Latest posts by David Sasaki from June, 2006
The State of Creative Commons in Latin America
Coauthored by Jose Murilo Junior and David Sasaki Global Voices has become a supporter of Creative Commons licensing not due to ideology, but because our website depends on it. The translations we post, bridging bloggers from different languages and cultures, are modifications of original works, requiring either the author's permission...
Colombia, Argentina: Music: Lulacruza
Fernando Casale features the duo Lulacruza. “This Colombian-Argentinean duo is formed by Alejandra Ortiz and Luis Maurette, who met in the city of Boston while they were studying at the Berklee College of Music.”
Argentina: An Unjust Victory
Mariano Amartino says that Argentine bloggers think that Mexico outplayed their country's World Cup team (ES) and that the Argentina win was “an injustice.”
Paraguay: German Presence
Posthegemony looks at the German presence and legacy in Paraguay.
Latin America: “A false and damaging dichotomy”
Maxwell Cameron, who usually blogs at Peru Election 2006 explains why he believes that “talk of a ‘right’ and a ‘wrong’ left in Latin America hinders understanding of continent's reaction against economic orthodoxy.”
Ecuador: Apple Inspired Marketing
Mexican marketing site BriefBlog has noted the influence of Apple's marketing in other advertisements before, but this ad by Ecuadorean TV channel Teleamazonas stands out as beyond obvious.
Ecuador: Minutes of YouTube Fame
In a post titled “Minutes of Fame on YouTube” Eduardo Ochoa says he didn't have to film himself dancing ridiculously or falling into a creak to reach YouTube fame. Instead, he and his brother edited a summary of goals from the France – Korea match which ended up being the...
Costa Rica: New Fast Food Chains Set Up Shop
Responding to the news that fast food chains, Wendy's and Cinnabon will soon be opening in Costa Rica, Tim says that “Costa Rica is not a good place to diet.”
Bolivia: Andean New Year
Jim Shultz wishes his readers a descriptive, “happy Andean New Year.”
Argentina: Translation of Qué Vachaché
Robert Wright admits that he's not the world's biggest fan of tango, but a few songs have grabbed his attention and here he offers an English translation of “Qué vachaché” written by Enrique Santos Discépolo and popularized by Tita Merello.
Argentina: José Pekerman
Roberto Bobrow informs readers about Argentine football head coach, José Pekerman and his shared bloodline with Hollywood actor, Gregory Peck.
Argentina: A Day Without Internet
Mariano Amartino (ES) and “La Propaladora” describe a day without internet in Buenos Aires as Fibertel, the capital's main high bandwidth internet service provider, stopped functioning for eight hours.
Paraguay: Ycuá Bolaños Tragedy
Posthegemony describes a visit to the site of the Ycuá Bolaños tragedy in Asunción “in which over 400 people died when the supermarket owner ordered the doors locked so that shoppers wouldn't rob the store of its produce en route to escaping with their lives.”
Argentina: 30 Days with Borges: Day 30, “El Sur”
Jeff Barry finishes his “30 Days with Borges” series with an informed review of “El Sur,” which happens to also be Barry's URL.
Peru: America's oldest city
Can you name America's oldest city? Wolfy Becker has the answer and explains why Peru's tourist industry is depending on it.
Peru: Microsoft Office in Quechua
Peruvian blogger Pierina, who blogs at Markefilm (ES) has published her first article in the newspaper El Comercio, which describes Microsoft's upcoming support of Quechua (ES) in the next edition of Office.
Mexico: Teen Engineer Takes Home Three Awards
Juan Carreón proudly lists the three awards won by 16-year-old María Estela Godínez Andrade at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ES). The Guanajuato native is designing a reading and writing interface for blind computer users.
Colombia: Troubling Statistics
Adam Isacson reviews a recent and troubling report evaluating official “programs to demobilize and reintegrate former combatants, especially ex-paramilitaries.”
El Salvador: “Defending the ILEA”
Tim Muth says that the controversy surrounding the “International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) which will use US personnel to provide training of police, judges and prosecutors from around Latin America” is not a simple matter.
Venezuela: Rifles Pointed at Whom?
Miguel Octavio has translated a post by Ana Julia Jatar questioning Chavez’ purchase of firearms from Russia (ES).
Mexico: “When will the results be announced?”
There is a good chance that election day will make for a close race in Mexico. Ana Maria Salazar tells readers when they might expect definitive results.