This Weekend at Developing Latin America 2013 Apps Challenge (Part II) · Global Voices
Juan Arellano

Photo from Desarrollando América Latina Facebook page.
We continue the virtual tour of the countries participating in the third edition of Desarrollando América Latina [Developing Latin America]-#DAL2013. (See the first part here.)
Bolivia's [es] envisioning meeting took place a few weeks ago and they were also preparing for Demo Day. And although the organizers have not been very active on social networks, [es] they have been virtually supporting participants.
Conoce los temas sociales que se trabajaran en Bolivia durante #DAL2013 http://t.co/AExRQhLIMs
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) September 24, 2013
Learn about social issues to be worked on in Bolivia during #DAL2013
¿Cansado que tu trabajo sea una maquina? – DAL2013 http://t.co/Gh4h6YFpyS
— Willmar A. Pimentel (@wpimentel) October 5, 2013
Tired of your work being a machine?
The people of Chile [es] are among the most enthusiastic about #DAL2013:
Preparativos #dal2013 chile :) pic.twitter.com/rHZ5Xe87YS
— خوسيه غاريدو مونيوز (@jgarrido) October 5, 2013
Preparation for #dal2013 in Chile :)
Conoce más, sobre lo que fue el primer taller de #DAL2013 Chile en nuestro Flickr http://t.co/KOxD1JBrPp
— CiudadanoInteligente (@ciudadanoi) October 9, 2013 [es]
Learn more about the first #DAL2013 Chile workshop on Flickr
A días de la hackathon de #DAL2013 Chile! Revisa como lo hemos pasado hasta ahora http://t.co/9Dn3moQH9z cc: @ciudadanoi
— Anca Matioc (@AncaMatioc) October 9, 2013
Days from hackathon #DAL2013 Chile! Check out what we've done so far
En Chile se preparan para cerrar una exitosa jornada ¡Los participantes de #DAL2013 creando soluciones reales! pic.twitter.com/jz3z9KYoYe
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 13, 2013
In Chile, preparations for the close of a successful day. #DAL2013 participants creating real solutions!
Compartimos lo que fue el taller de gestión ágil en #DAL2013 Chile http://t.co/DbjqUsFCKe Recuerden que este 26 de Octubre se viene la final
— CiudadanoInteligente (@ciudadanoi) October 16, 2013
We share the Agile Methodology workshop at #DAL2013. Don't forget Oct. 26 is the end.
In Argentina [es] there have been a couple of preparatory meetings, but the actual hackathon will be the 25th of this month:
Este jueves a las 19.30hs se viene la previa del #DAL2013, sumate a pensar soluciones tecnológicas con impacto social http://t.co/IG4oRKZCUb
— Wingu{NonprofitTech} (@desdewingu) September 17, 2013
This Thursday at 19:30h will be the preview of #DAL2013, join in to think about technological solutions with social impact
Asi arranco el #DAL2013 en Argentina: http://t.co/T5LYgPOa5c Fotos locas: http://t.co/Q3lPmKCJDE @desdewingu @AncaMatioc
— Paula Alzualde (@paualzu) September 20, 2013
And so we start Argentina's #DAL2013.  Crazy photos
Empiezan las presentaciones de los proyectos #dal2013 #argentina pic.twitter.com/gXAm1GiZRx
— Laura Paonessa (@laurapaonessa) October 5, 2013
The presentations of the projects begin
Argentina presentan los proyectos de #DAL2013. Sigue la transmición en vivo desde aquí http://t.co/t07uEkVFLx | pic.twitter.com/JRJOuWT1sH
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 5, 2013
Argentina presents the projects for #DAL2013. Follow it live here
Para ver los proyetos del #DAL2013 #argentina entra acá: http://t.co/S3fhWULLsl! #cambio #techforgood #impactosocial @DesarrollaLatAm
— Wingu{NonprofitTech} (@desdewingu) October 5, 2013
Click here to see the #DAL2013 Argentina projects
#Dal2013 #Argentina el #hackaton donde hay más chicas que programadores @desarrollalatam #devsmissingout http://t.co/ozq8iobivT
— Mati Kalwill (@matikalwill) October 5, 2013
#Dal2013 Argentina is the hackathon where there are more girls than programmers
It is the first time [es] that Paraguay [es] is participating in a DAL event and expectations are high:
Llegó el día! #DAL2013 en #Paraguay es una realidad! Gracias a tod@s por el apoyo y esfuerzo, ahora solo queda… http://t.co/BhC4TIMFGM
— DAL Paraguay (@dalparaguay) October 5, 2013
The day has arrived! #DAL2013 in Paraguay is a reality! Thanks to all for the support and effort, now all that remains is….
#DAL2013 Paraguay. dia 1. recien empieza https://t.co/B4QWLhAVlF
— Maricarmen Sequera (@marsebu) October 5, 2013
Paraguay. Day 1. Just started
En Paraguay #DAL2013 no se acaba ¡Los equipos continúan desarrollando! cc @dalparaguay pic.twitter.com/VMOZQMVhAn
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 5, 2013
In Paraguay #DAL2013 is not over! The teams continue developing!
En @dalparaguay aún quedan ganas y entusiasmo. El segundo día de #DAL2013 se viene increíble! pic.twitter.com/zMO6xA5CmN
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 6, 2013
There is still enthusiasm and will for @dalparaguay. The second day of #DAL2013 has been amazing!
