Chile: Cartoon Blog Dosis Diarias Turned 3
“40 years of walking to the Promised Land and turns out to be this [a desert]. We're supposed to be the chosen people. I was expecting something closer to Rio de Janeiro” reads a recent comic [es] of...
View ArticleMéxico: Mercado Negro's Hispanic Albums of the Decade
Hosts of Mercado Negro radio program blogged their “albums of the decade” lists for three categories: Mexican indie proyects, hispanic bands and “mainstream” hispanic bands. Some of the bands included...
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Colombia: Celebration of Lights and Candles
Photo by Flowery *L*u*z*a*. Día de las Velitas (Day of the candles), also known as Día de los Alumbrados (Day of the Lighting), is a traditional celebration of Colombia in honor to the Virgin Mary and...
View ArticleChile: Social Networking on Presidential Campaign
An interesting summary of Sebastian Piñera's use of social networking [es] to support his current presidential candidacy for Chile (with information up to September 2009) can be found on the blog E the...
View ArticleNicaragua: Knowing Gestures and Body Language
Typical hand expressions, gestures and body language from Nicaragua are throughly explained on Los hijos de septiembre [es]. Written by Issa Villarreal · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter...
View ArticleAmericas: Internet velocity in the Continent
Jorge Oyhenard compares in his personal blog the Internet velocity in America [es]: Uruguay, Peru and Paraguay are among the countries with the lowest capacity to download and upload content to the...
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Mexico: Marriage and Adoption for Gay Couples in the Capital
Gay marriage has been legalized in Mexico City, after reforms made to the civil code by the Legislative Assembly on December 21. In the same meeting, a law was passed allowing gay couples to adopt...
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Graffiti and Urban Art: Voices from Latin American Streets I
Editor's Note: This is the first in a 3-part series about graffiti and other urban art from various Latin American countries. Although its modern incarnation originated in United States three decades...
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Graffiti and Urban Art: Voices from Latin American Streets II
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of posts about graffitti and urban art around Latin America. To visit the first series, please click here. In public spaces, street art (or urban art)...
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Graffiti and Urban Art: Voices from Latin American Streets III
Editor's Note: This is the third and final in a series of posts about graffiti and urban art around Latin America. To visit the other posts in the series, please click here and here. In public spaces,...
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Global: Concerns About Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
The last meeting of negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has provoked the protest of online communities against both its content and the circumstances of their negotiations....
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Mexico: Revelations of Crimes by Father Maciel
Recent investigations have brought about controversy regarding the crimes of Mexican priest Father Marcial Maciel, founder of the Roman Catholic Order the Legion of Christ, who received multiple...
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Mexico: One Year Since the Tragedy at Guardería ABC
A year has passed since the tragedy at Guardería ABC, a daycare center in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora. On June 5, 2009 a fire consumed a warehouse next to the daycare; the fire spread out of...
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Mexico: Two Deaths on the Border in Ten Days
Citizens of Mexico are in shock over the unexpected deaths of two Mexicans as a result of two separate clashes with the United States Border Patrol. These incidents occurred less than a month apart:...
View ArticleMexico: Fighting Drug Trafficking With ‘Magic Wands'
Blogger Juan Antonio [es] uses reliable sources to report on the situation of the GT200 in Mexico, a drug and explosive detector recognized as ineffective by several countries. Despite warnings from...
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