Eduardo Avila · March, 2008

Latest posts by Eduardo Avila from March, 2008

Nicaragua: Retaining Customs

  11 March 2008

Many Nicaraguans are losing their customs and one of the chief culprits is globalization according to Tania Duarte. She urges others to retain some of their traditions, so that they can continue be passed on to future generations.

Paraguay: Candidates for President

  10 March 2008

Muna Annahas provides a thorough run-down on the candidates for April's Paraguayan elections for president. She also notes that Paraguayans living abroad will not be able to vote.

Bolivia: Twittbo Twitter Community

  10 March 2008

The Bolivian community of Twitter users is growing slowly, but it received a big boost with the creation of the page TwittBo, which hopes to provide a little more publicity to this popular form of communication. In addition, a Facebook group has also been formed to gather the Bolivian twitter-ers. Here is a brief interview with the two founders of the site.

Ecuador: What Should Happen With the Border Crisis

  7 March 2008

Danny Ayala Hinojosa of El Federalista [es] writes what he wants regarding this border crisis, “We want the Venezuelan and Ecuadoran troops to return to their bases,” and “We want the conflict to be resolved diplomatically and for the insults to the legitimate governments and the people and institutions that...

Ecuador: Double Standards for the FARC and Colombia

  7 March 2008

“The FARC can violate our borders on a daily basis, set up camps in our jungle, but the Colombian government cannot? It is only then, when we explode, break off relations and even appear as if we are preparing for war?” writes Vida Quiteña en Gringoland [es].

Venezuela: More on the Crisis

  6 March 2008

Kira Kirakin's new blog is called Anotaciones Al Borde [es] and her recent entry has to do with the tool Google Earth and the possibility of seeing FARC campsites.

Bolivia: Nintendo Phone Error

  5 March 2008

Hugo Miranda points out a major error in the newspaper La Prensa. In an article about celular phones, the newspaper published a photo of a “Bolivian” talking on a cell phone. Upon closer inspection, the man did not appear to be Bolivian and the phone was actually a Nintendo game...

Mexico: Daylight Savings Time

  5 March 2008

Tome Chango Su Banana thinks that Mexico should not follow daylight savings time, since studies have shown it costs more money than it saves, and it can alter one's “bio-clock.”

El Salvador: Medical Tourism

  5 March 2008

Tim's El Salvador Blog writes about the latest coverage regarding medical tourism to El Salvador, and writes that a patient's trip, “becomes both a medical treatment and a tropical vacation.“

Guatemala: The Switch to Ethanol

  5 March 2008

Luis Figueroa of Carpe Diem [es] is pleased that the Guatemalan government halted the “Ethanol Law,” and that any switch to this alternative fuel should be voluntary, instead of forced.

Guatemala: Important Authors 1980-2000

  5 March 2008

Ronald Flores takes exception of a Guatemalan newspaper columnist's claim that there have not been any recent authors of importance. Flores provides examples of authors that he considers to be worthy of attention.

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