Latest posts by David Sasaki from August, 2005
Argentina: Victoria Ocampo’s House
Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance takes a look at the modernist architecture of Victoria Ocampo's house in Bueno Aires while GoodAirs looks at the glass-encased summertime home of ex-president Sarmiento.
Bolivia: Things Are Not Going Well for MAS
MABB argues in two posts why things are not looking up for the leftist Garcia Linera/Evo Morales presidential ticket.
Bolivia: Polling Games
Blog from Bolivia exposes the urban bias of the latest major public opinion poll in the newspaper, Los Tiempos.
Brazil, Japan: Samba!
Though held in Tokyo, Japan, Japundit tells us Samba dancers from Brazil were invited to the capitol city for the 25th annual Asakusa Samba Carnival parade.
Colombia: Alberto Gonzales, meet
Plan Colombia and Beyond has the untold story of the “Gordo Lindo” while U.S. Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales was in Bogotá last week.
Venezuela: Media Objectivity
Daniel is concerned about the loss of Radio Nacional de Venezuela's objectivity while Aleksander Boyd says the same of the international press.
Trinidad: “We Gone International Now”
Small Island Girl was happy to see “Trini flags” waving during Ludacris’ performance on the MTV Video Music Awards.
St. Vincent: Brock Peters
Abeni from Saint Vincent and The Grenadines mourns the death of actor Brock Peters.
Guyana: Guayana Night 2005
Taran gives his summary of Guyana Night 2005 in Georgetown which celebrates all things Guyanese. Complete with photos.
Bolivia: Parliament's Choice For President
Miguel Centallas sees little chance of any presidential hopeful winning a straight out majority in December's election, which would leave the decision up to parliament.
Argentina: Diego Armando Maradona
Diego of Altered Argentina makes a clever and witty case for why soccer player Diego Armando Maradona symbolizes all that is Argentine.
Argentina: Alejandro Rozitchner's Weblog
Doug of all-encompassingly points us to the blog of Hora Clave co-host, Alejandro Rozitchner.
Venezuela: More Reactions to Robertson
Publius Pundit has more on the Internet's reaction to the Pat Robertson controversy with a special focus on Venezuelan bloggers.
Blog Day 2005
Sometime in June of this year Israeli blogger Nir Ofir had a realization: the date 3108 (or August 31st) looks suspiciously like the word “Blog.” He had also become increasingly aware that as more weblogs from around the world make their way onto the internet, the more we get stuck...
Caribbean: Telecom Industry
Taran Rampersad covers the telecommunications industry in the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico: Taino Protesters
Roberto Borrero follows up on the arrests of Taino protesters last week in Utuado, Puerto Rico
Honduras: Carbon Trading to Fund Hydropower
Honduras Last Week explains how carbon trading will fund a new hydroelectric project thanks to new Kyoto Protocol funding.
Colombia: Rep. McGovern: The U.S. should change course
Plan Colombia and Beyond offers an English translation of Representative McGovern's opinion piece in Colombia's daily, El Tiempo last Sunday.
Venezuela: Run away from Robertson
Bloggins by boz gives a complete run down of everything related to Pat Robertson and Hugo Chavez.
Bolivia: Grafitti thoughts
Nick Buxton compares grafitti in Bolivia and Britain and finds the former tends to be more thoughtful.
Bolivia: Possible Complications for Elections
MABB sets forth some plausible complications in December's special elections including voter redistricting to accurately represent the Santa Cruz region's population growth.