Latest posts by David Sasaki from September, 2005
Argentina: High School Diploma Statistics
Doug of All-Encompassingly summarizes an article from the Argentine daily La Nación, which says more than 70,000 public employees in Buenos Aires don't hold high school diplomas.
Peru: Bill Passed Encouraging Federal Procurement of Free Software
GROKLAW reports that Peru has passed a bill encouraging the procurement of Free Software by the government. An English translation of the bill itself is also available at the Asociación Peruana de Software Libre.
Images from Cuba: Enrique's '57 Pontiac
“Voices of Cuba #9″ by Sven Steven, who normally blogs in English, Spanish, and French at
Brazil: Baile Funk Podcast
Atari has compiled a podcast of her favorite Balie Funk tracks discovered on her recent trip to Brazil.
El Salvador: Flooding From Rita
Tim documents the flooding in El Salvador caused by hurricane Rita.
Bolivia: BBC Makes Factual Error
Miguel Centallas caught a factual error in a BBC article about Bolivia's election status, which so far has not been corrected. Several comments following the post are critical of BBC's coverage of Latin America.
Bolivia: Would-Be President from Pepsi
Jim Shultz has an entertaining post about a Bolivian-American Pepsi employee seeking advice on running for Bolivian presidency.
Mexico: Volchito
Aleksu explains what is a Mexican Volchito.
Brazil: Bringing Justice to Pará
Randy Paul wants something to be done about the lawlessness in Pará, Brazil.
Bolivia, Paraguay: Questioning US Intentions
Benjamin Dangle questions the intentions of the U.S. military in Paraguay and wonders if they are not trying to secure Bolivian oil fields as the country gets ready to elect its next leader.
Latin America, Spain: Professional Weblog List
Victor Ruiz has a list of professional blogs in Spanish on his wiki. [via Julio Alonso]
Venezuela: Virtual Workshop on Beginning a Literary Blog
Jorge Letralia, editor of Letralia, Tierra de Letras will be offering a virtual workshop in Spanish on setting up a literary blog. [via Veneblogs]
Venezuela: Government Handling of Floods
As Americans prepare for hurricane Rita, Venezuela News and Views takes a critical stance against how the Chavez government has handled flooding in Caracas.
Mexico: Acapulco Sex Tourism
CitizenShift highlights Diego Briceño-Orduz's new documentary about Acapulco's child prostitutes.
Latin America: Approval Ratings and Campaign Polls
Bloggings by Boz has a comprehensive compilation of presidential approval ratings and campaign polls from around the Americas.
Bolivia: Three Political Tests
Jim Shultz lays out all the political hurdles which lay between the presidential candidates today and one's eventual confirmation.
Bolivia: Campaign Promises
Eduardo Avila of Barrio Flores covers what campaign promises have already been made for December's presidential election.
Argentina: Tough Times for Translations
Jeff Barry writes of the increasingly smaller market for translated works of literature outside of the already established names.
Spotlight Caribbean
Anguilla Eric Olsen has a post on Blogcritics.org about Anguilla's upcoming Tranquility Jazz Festival from November 9th to the 13th. Bob Green's Anguilla News covers American Eagles’ recent announcement of more frequent flights from San Juan to the small island as well as the 2006 dates for Anguilla's annual Regatta....
Latin America: Technochica Joins Hipertextual
Technochica has joined Eduardo Arcos‘ ever expanding blog empire, Hipertextual.
Honduras: Fighting Against Tuberculosis
Honduras Last Week explains Honduras’ fight against Tuberculosis.
