Stories about Latin America from April, 2006
Colombia: The DAS Scandals
Adam Isacson breaks down the DAS scandals.
El Salvador: Easter in Juayúa
Ethel, who describes herself as a tourist in her own country, posts some pictures of Semana Santa from the town of Juayúa.
Guatemala: Semana Santa
Chapinadas describes Semana Santa, or Holy Week in Guatemala. Guate360 has a similar post (ES), but in Spanish.
Honduras: Discovering Local Blogs
Rafael Janania discovers (ES) that he's not the only blogger in Honduras.
Mexico: Learning Freedom
Leon Felipe Sanchez introduces the new weblog, Aprender la Libertad (Learning Freedom) (ES), which he is co-authoring with Ariel Vercelli (ES). The blog continues themes from a book by Vercelli with the same name.
Panama: Farmer's Markets Worldwide Parade
This coming Sunday I'll be taking pictures of my local farmer's market. You should do the same and submit your photos and posts to the Farmer's Markets Worldwide Parade. Elena Hernandez explains in Spanish. Two bloggers from Venezuela have already signed on.
Peru: Nearing 92% of Votes Counted
Another day, another percentage point of votes counted in Peru. Un Lobo en Peru, contrary to what Andres Oppenheimer says, claims that Ollanta Humala is not compromising his nationalistic rhetoric. Comments start to get heated at Peru Election 2006.
Barbados, Cuba: The future of Cuba
Barbados Free Press believes that “Castro’s revolution will die with him”.
Caribbean, UK: Amerindian exhibit
At the Caribbean Beat Blog, Tracy Assing posts a short review of the “From the Amazon to the Caribbean” exhibition at the Hornmian Museum in Dulwich, England.
Peru: The Voice Of Mother Earth
Un Lobo en Perú explains how even mother earth is getting restless for Peru's final election results. Also noted, the lowest abstention rate in over five decades.
Peru, Italy: The Vote Abroad
As the expatriate vote's influence on the Peruvian elections continues to be discussed, The Latin Americanist says that Italians living in Latin America played a crucial role in Romano Prodi's victory over Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Argentina: Meat Freak
Beef, beef, beef, and beef. Anglophone bloggers in Argentina concentrate on the cow.
Chile: Hybrid Cars
Alejandra Noemi writes on El Rancahuaso, a citizen journalism site, that autos híbridos, or hybrid cars, have already hit the streets of Chile (ES).
Argentina: Soccer and Economics
In a fascinating analysis of football and economics, Asad Yawar thinks both spheres will perform strong in 2006. “But the playing philosophy of the 2006 selection is befitting of a country that has produced the archetypally modernist literature of Borges, the endlessly innovative music of Soda Stereo, the sensual eroticism...
Brazil: Lucio Sanfilippo
Daniela Thompson describes the “extraordinary voice” of famed Brazilian vocalist, Lucio Sanfilippo.
Puerto Rico: Schools that blog
Sheri offers an overview (es) of schools in Puerto Rico that are using blogs.
Cuba: Festival of Poor Cinema
Malmi announces (es) the 4th International Festival of Poor Cinema, which takes place in Gibara, Cuba, from April 17-23, and discusses the festival's background and philosophy. “Those new technologies,” writes Malmi, “that widen the gap between rich and poor, when applied to the world of the image, allow for films...
Peru: Vote Counting Continues
As the expatriate vote continues to be counted, the margin of Alan Garcia's small second place lead over Lourdes Flores is narrowing. Un lobo en Perú has the latest numbers with over 90% of the votes counted. On Peru Election 2006, Jorge Bazo Escudero says that the influence of the...
Mexico: “The Wild Bunch”
Latin America On Screen has been resurrected with a fresh review of Sam Peckinpah's “The Wild Bunch”.
Sweet and Sour
#1: The weirdest and tastiest grilled rabbit for Easter If your quota of cute chocolate eggs and bunnies has been reached for this lifetime already, you will love this idea: Easter 2006 – MeatHenge Style. It is never too soon to start planning for next year, right? I first fired...
Mexico's Ley Televisa and TV Duopoly
Sure, the heated U.S. immigration debate is also being discussed south of the border. But so is another controversy, which could have a lasting impact on the future of media in Mexico, but has hardly been mentioned in the English-language press. The recent reform of a law, which gives more...
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