Latest posts by Eduardo Avila from November, 2008
El Salvador: Downtown San Salvador Becoming Pedestrian Walkways
In El Salvador, David Mejia takes a shopping trip to downtown San Salvador where he writes that some of the streets are fast becoming pedestrian walkways [es] due to the street vendors taking up space on the street.
Mexico: The Death of Paco Ignacio Taibo I
El Nahual of México Para Los Mexicanos [es] mourns the death of Paco Ignacio Taibo I, who was a Mexican writer and historian. He also founded the Culture section of the El Universal newspaper.
Mexico: Radiohead Concert in 2009
Mexican blogs like Tinta y Pixeles [es] are buzzing at the announcement that the rock band Radiohead have scheduled a show in Mexico City for March 16, 2009.
Nicaragua: Concerns About Fraud in Recent Elections
The streets of Managua were not the only place where supporters of the two political parties in Nicaragua were present during the recent municipal elections held on November 9. One could also find them on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Some were concerned about accusation of fraud and the message sent because of the results. This is a translation of a summary post by Alvaro Berroteran of the Nicaragua Y Su Blog.
Nicaragua: Online Radio Stations
Nimrod lists some of the Nicaraguan online radio stations [es] that can be found using the Winamp music player.
Panama: Recipe for Tri-Color Shortbread
Chef Melissa of the Cooking Diva Blog provides a tribute to Panama with a recipe for Tri-Color Shortbread featuring the colors of the Panamanian flag.
Dominican Republic: Frequent Blackouts Impede Progress
The Dominican Republic is suffering through frequent blackouts and Rocío Díaz of Monaco [es] writes that “without electricity, there is no progress.”
Mexico: Last Mobilization of the Year for AMLO
The leader of the “Movement for the Defense of Petroleum, Popular Economy and National Sovereignty” Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)announces that the last mobilization of the year will take place on November 23 in Mexico City writes Jessica Uribe of Vivir Mexico [es].
Honduras: Making a Living as an Artist
“It is not easy to make a living as an artist,” and especially in Honduras writes Guillermo Anderson. The singer-songwriter says that we should not rely on the government to promote culture, but that each citizen should be the country's best Ministry of Culture.
Costa Rica: Supporting the Special Olympians
Roy Rojas of The News Star [es] to support the Costa Ricans who will be competing in the Central American and Caribbean Special Olympics.
Ecuador: Working Towards Being a Model for E-Government
The capital city of Quito, Ecuador is launching a campaign to be a model of electronic government, and will include interactive workshops for citizens writes Christian Espinosa of Cobertura Digital [es].
Uruguay: Free Software Law
Rodolfo Pilas, an active supporter of the Free Software movement in Uruguay, writes about the opportunity to address a Congressional commission regarding the Bill for Open Source and Free Software.
Honduras: Top 25 Sites Visited
Of the top 25 internet sites visited by Hondurans, only 3 are from Honduras including a telecommunications and newspaper site, writes Hugo Chinchilla.
Bolivia: An Indigenous as Minister of Education?
Mario Durán of Palabras Libres [es] wonders why the Bolivian government did not name an indigenous to the office of Minister of Education, while a commenter notes that the new Minister Roberto Aguilar may consider himself to be a member of one of the 36 ethnicities.
Mexico: Obligatory Military Service
La Banda writes about his experience with trying to sign-up for the obligatory military service in Nayarit, Mexico.
Mexico: Video Workshops at UNAM
Notilibertas [es] is sponsoring a video workshop at UNAM in Mexico City every Tuesday starting on November 11. The third part of the workshop will teach participants how to make videos for the internet.
Paraguay: Blogger Meet-Up
Muna Annahas writes about her meeting with some ex-pat bloggers during her recent visit to Asuncion, Paraguay.
Ecuador: Chelito the Giraffe Died of Heart Attack
Investigators have determined that Chelito the Giraffe died of a heart attack writes Voces Lojanas [es], which has been following the events following the death of the beloved animal in Loja, Ecuador.
Guatemala: Marimba Band Touring Italy
The Guatemalan marimba band Sonal Ko Konab’ is currently touring Italy according to the blog Santa Cruz Barillas [es] and they proudly representing, not only their home region, but the entire country.
El Salvador: National Day of the Pupusa
Rocio of Entre Lo Público y Lo Privado [es] reminds everyone that this sunday is the National Day of the Pupusa, which is the traditional dish in El Salvador.
Ecuador: Bus Service to Small Communities
The bus service to his community of Saraguro in Ecuador, has a lot to be desired according to Angel Gualán. He writes about the monopoly of services and those drivers that prefer to only accept passengers traveling all the way to the end of the route, leaving those residents from...
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