Latinx and Latin American Heritage Month

Arts and crafts store and gallery located in Squirrel Hill with a wonderful selection of items representing some of the most beloved and famous icons from Mexican and Latin American cultures, such as: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, San Juan Diego, the Virgin of Guadalupe, Che Guevara, Emiliano Zapata, Maria Sabina, and an astounding assortment of items for the commemoration of the Day of the Dead.

Arts and crafts store specializing in Peruvian clothing and art, located in the Strip District.

Maggie Negrete is a Pittsburgh-based Latinx multidisciplinary artist and designer specializing in illustration, zines, and hand-lettering.

Museum dedicated to the life and history of Puerto Rican baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and helped them win two World Series.

Building New Hope is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization based in Pittsburgh and Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, we partner with a worker owned organic coffee cooperative, operate two supplemental schools for at-risk youth, and provide high school scholarships for students in need. In Pittsburgh, we engage with local schools and universities, faith groups, farmers, non-profits, community groups, and businesses to promote healthy ecosystems and to spread awareness about how fair trade relationships can help to reduce poverty and inequalitie

A Peruvian pollería (rotisserie chicken-specialized restaurant) in the neighborhood of Beechview.

Upper-scale restaurant bar dishing up excellent Mexican food & drinks in a colorful space with sculptures & wall murals.

A group of young Mexicans, who worked in different restaurants, decided to join forces and open a single Mexican restaurant that offered a cozy, home-like atmosphere at affordable prices. They wanted the place to remind patrons of “el paso”—the passage— into a different meal, full of feeling and flavor.That’s why they named the restaurant El Paso, since it is a bridge (in the City of Bridges) between two cultures (American and Mexican) that have something in common: enjoying a good Margarita and a good Mexican dish.

Affordable traditional dishes that travel throughout the Venezuelan national territory, located in the South Side.

First Puerto Rican food truck in Pittsburgh, located downtown.

Affordable eatery specializing in down-home Colombian eats like arepas & empanadas, located in the South Side.

Mexican and Mexican-American cuisine staples located in the South Side.

Promotes Latin American culture through dance. Directed by Professor Melissa Teodoro who is a research specialist in Afro-Colombian dance, ACDE has performed throughout Western Pennsylvania in numerous festivals, conferences and educational venues, as well as in West Virginia, Ohio, and California. Members of ACDE have the opportunity to travel with Professor Teodoro to different locations in the Caribbean coast of Colombia where they conduct ethnographic research of Afro-Colombian dance and culture.

Geña y Peña play Latin American songs of love and life, music that will take you to Latin America and the Caribbean. This sublime duet is comprised of Puerto Rico-born Geña on vocals and percussion, and Colombian-American Carlos Peña on guitar. Since 2007, they have been playing boleros, montunos, bombas, plenas and soul. Their sound captures the sweet and clear, the romantic and sultry, the beautiful and lively songs of yesterday.

We are a group of Carnegie Mellon students passionate about Latin dance. We are a club for students, run by students. The majority of our members are graduate students, but we also have undergrads, postdocs, and other Pittsburgh community members in our club!

Our goal at Tartan Salsa is to promote Latin dance and culture at Carnegie Mellon, the Pittsburgh community, and beyond!

Salsa Pittsburgh was created in October 2000 by Jeff & Colleen Shirey. They have been teaching and promoting salsa events since 1999. Jeff was the Pittsburgh Cityguides Correspondent for salsaweb.com from 1999 to 2008, then established salsapittsburgh.com in 2008 as a way to provide salsa dancing related information to the local salsa dance community. Their website is a guide that focuses primarily on salsa activities in the Pittsburgh, PA area.