· November, 2006

Stories about Guatemala from November, 2006

Guatemala: Firefox Party

  20 November 2006

Notas al Margen links to the various Guatemalan bloggers [ES] who attended the recent “Firefox Party,” celebrating the launch of Firefox 2. Blissy [ES], the only female attendee has pictures.

Ecuador, Guatemala: Podcast on LatAm Issues

  15 November 2006

Romulo Lopez Cordero of ¡¡¡Cambiemos Ecuador!!! (“Let's Change Ecuador!”) was recently in Guatemala where he recorded a four-part podcast [ES] with Pablo Kleinman, Chilean journalist Pia Greene, and Eneas Biglione about current Latin American political issues.

Images from Guatemala: Doña Maria

  14 November 2006

Doña Maria by James Rodriguez Doña Maria, the family matriarch as noted by her white huipil (embroidered blouse) sits proudly in her kitchen. Doña Maria is just one of the family members from the Ixil Maya community of the Guatemalan highlands that featured in a recent photo-documentary by Rodriguez. From...

Guatemala: Blog Growth

14 November 2006

Javier Aroche notes [ES] that “a few days ago the BlogChapines [ES] directory hit 150 registered blogs, when just four months ago were were only at 100 [ES]. On this occasion, the 150th blog corresponded to Notas al Margen [ES] by José Joaquín.”

Guatemala: Ricardo Arjona

  6 November 2006

Chapinadas congratulates Guatemalan singer and songwriter, Ricardo Arjona for his Latin Grammy award for best male album in vocal pop with his new album “Adentro”.

Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela: Security Council Compromise

  3 November 2006

“Certain governments and institutions in the region (especially the international media) are desperate to divide the region into two camps and force everyone to choose sides,” comments Boz in a post that applauds the decision by Guatemala and Venezuela to support Panama as a compromise choice for the UN Security...