Stories about Latin America from June, 2007
Brazilian and Indian Doha Round Solidarity: Is it a reason for blame or a call for leadership?
A blame game seemed to start as soon as Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath walked out of the G4 talks with their counterparts from the US and the EU Thursday in Postdam, Germany. The meeting between these four key players in the World Trade...
Argentina: Inexpensive Buenos Aires
Blog Pasa en Buenos Aires [ES] writes about a recent study that found Buenos Aires to be one of the five most inexpensive cities for foreigners, and asks, “what do you think tourists buy when they visit our city?”
Argentina: Blogs About Facundo Macarrón
eBlog [ES] collects links to various blogs about Facundo Macarrón, a teenager accused of murdering his mother. Some blogs were created to pass as an official blog written by the young man, and others are written in defense.
Guatemala: World Refugee Day
Upon her arrival from the iSummit in Croatia, Renata Avila of Nothing is Permanent [ES] returns home to ponder about Global Refugee Day.
Bolivia: Rumors of a Coup
Rumors of a coup are running throughout Bolivia and Miguel Buitrago (MABB) summarizes the latest news.
Students protest for public universities in Brazil
Students from the most important university in Brazil, the University of São Paulo, occupied the office of the head of the institution on May 3rd to protest against new policies announced by the governor of São Paulo's state, that threatened the autonomy of the state's public universities. São Paulo State...
Mexico: Events in Remembrance of Frida Kahlo
DFinitivo [ES] reports that many events in remembrance of artist Frida Kahlo sponsored by Cultural Secretary are scheduled for Mexico City
Mexico: A Tour Through La Ciudadela
La Ciudadela is a large arts and crafts market in Mexico City. Alive in Mexico, a video blog site, takes its viewers on a tour and speaks with some of the market's vendors.
Cuba: Pirates of the Caribbean?
Child of the Revolution blogs about author Tariq Ali's promotional tour of Australia.
Colombia: Pixelazo New Media Urban Lab and Medellín Blogger Meetup
Colombia has been enjoying a flurry of new media-related activities. Last week was the MedalloBloguero (the city of Medellin´s blog community) beers and blogs, where Colombian bloggers in the city got to meet each other, talk, and share drinks. A guest visitor from Bogota, Victor Solano took pictures and posted...
Honduras: An Eye for an Eye
Aaron Ortiz of Pensieve writes about the fate of convicted murders in an Honduran prison, who fell victim to the prison codes.
Peru: Blogger Reaction to Cameron Diaz Visit
Juan Arellano of Globalizado [ES]collects blogger reaction to actress Cameron Diaz’ visit to Cuzco, which caused quite a media frenzy.
Cuba: Espin's Death
Child of the Revolution shares his thoughts on the death of Vilma Espin, Raul Castro's wife.
Guatemala: Working for Google
Desde Guate [ES] discovers a job opening for a temporary job working for Google in Guatemala.
Venezuela: “Bolivarian” Computers For the Region
Venezuela Analysis takes a closer look at the Bolivarian Computers, which will be produced by the Venezuelan government for use in the country and sale across the region.
El Salvador: Protests Against Health Care Privatization
Tim's El Salvador Blog writes about the recent protests against health care privatization. The march was sponsored by the opposition party, FMLN and other NGOs.
Paraguay: Scarce Internet Use
Elyacare [ES] links to a recent report about internet use in Paraguay, which found that only 3 in 100 Paraguayans utilize the net and that the country found itself at the bottom in information technology in the region.
Colombia: Pixelazo Festival in Medellín
Medallo Bloguero [ES] provides the run down on the free Pixelazo Festival: New Media and Creative Networks that will take place in the city of Medellín.
Nicaragua: Why Do So Few Blog?
Nicaragua Y Su Blog [ES] wonders why so few people blog in Nicaragua? Responses came from the Nicaraguan Facebook group where some of the existing bloggers gave their thoughts on the matter.
Cuba: New Rules for UN Human Rights Council
Even as members of the European Union seek “to forge a fresh relationship with the government in Havana”, the United Nations announced that it has dropped independent expert monitors of alleged human rights abuses in Cuba. Uncommon Sense shares his perspective.
Costa Rica: Breaking Relations with Taiwan and Starting with China
After 60 years of diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Costa Rican government broke this relationship to begin a new one with China. Some bloggers see this as a positive commercial step for the country, while others think that Costa Rica prides itself on being a defender of human rights and freedom of speech and that this should not be compromised in exchange for access to markets.
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