Stories about Spanish from July, 2009
Mexico: The Success of the Null Vote Campaign
El Nahual of Mexico Para los Mexicanos [es]
Mexico: A New Stadium for Monterrey?
Is the new International Stadium in Monterrey, Mexico a done deal? asks Regio Blogs [es]. Even though there has not been much announcement about the construction project, there are reports...
Chile: The Changing Train Trips
Alejandro Vega of En Ruta [es] reviews some recent train trips in Chile and how things have changed from his childhood journeys along the same routes. What used to seem...
Honduras: Videos attempt to explain political situation
After the recent confusing events in Honduras, which some call a constitutional change in power and others a coup d'état, citizens try to make sense of the situation, as shown on this past post. Some are using videos to express their perspectives, and we bring you a few of them.
Nicaragua: The Passing of Alexis Argüello
From Nicaragua, Juan Ortega pays tribute to Alexis Argüello, a former boxing champion and politician [es], who recently passed away. Even though Ortega was too young to remember watching Argüello's...
Uruguay: One Year Anniversary of Knitting Club
The Uruguayan Knitters Club [es] recently celebrated its first anniversary and Topita celebrates with pictures of some of the finished projects made by club members [es].
Paraguay: The Passing of “Píter”
Peter Balbuena or also simply known as “Píter” recently passed away in Paraguay. He was a tireless advocate and activist for LGBT rights in that country. Marta Escurra of Con...
Paraguay: Health Park in Asunción
Muna Annahas discovers the Parque de la Salud (Health Park) in Asunción, Paraguay, which is a open space for residents to exercise and to be surrounded by nature.
Mexico: The Campaign to Protect the Vote
"Cuidemos el voto" [“Let’s protect the vote”] is a project that plans to protect the votes of Mexicans during the July 5 election from “old enemies”: violence, false IDs, damage to ballot boxes and other obstacles to reach transparent elections. Its weapon? Text messages, Twitter and the web.
Honduras: Was it a Coup?
The political crisis in Honduras reached its highest levels last Sunday with the arrest and subsequent expulsion of the now ex-president Manuel Zelaya, which was carried out by the Honduran Armed Forces. The response to the aftermath has accentuated the divisions within the country and there are citizens taking a side in the question, "was it a coup or not?"
Guatemala: For Some Artists, Picasso was Wrong
Some Guatemalan artists are out to prove that Pablo Picasso's quote "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" is incorrect. For many, computers and the internet are the answers to a lack of spaces and galleries for relatively unknown artists who want to showcase their work to a larger and global audience.
Costa Rica: Scams with Used Imported Cars
Roy Rojas of the News Star [es] describes the way that some people in Costa Rica scam others through the import of used cars from abroad.
Peru: Dangerous Polarization
Susana Villarán writes about the “dangerous polarization [es]” that is taking place in Peruvian society and politics, including how some independent bloggers are being categorized on one end of the...
