidad a representaciones generalizadas o estereotípicas. En las novelas gráficas contemporáneas, un número creciente de ilustradores está adoptando…
Cómo los ingenieros indígenas están utilizando la inteligencia artificial para preservar su cultura
Los ingenieros indígenas están a la vanguardia de la preservación cultural, utilizando la inteligencia artificial como una herramienta clave para documentar y revitalizar sus lenguas y tradiciones. Con el alarmante peligro de extinción de muchas lenguas indígenas, estos profesionales combinan su conocimiento técnico con…
Inauguran en Argentina el primer laboratorio de oligonucleótidos sintéticos de Latinoamérica
El laboratorio argentino Gador puso en marcha la infraestructura clave para desarrollar terapias y medicamentos para tratar enfermedades neuromusculares poco frecuentes en niños y adolescentes. En esta nota: Atrofia Muscular Espinal, Gador, Laboratorio de Oligonucleótidos Sintéticos Buenos Aires, 6 de mayo de 2026.-…