By Isabel Guerra LatinaLista LIMA, PERU — Lima, the Peruvian capital, is currently hosting the third edition of what has become known as “The Event.” It’s official name is “Mistura 2010: The Third International Gastronomic Fair of Lima” and it takes just one word to describe what it’s all about — food. Billed as the [...]
Bolivia: Feet and pedal power fuel Pedestrian Day
By Angie Washington LatinaLista COCHAMBA, BOLIVIA — Imagine a smog-free world. The sky becomes bluer. The grass becomes greener. The air is finally breathable once again. That is the goal of the annual Pedestrian Day in Cochabamba, Bolivia. On the first Sunday of September every year this city of 800,000 people nestled in the mountains [...]
Venezuela: A Latino Switzerland?
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista VENEZUELA: “The Guardians of Chávez” is the name of a very controversial documentary produced and made by Spanish journalist Jon Sistaga, who also covered the American invasion of Baghdad and is ranked by Gallup as one of the ten journalists in Spain with the most credibility. This documentary was made for [...]
Mexico: The Other Side of the Fight
By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO: I think if everything looks terrible for us here, it should be worse reading it in US newspapers!! Well, 200 years ago we were in war for independence. 100 years ago we were in another war. The revolution now is against the narcos!!! But let me show you the other [...]
Guatemala: My country is not just about soccer
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz LatinaLista GUATEMALA — As you may know, July 18 was the start of the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Guatemala sent 411 athletes, the largest athletic delegation in history. This number of delegates illustrates that Guatemala values many other sports besides soccer. [...]
Puerto Rico: Ten university students on the road to Istanbul for World Youth Congress
By Natalia A. Bonilla-BerrÃos LatinaLista PUERTO RICO — From July 31st until August 13th, ten university students will serve as Puerto Rico’s delegates to the 5th World Youth Congress (WYC) in Istanbul, Turkey. The delegation will attend workshops, conferences and also play a crucial role in action projects under the categories of Young Activists, Young [...]
