Gang members are turning to Santa Muerte to shield them from law enforcement and ensure the success of their operations.

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple ...

from various cultural traditions and periods. The woman is believed to be part of the Manteño people, who lived along the Ecuadorian coast and survived by agriculture and seafaring, but the eye ...

DESPITE THE community members’ active participation in Jewish rituals and dedication to preserving Jewish culture, they are not recognized as Jews under Jewish law or by much of Ecuador’s ...