Stories about Latin America from February, 2009
Colombia: Three Local Films Make Top 50 List
Three Colombian movies recently made the list of the Top 50 Ibero-American films [es] of all time in a survey sponsored by Noticine writes Jerónimo Rivera.
El Salvador: Homicides in the News
Fernando Marroquín is saddened by the constant news that appears in the newspapers about homicides in El Salvador [es].
Nicaragua: International Poetry Festival in Granada
Nicaragua y Su Blog [es] is promoting the 5th International Poetry Festival that is taking place in Granada, Nicaragua.
Cuba: Interview with Blogger Reinaldo Escobar
Cuban blogger Reinaldo Escobar is one of the few bloggers that has worked professionally as a journalist with official Cuban media. Now he is an independent journalist and runs the portal Desde Cuba, which is also where his blog Desde Aquí is hosted. He is also very active in the Cuban blogosphere and is part of the team that will launch the project Cuban Voices. In this interview, Claudia Cadelo asks about his start with blogging and his thoughts on a blogosphere that is often polarized.
Mexico: Breaking the Kissing Record
Nearly 40,000 Mexicans broke the Guinness World Record for the most people kissing at the same time writes Jessica Uribe of Vivir México [es]. They assembled in Mexico City's zocalo...
El Salvador: A New Archbishop in San Salvador
The new Archbishop José Luís Escobar Alas recently took possession of his archdiocese of the capital city of El Salvador writes Carlos X. Colorado in a guest blog post at...
Paraguay: Visit to Planetarium in Sajonia
Mirtha González of Cuerpo y Alma [es] recommends readers to visit the planetarium in the Sajonia area of Asunción, Paraguay. As a trip with her son, she listened to an...
Honduras: The Tourist Destination of La Esperanza in Intibucá
The town of La Esperanza in the department of Intibucá, Honduras is an excellent tourist destination [es] according to Hugo Chinchilla. In addition to colonial architecture, it also attracts many...
Panama: Safe Child Care While Parents Work
Having an adequate and safe child care while the parents work is an important campaign issue for the upcoming elections in Panama writes Tu Politica [es].
Cuba: Revolution.com
Generation Y is “more alarmed than comforted” by “hopes for broad access to the internet” in Cuba, but notes: “A true revolution.com takes place parallel and contrary to the rationing...
Venezuela: Live Coverage of Referendum
No Suma Cero [es] has coverage of the February 15th Venezuelan Referendum using the Cover It Live tool.
Guatemala: The Shuco Hot Dog
The Guatemalan Shuco Hot Dog, which contains avocado sauce, boiled cabbage, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, mustard, hot sauce, and other meats, is starting to become world-famous writes Rudy Girón of La...
Brazil: A Falling Castle (and Congressman) in Two Acts
Recently elected Vice-President and Ethics Magistrate of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Edmar Moreira has resigned following only one week in the post, after a property of his – a medieval-style castle in the middle of tropical Brazil about which the tax office were not told – has suddenly come into the spotlight. Will he be investigated? Bloggers speculate on this tragic-comic plot.
Cuba: The Release of Nova the Open-Source Operating System
In conjunction with a local university, the government of Cuba released its own version of the open-source Linux operating system called Nova Baire. Citing the difficulty to obtain private software on the island, as well as security concerns, the government hopes to move 50% of their computers to this new system over the next five years
Mexico: New Phishing Scam Through Email
A new phishing scam is making its rounds through many Mexicans’ email accounts and Zacateks [es] warns readers what to look for.
Mexico: Cartel Violence Affecting Phoenix
The drug cartel violence in Mexico is affecting the city of Phoenix, Arizona, which is now the world city with the second most kidnappings. Latina Lista writes that the US...
Guatemala: Open-Source Software Saturdays
Open-Source Software Saturdays is an initiative in Guatemala to help with the preparations for the Software Installation Festival across Latin America planned for April 25 writes G10 [es].
Chile: Bachelet's Visit to Cuba
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has planned a trip to Cuba to improve relations after 37 years. La Pollera [es] writes about some of the criticism that has headed her way...
Paraguay: The Typical Dish of Vori Vori
Vori Vori is a typical Paraguayan dish which is a soup with corn balls and meat and chicken, as described by Camino al Paraguay [es].
Mexico: The Passing of the Tomato King
Andrés Bermúdez, also known as the “Tomato King” because of his invention of a tomato-planting machine, recently passed away writes Mexico Monitor. Bermúdez also was the first migrant in the...
Bolivia: Native Languages in the Public Bureaucracy
Ermapelo of Ciudad de Patas [es] wonders about the push in the new Constitution that seeks that all public employees in the Bolivian government speak at least one native language,...
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