r/asklatinamerica

Question addressed to latinoamerican Zionists

My TikTok FYP keeps recommending evangelical pastors and churches. Sometimes to admire them, sometimes to mock them. But I almost never get Catholic content. Evangelicals are also gaining political power across Latin America.

This reminds me of declassified Cold War history: the CIA and US policy promoted Protestant/evangelical churches in the region to counter Liberation Theology and leftist movements. Is a softer version happening now through algorithms and US funding? I’m not claiming direct CIA proof today, but the pattern is hard to ignore.

Canada, Europe, and USA love camping

but I noticed in LatAm many people don't, or see it as a "hippy thing" or something not worthy of a vacation.

Obviously don't want to generalize everyone. But I do see a stark contrast, especially in countries like Mexico, where camping is just not seen as a way of life or vacation. Sometimes they even mock you for it.

For example, in Europe people travel to the USA to see national parks, rent a camper and go camping. In Mexico, people go to the USA to cities only.

In Mexico, it is definitely Pedro Páramo (and all the books Juan Rulfo wrote, in general).

Reading from the previous post, the popular opinion was that Latin American has great natural scenery, so there is no reason to visit American national parks.

I wonder if it's also true for Canada, Aus, or NZ.

Not much history in those countries since they're very young countries like the US (even younger) and the architecture and cuisine is not that amazing. They are eco oriented countries with beautiful scenery... But would Latin Americans go? Or is it the same as the US where you apply "we have nature at home, no reason to go"? Or why would they be different?

The percentages there are low compared to other countries and they don't have the same political influence as in other countries.

I've seen so much of this while in the US but also in Santo Domingo.

Yall noticed the pattern here too?

The most embarrassing part is that the central american countries losing rely on soccer. as a central american myself.

Not just islands but places like suriname too

Hope everyone is ok there, just read the news about the earthquake and the tsunami alert, please take care.

I'm an avid music fan and I love music, and recently I've been following some bands from Mexico (Diles que no me maten, No Somos Marineros), Chile (Candelabro, tortuganónima, Asia Menor, 1000 ánimas, Deja Las Flores en Tokyo), Colombia (Ríos de Ceniza), Perú (Fiesta Bizarra, Cataratas en Siberia), Nicaragua (Jardín Animal), and of course, Argentina (Cursi No Muere, El Mató, Usted Señalemelo, Las Ligas Menores before splitting up, etc...)

In Spain I have r/independentspain which I'm proud of, I know r/indieheads but it's mostly anglo-centric, and I already know r/MusicaEnEspanol but I think this last one is not moderated properly and it's full of slop, self-promo, etc and it's not a quality subreddit. I was wondering if:

1. does something like r/independentspain exists for any of these countries or for LATAM in general
2. If not, is anyone with the same music taste as me, or interested in it, interested in creating a subreddit following the alt scene in all LATAM, and in organising AMAs, etc? Like an r/indieheads but for music in Spanish (made in LATAM) and not only in Spain.

Thank you!

Is there anyone here from Latin America or who has lived there for a long time? I live in the US, and I've been wanting to ask you: are you just as close-knit back home, or does living abroad bring you closer together? From what I see, you seem like one close-knit community. Whether someone is from Colombia, Mexico, or Venezuela, you socialize, support each other, and help each other out. Spanish is spoken in many of your countries, and Portuguese in Brazil, though I realize there are many more languages and cultures across the region. I can't help comparing this with Russian speakers. In my experience, people in our community often seem to keep their distance from one another. Of course, some people help, but I haven't met many of them. With you, I get a sense of solidarity. Maybe I just haven't been lucky with the people around me? I'm also curious about how this fits with relations between your countries. Across the former Soviet Union, many people speak Russian too, families have ties across borders, and we share so much history, yet there are still wars and hostility. Russia is waging war against Ukraine. In 2008, there was a war between Russia and Georgia involving the conflicts over Abkhazia and South Ossetia. There was also the conflict in Transnistria, in Moldova, where units of the 14th Army fought on the side of the Transnistrian forces. I understand that relationships between ordinary people and government decisions aren't the same thing, but I still find it hard to wrap my head around. I've read that your countries have also fought wars, such as Peru and Ecuador in 1995 and El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. What are things like now? Are there armed clashes, threats of war, or territorial disputes between your countries? Do people ever say that a neighboring country "actually belongs to us"? Is there hostility toward each other because of nationality? For example, would someone refuse to socialize or work with another person because they're from a particular country? I want to understand whether there's really such a big difference between our communities or whether I'm only seeing part of the picture. Is it about customs, upbringing, history, or politics? Or do you stick together abroad while relations back home are very different? I'd love to hear what it's actually like from your own experience.

As the title says, what are the non-slang, “normal” terms in your language that are a dead giveaway someone is not from your country?

For example, if someone says “tú” I already disregard them as Argentinian. Same with “pues” (in Argentina “pues” is rarely used). These are normal words in the Spanish language that are entirely correct and not slang, but for some reason we don’t use them.

Is there an equivalent for your country?

Revived an old question from years ago.

Years ago the answer was that argentina and uruguay are very direct to say what they want, while brazil and mexico try to hold back

just curious

Cerimedo is an Argentine journalist with ties to drug trafficking and Trump's son