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Inaugural Púchica Fest celebrates Central American culture
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Inaugural Púchica Fest celebrates Central American culture

LA Times  

Johnny Dominguez and his wife, Celinda, couldn’t believe they were tasting a tamarindo-infused coffee slushie from the Salvadoran Cipota Coffee booth. Dominguez and about 400 others gathered at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes near downtown Los Angeles to celebrate Central American culture at the inaugural Púchica Fest. “It means connecting to our community, to our cultura.” Púchica Fest was …

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How a Salvadoran market became the soul of a community — and now fights to survive
2 years, 2 months ago

How a Salvadoran market became the soul of a community — and now fights to survive

LA Times  

Mother and daughter Berta and Rebecca Mendez have built a life like tens of thousands of others who survive in Los Angeles: selling stuff on the street. If there were rules, ‘Look, don’t sell this, clean it up,’ people understand and change, and they don’t see that.” Then there are the vendors within the parking lot of the Two Guys …

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Salvadoran Americans bring World Cup soccer hopes to El Salvador as it faces Canada
2 years, 11 months ago

Salvadoran Americans bring World Cup soccer hopes to El Salvador as it faces Canada

NPR  

Salvadoran Americans bring World Cup soccer hopes to El Salvador as it faces Canada Enlarge this image toggle caption Juan Carlos for NPR Juan Carlos for NPR SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — No one is kidding themselves about what a long shot it is for the scrappy soccer team from this tiny Central American country to qualify for the World …

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'I Miss Them, Always': A Witness Recounts El Salvador's 1989 Jesuit Massacre
5 years, 1 month ago

'I Miss Them, Always': A Witness Recounts El Salvador's 1989 Jesuit Massacre

NPR  

'I Miss Them, Always': A Witness Recounts El Salvador's 1989 Jesuit Massacre Enlarge this image toggle caption Danny Hajek/NPR Danny Hajek/NPR On Nov. 16, 1989, a housekeeper named Lucía Cerna was startled awake by a violent commotion outside her window. "There were always bodies being discovered in the dumps," says Victor Abalos, who reported during El Salvador's civil war in …

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