Lupa features a selection of stories from Radio Ambulante, a pioneering Spanish language podcast and winner of the prestigious Gabriel García Márquez Prize for Innovation in Journalism.
In Costa Rica, addresses are, well… complicated.
Why don't many of the streets in Costa Rica have names or numbers? In lieu of a formal system of addresses, Ticos have found unusual ways of getting from one place to another.
In Costa Rica, addresses are, well… complicated.
Fake news brought a seeker of truth to a Brazilian village.
Fake news brought a seeker of truth to a Brazilian village.
A few missteps and everything goes to hell.
A few missteps and everything goes to hell.
The plan: to connect Chile through a network. Like the internet. But in 1971.
The plan: to connect Chile through a network. Like the internet. But in 1971.
In some mixed status families, there's a rule: don't open the door.
In some mixed status families, there's a rule: don't open the door.
Turning losses into successes might be the greatest trick of all
Turning losses into successes might be the greatest trick of all
Ever since she was very little, Luana knew: she was different.
Ever since she was very little, Luana knew: she was different.
Ten years after the largest immigration raid in US history
Ten years after the largest immigration raid in US history.
You've never heard of Humberto Vélez — but you know exactly who he is.
You've never heard of Humberto Vélez — but you know exactly who he is.
Joel Padrón needed money and he needed it fast.
Joel Padrón needed money and he needed it fast.
Sometimes, it's simply a matter of looking in the right place at the right time.
Sometimes, it's simply a matter of looking in the right place at the right time.
How one flower can cause so much pain.
How one flower causes so much pain.
Sometimes you find peace in the most unexpected places.
The true impact of a policy that breaks up families at the border
Sometimes you find peace in the most unexpected places.
Ernesto has another name and it comes with another past.
What is the death penalty for?
What is the death penalty for?
Online, Edith finds a way to reconnect with her past.
Online, Edith finds a way to reconnect with her past.
The last one to leave, turn out the lights.
Sometimes you can't go forward without confronting the past.
Sometimes you can’t go forward without confronting the past.
The Martians are coming! The Martians are coming (to Quito)!!
When Quiteños realized the broadcast wasn’t real, they got revenge.
You might just find the story where no one else is looking.
In 1959, two friends jump a ship to start new lives in New York.
What we inherit can feel like a life sentence
Writer Gabriela Wiener never felt pretty.
What we inherit can feel like a life sentence
An illness robs Álvaro of the ability to play, but he refuses to quit
An illness robs Álvaro of the ability to play, but he refuses to quit
An autograph is really much more than just a signature.
Nothing will stop Alexis from getting Axl Rose’s autograph
What if one couple’s love story sparked a national conversation?
A clerical error made one couple’s love an act of protest
Chile has one chance to eliminate Brazil from the 1990 World Cup.
Roberto Rojas was willing to do anything to win
Puerto Rican bees and the people who love them.
Puerto Rican bees can save the world — if we can save them first
The story of Venezuela, as told through the migration of one family
Be careful what you say about Peruvian food
There’s an art to crossing a border
When politics and sport collide, not all victories are worth celebrating.
What if the whole world said your parents were monsters?
What if the whole world said your parents were monsters?
Sometimes you find family in the most unexpected ways
Here was Reza's choice: run and hide or push forward.
Menganno fights crime (while fighting for his marriage)
Micah has spent his life pushing the boundaries.
Why would the theft of a single book mean so much to Colombia?
What if every crime victim were treated like this beloved book?
Speaking Spanish properly? Well, it’s complicated.
When your entire life is a suitcase.
The Venezuelan crisis as seen from the Brazilian border.
Sometimes telling the truth is the most dangerous job of all.
Sometimes telling the truth is the most dangerous job of all.
Why does a city of 9 million fight fires with volunteers?
For some firefighters in Lima, the risks can become too great.
A box of old cassette tapes holds the secret of Dennis’ childhood.
Sometimes it’s hard to admit you were ever afraid.
How should Medellín remember its violent past?
How should Medellín remember its violent past?
If you can dream it, why not build it?
The resilience we find beneath the rubble.
Online, you can be anyone.
Online, you can be anyone.
