Stories about Spanish from August, 2007
Argentina: Carpooling Match Site
Blog Pasa en Buenos Aires [ES] writes about a new site called Comparte Coche [ES], which is a way for commuters into the city of Buenos Aires to find carpooling...
Peru: Where To Help Victims of Earthquake
Desde El Tercer Piso [ES] and BlogsPeru [ES] provide information on how to help those affected by the earthquake.
Peru: Online Earthquake Coverage
When disaster hits, many look to television or radio to get their news. However, in Peru, many look to the internet to find out the latest information. Within minutes, the disaster appeared on Wikipedia. Bloggers also provided stories about where they were, when the quake struck and others try to set the record straight regarding misinformation read online.
Medellín, Colombia: The Recipe
‘La Receta’ (“The Recipe”) – a video production by the participants of the Rising Voices’ project, HiperBarrio, in Medellín, Colombia. To watch the video with English subtitles click on the...
Peru: Latest from the Earthquake in Peru
GV Author, Juan Arellano has collected additional information regarding the recent earthquake in Peru [ES], where the death toll has risen to more than 300.
Colombia: Next Stage of HiperBarrio
Juliana Rincón of Medea Material [ES] announces the launch of the next stage of the HiperBarrio project, which will begin on Saturday, August 18 in Santo Domingo Savio.
Peru: Earthquake Hits Lima
Juan Arellano of Globalizado [ES] writes about the breaking news of a strong earthquake that hit the country. In addition, while President Alan Garcia addresses the nation, a tsunami warning...
Honduras: An Introduction to Honduran Blogs – Part 3
Many young Hondurans are blogging now, and personal blogs in Spanish abound. These defy being pigeon-holed into categories. Many entries are about anything or nothing in particular, the latest movie trailers, family stories, and even raunchy ads. In Part 3 of this introduction to the Honduran blogosphere, the focus is on blogs about personal and everyday topics.
Mexico: New Twenty Peso Bill
Isopixel [ES] provides some thoughts on the new 20 peso bill that will soon be in circulation.
Argentina: MDZ, a New Participatory Online Newspaper
Mariano Amartino of Denken Über [ES] reports on his visit to Mendoza for the launch of MDZ, a new online newspaper where the owners repeatedly used the words “participation” and...
Peru: Film Festival Poster Brings Cries of Racism
A poster advertising the 2007 Lima Film Festival featured an illustration of several lighter skinned Peruvians, typical of the crowd that the festival might attract. However, one additional attendee on the poster represented a darker skinned Peruvian, who had his back turned. Some bloggers wondered why he was the only one with his back turned and what this represented. This sparked a reaction from the Peruvian blogosphere about the state of racism in the country.
Bolivia: Blogger on El Alto Radio
El Alto blogger Mario Duran of Palabras Libres [ES] will now be a regularly scheduled poliitcal analyst on Wayna Tambo radio.
Guatemala: The Role of the Transit Police
Luis Figueroa of Carpe Diem [ES] thinks that the Municipal Transit Police in Guatemala spends too much time chasing after street fruit vendors and not regulating real dangers like overstuffed...
Mexico: Spanish Citizens Detained in Oaxaca
EBRmx [ES} writes about the case of four Spanish citizens that were detained in the city of Oaxaca and about the real reason why they were in the country.
HiperBarrio: Local Stories, Global Audience
As promised, this is the second installment of a two-part podcast about Medellín, Colombia and how the HiperBarrio project is taking advantage of the city's new network of library parks to teach the skills of citizen media to young people from the working class northern hills.
Peru: Blogger Meet-up in Huánuco
Juan Arellano's recent trip to Huánuco provided an opportunity to meet-up with a group of bloggers from that city [ES].
Bolivia: Wishes and Relief on Independence Day
August 6th marked Bolivia's Independence Day and also marked a time for Bolivian bloggers to reflect on the current state of their country. Many recognize that the nation still has a long way to go, but others paint a picture of a country that they would like to see.
Bolivia: Website for Bloggers Convention
Bloguivianos [ES] is the recently launched website for the upcoming national blog convention to be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. http://www.bloguivianos.com/
Bolivia: Recipes Blog
Cocina Boliviana [ES] is a new food blog dedicated to the promotion of Bolivian recipes.
Argentina: Theft from Checked Luggage
Jorge Gobbi and his Blog de Viajes [ES] writes about the recent discovery that employees, in complicity with the police,at the Ezeiza aiport in Buenos Aires have been stealing valuables...
Paraguay: Internet Availability and Prices
Internet en Paraguay [ES} summarizes the velocity and price for the various internet connections in Paraguay.
