When I visited Oxapampa and Pozuzo in central Peru, I was fascinated by the region’s enduring ties to a surprising motherland—Germany. These beautiful twin towns were founded in the mid-1800s by a ...

It is believed that French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette, following the Mississippi River, were the first people of European descent to step foot in Iowa when they landed at the ...

The United States is a great melting pot of different cultures, nationalities, and backgrounds, which means that around every corner you'll find the influences of different groups of immigrants who ...

Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. It is believed that French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette, ...