If you ever find yourself driving U.S. Highway 95 through the dry basin lands of southeastern Oregon, don’t be too surprised when you round a corner and come face-to-face with a towering concrete wall ...

National Geographic’s Spanish pick for the best travel destination for 2026 is not a single city, but an entire northern region. Here, you get a proper mix of serious food, bold architecture, ...

Their numbers may be small, but Basques and their descendants have left an indelible mark on Nevada — so much so that the theme of the 34th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko is “Basques & ...

Driving along Micheltorena Street in Santa Barbara, you are probably unaware of the cultural foundation of the street beneath your tires. Micheltorena is a Basque word, often misunderstood to be ...

Visitors to the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will explore the Basque Country’s unique language and distinct cultural heritage. The 2016 Folklife Festival will take place Wednesday, June 29, ...

ELKO, Nev. — The old Basco sat at the end of the bar, drinking his usual--a powerful punch of picon liquor, club soda, grenadine and brandy. When he spoke, which wasn’t much, it was the language of ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is home to one of the biggest concentrations of Basques in the United States, and the best way to learn more about that heritage is by visiting the Basque Block, tucked in ...

BOISE — Valentine Aguirre could be heard at New York boat docks in the late 1800s shouting, “Euskaldunak emen badira?” It means, “Are there any Basques here?” The familiar sound of their language from ...

BOISE, Idaho – With more than 300 pounds of chorizo sitting in her freezer and 5,000 portions of Basque-style paella prepared in advance, Tara McElhose-Eiguren says she's finally running out of space ...

Reporting from Boise, Idaho — For high school senior Alex Wray, there’s no stigma to his membership in a troupe that performs traditional old-world peasant dances. The 17-year-old also is an offensive ...

The Basque Cultural Center delivers one of the best, heartiest, and consistently delicious meals available in the Bay Area. The BCC is truly a find. It’s off the beaten path, to be sure, and an ...