Eduardo Avila · February, 2009

Latest posts by Eduardo Avila from February, 2009

Mexico: Breaking the Kissing Record

Nearly 40,000 Mexicans broke the Guinness World Record for the most people kissing at the same time writes Jessica Uribe of Vivir México [es]. They assembled in Mexico City's zocalo...

16 February 2009

Guatemala: The Shuco Hot Dog

The Guatemalan Shuco Hot Dog, which contains avocado sauce, boiled cabbage, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, mustard, hot sauce, and other meats, is starting to become world-famous writes Rudy Girón of La...

15 February 2009

Cuba: The Release of Nova the Open-Source Operating System

In conjunction with a local university, the government of Cuba released its own version of the open-source Linux operating system called Nova Baire. Citing the difficulty to obtain private software on the island, as well as security concerns, the government hopes to move 50% of their computers to this new system over the next five years

14 February 2009

Chile: Bachelet's Visit to Cuba

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has planned a trip to Cuba to improve relations after 37 years. La Pollera [es] writes about some of the criticism that has headed her way...

13 February 2009

Mexico: The Passing of the Tomato King

Andrés Bermúdez, also known as the “Tomato King” because of his invention of a tomato-planting machine, recently passed away writes Mexico Monitor. Bermúdez also was the first migrant in the...

11 February 2009

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