Stories about Latin America from August, 2005
Venezuelan: Measuring Poverty In the USA
Tomas Sancio of Baruta, Venezuela, criticizes Chavez's accusation of widespread poverty in the United States.
El Salvador: Yellow alert for Santa Ana volcano
Tim writes that “Salvadoran authorities have put the areas around the Santa Ana volcano on yellow alert after a recent rise in activity at the volcano.” With links to helpful...
Brazil: Tropeiros
South American Journal writes a post about the famed Tropeiros of Brazil accompanied by the impressive photography of Tatiana Cardeal.
Cuba: 1929 Havana Travel Ad
Havana Journal finds an old Cuban travel advertisement from a 1929 issue of National Geographic, which describes the island as “so near at hand – so easily reached – that...
Panama: The Web Industry
Jorge Arango reflects on the Internet in Panama over the last 10 years.
Guatemala: Expats in Europe
Chapines en Europa is a web portal for Guatemalans living in Europe to share their experiences. The most popular post, as of late, links to live video feeds from Guatemala.
Guatemala: Reasons to Visit
Chapinadas notes that Chapines (Guatemalans) often take the beauty of their country for granted until it's seen from a visitor's perspective.
Mexico, Cuba: Blog of the Week
Blogs Mexico has chosen SABROSON, written in Spanish by a witty Cuban immigrant who has been living in Mexico City since 1990, as blog of the week.
Ecuador: Eduardo Ochoa's New Blog
Famed Ecuadorean blogger, Eduardo Ochoa has started a new, not quite work safe blog focusing on cyber-culture.
Venezuela: Pat Robertson and Jesse Jackson
Daniel of Venezuela News and Views compares Pat Robertson and Jesse Jackson after the latter visits his country.
Bolivia: Negative Effects of Petrol Industry
Nick Buxton has a long post on Open Veins examining the neocolonial effects of the petrol industry in Bolivia.
Ecuador: Finding Pallatanga
Pastor Larry uses Google Earth to find the location of his next mission trip to Ecuador.
Bolivia, South Africa: Microlending
Miguel of MABB points to some positive coverage of Bolivia's microlending industry from South Africa.
Bolivia: Fall of the Frente Amplio
Eduardo of Barrio Flores jokingly suggests that presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina better find himself a cutesy nickname if he wants any chance of staying in the race.
Argentina: Conspiracy Theories
Expat Argentina writes of popular Argentine conspiracy theories which question U.S. intentions.
Blogs of the World, Aggregate!
Boris Anthony, our good friend and Global Voices’ beloved graphic designer/toolsmith, recently offered this observation: “….In the last 6 months, I have not worked on a single ‘weblog': it's all...
Mexico : 9 reglas
Sergio of Overcaffeinated informs us that the 9rules network will be opening itself up to content in Spanish on September 2nd.
Mexico, Argentina: A Comparison of Capitols
Robert of line of sight compares Mexico City with Buenos Aires.
Argentina: Victoria Ocampo’s House
Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance takes a look at the modernist architecture of Victoria Ocampo's house in Bueno Aires while GoodAirs looks at the glass-encased summertime home of ex-president...
Bolivia: Things Are Not Going Well for MAS
MABB argues in two posts why things are not looking up for the leftist Garcia Linera/Evo Morales presidential ticket.
Bolivia: Polling Games
Blog from Bolivia exposes the urban bias of the latest major public opinion poll in the newspaper, Los Tiempos.
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