Here are some posts from different blogs on Latin America. Don’t forget that we have a page on Latin American blogs which will be updated soon. Please feel free to reply in the comments section of this post if you have a specific blog or blog article that we should know about.
* The Mexicans are coming! The Mexicans are coming! Sound the alarm! Aztlan! Invasion! Sound the alarm! The Mexicans are coming! (Left image via this site).
* What a shock #1- Colombia’s new head of armed forces has a poor human rights record.
* What a shock #2- The new U.S. ambassador to El Salvador was a major contributor to the Bush reelection campaign. (In the sake of all fairness the appointment of U.S. ambassadorships to major campaign contributors is endemic in both Democrat and Republican parties.)
* Brief but detailed post on the recent surge in violence in Oaxaca, Mexico.
* Great, as if Cuba didn’t have enough to worry about.
* Metafilter looks at Fordlandia, a failed plan by Henry Ford to expand into the Brazilian Amazon in the early 20th century.
* The San Francisco Chronicle’s foreign affairs blog provides a comprehensive view of the controversy surrounding Mexico’s presidential election including pointing out how “George W. Bush has completely ignored democracy's struggle for survival right next door, in Mexico”. Meanwhile, Ricardo’s Blog observes that “Andrés Manuel (Lopez Obrador) seems to have got into an alley with no much opportunities to exit”.
* In an earlier post on blogs we linked to a Council on Hemispheric Affairs report on the Panama Canal expansion. A representative from the Panama Canal Authority replied to refute the report via this comment.
* Chilean bloggers are pushing for expanded broadband usage in their country, according to Global Voices.
* Former Peruvian first lady Elaine Karp dined with Peru’s ambassador to Israel last week even though Interpol is looking for her.
* “Survivor” truly jumps the shark with its plan to divide tribes based on race. How about ne
xt season they divide tribes into religion or immigration status? Or how about red states versus blue states? The possibilities for exploitation in the name of high ratings are endless!
* Caracas Chronicles compares Venezuela’s economy to the description of an article from The Economist on Trinidad and Tobago’s economy.
* La Onda Tropical reviews the latest album from legendary Argentine rockero Andres Calamaro. (Right image via this site).
* Lastly, a quick lesson in slurs via Overheard in New York.
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