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· August, 2005

Stories about Latin America from August, 2005

Brazil: Tropeiros

South American Journal writes a post about the famed Tropeiros of Brazil accompanied by the impressive photography of Tatiana Cardeal.

Written by David Sasaki
1 September 2005

Cuba: 1929 Havana Travel Ad

Havana Journal finds an old Cuban travel advertisement from a 1929 issue of National Geographic, which describes the island as “so near at hand – so easily reached – that...

Written by David Sasaki
1 September 2005

Guatemala: Expats in Europe

Chapines en Europa is a web portal for Guatemalans living in Europe to share their experiences. The most popular post, as of late, links to live video feeds from Guatemala.

Written by David Sasaki
31 August 2005

Guatemala: Reasons to Visit

Chapinadas notes that Chapines (Guatemalans) often take the beauty of their country for granted until it's seen from a visitor's perspective.

Written by David Sasaki
31 August 2005

Mexico, Cuba: Blog of the Week

Blogs Mexico has chosen SABROSON, written in Spanish by a witty Cuban immigrant who has been living in Mexico City since 1990, as blog of the week.

Written by David Sasaki
31 August 2005

Bolivia: Fall of the Frente Amplio

Eduardo of Barrio Flores jokingly suggests that presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina better find himself a cutesy nickname if he wants any chance of staying in the race.

Written by David Sasaki
31 August 2005

Blogs of the World, Aggregate!

Boris Anthony, our good friend and Global Voices’ beloved graphic designer/toolsmith, recently offered this observation: “….In the last 6 months, I have not worked on a single ‘weblog': it's all...

Written by Ethan Zuckerman
31 August 2005

Mexico : 9 reglas

Sergio of Overcaffeinated informs us that the 9rules network will be opening itself up to content in Spanish on September 2nd.

Written by David Sasaki
30 August 2005

Argentina: Victoria Ocampo’s House

Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance takes a look at the modernist architecture of Victoria Ocampo's house in Bueno Aires while GoodAirs looks at the glass-encased summertime home of ex-president...

Written by David Sasaki
29 August 2005

Bolivia: Polling Games

Blog from Bolivia exposes the urban bias of the latest major public opinion poll in the newspaper, Los Tiempos.

Written by David Sasaki
29 August 2005

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