#DAL2013 hablando de Medio Ambiente en Paraguay :) pic.twitter.com/tVaiGcXZ0y
— pabloacastillo (@pabloacastillo) October 8, 2013
talking about the environment in Paraguay :)
In Uruguay [es] there is once again a month dedicated to open data and the following tweets are only part of all the activity going on in Montevideo:
En Uruguay la expedición esta en desarrollo ¡Los datos son un universo desconocido! #DAL2013 pic.twitter.com/Jf05rvy6IW
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 12, 2013
In Uruguay, the expedition is in development. The data is an unknown universe!
Los subgrupos presentan los resultados del Data Expedition en el #OktoberDATAFEST #DAL2013 pic.twitter.com/5AZIBvdxZy
— DATA (@DataUY) October 12, 2013
Subgroups present the results of the Data Expedition at the #OktoberDATAFEST
Muchas gracias a @ladiaria y a @nuncadigasnadie por la lindísima nota sobre el #OktoberDATAFEST http://t.co/ZjK30Ptpum #DAL2013
— DATA (@DataUY) October 17, 2013
Thank you for the beautiful note about the #OktoberDATAFEST
¡Empezando el #OktoberDATAFEST! #DAL2013 pic.twitter.com/y6UacUC3Rd
— DATA (@DataUY) October 19, 2013
Starting the #OktoberDATAFEST
¡Queda demostrado que cualquiera puede participar de un hackatón! #OktoberDATAFEST #DAL2013 pic.twitter.com/K3D40boLlk
— DATA (@DataUY) October 19, 2013
This goes to show that anybody can participate in a hackathon!
And Brazil [es] is fulfilling its schedule of activities with a view towards Demo Day on this October 26.
Tá no ar o cronograma de atividades da edição brasileira do #DAL2013. Confiram, divulguem e inscrevam-se! http://t.co/IxUXzYquLv
— Alexandre Gomes (@alegomes) September 27, 2013
The schedule of activities for the Brazilian edition of #DAL2013 has been published. Check it out, share it, and sign up!
Así transcurre el #DAL2013 BRASIL mañana será el turno de 10 países más @pelaezkelly @DesarrollaLatAm @alejo8497 pic.twitter.com/eGnpZpuSxE
— GobiernoAbiertoCol (@GobAbiertoCol) October 5, 2013
This is #DAL2013 Brazil. Tomorrow 10 other countries have their turn.
Vamos por el tercer día de #DAL2013 en Brasil ¡Desarrolladores gestando soluciones con mucha energía! pic.twitter.com/BCjCB3sB6m
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 6, 2013
We are on the third day of #DAL2013. Developers energetically brewing up ideas!
Vídeo DAL Brasil 2013 – Dia 01 #DAL2013 #DALBrasil2013 http://t.co/oE83kZuFnW
— SEA_Tecnologia (@SEA_Tecnologia) October 7, 2013
DAL Brazil 2013 Day 1 video
Sábado de prototipagem no DAL2013 Brasil #DAL2013 #DALBrasil Pivota Brasil http://t.co/5tAaXgwjm2
— SEA_Tecnologia (@SEA_Tecnologia) October 21, 2013
Prototype Saturday at DAL2013 Brazil
This has been a quick panorama of the activities in 12 Latin American countries participating in #DAL2013, but this isn't all that has happened; the central organization of #DAL2013 has been organizing and coordinating workshops for the participants, and many have had thoughts about Developing Latin America:
Gobierno abierto no sólo es transparencia,es apertura a priorizar, crear, e implementar políticas y herramientas CON los ciudadanos #DAL2013
— felipe heusser (@fheusser) October 5, 2013
Open government isn't just transparency, it's openness to prioritize, create and implement policy and tools WITH its citizens
En unos minutos, comienza presentación de @EscuelaDeDatos, #DAL2013 y data scraping en #Guayaquil. Habrá hangout: http://t.co/0Y0E7Kp1kp
— Escuela de Datos (@EscuelaDeDatos) October 9, 2013
In a few minutes, a presentation of @EscuelaDeDatos, #DAL2013 and data scraping will begin. There will be a hangout
Este 20/Oct podrás aprender sobre #OpenStreetMap y @MapBox en un taller en español por @lxbarth. Apúntate! https://t.co/voVBjMxUR6 #DAL2013
— OpenStreetMap Cbba (@osmcbba) October 11, 2013
On October 20 you will be able to learn about #OpenStreetMap and @MapBox in a workshop in Spanish by @lxbarth. Sign up!
Lo Cool de #dal2013 es el interés que generan las personas que desarrollan para crear soluciones sociales, ojala sea todo un éxito
— Javier Fernande (@JavierignacioF2) October 12, 2013
What's cool about #DAL2013 is the interest generated by developers to create social solutions, hopefully it will be a success!
RT @lxbarth: Decided to use deforestation data from @InfoAmazonia http://t.co/qauU8v8xYG for today's workshops #DAL2013
— InfoAmazonia (@InfoAmazonia) October 20, 2013
Este 26 de octubre en nuestro Demo Day podrás conocer los resultados de #DAL2013 ¡Permanece atento para más detalles!
— DAL (@DesarrollaLatAm) October 20, 2013
This October 26 at our Demo Day you can find out the results of #DAL2013. Stay tuned for more details!
We will soon bring you more updates about this year's Developing Latin America.