Foto Friday! Quito Edition
This is a new addition to this blog, weekly photos. This week features recent photos from Quito, Ecuador.
How Did We Get Here?
Pictured is the world’s tallest slum, La Torre de David in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1994, lack of funds halted construction of what was supposed to be one of Latin America’s most […]
Venezuelan Prisons
In Venezuela, the most perplexing aspect of the penitentiary system is not the rise in violence within prison walls, but rather the internal hierarchical systems that prisoners have created for […]
Hugo Chavez Wins Re-election
Throughout the evening rumors abounded here in Caracas, and for some time it looked as though Capriles was in the lead by an irreversible count. But, in a country where […]
Don’t Rain on My Parade!
President Hugo Chavez’ close of campaign rally and speech on Thursday, October 4 was a stark contrast to that of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles just a few days earlier. The sky […]
So Which Way Do I Vote?
Down and to the left, down and to the right, down and to the center… it’s all the same, or is it? Welcome to voting in Venezuela. Hanging chads ain’t […]
Hay Un Camino
Being the politically pessimistic person that I am, I have said for the last several months that not only will Hugo Chavez be re-elected as president of Venezuela on October […]
Juan Manuel Santos the Clairvoyant
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles are hoping that Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos is clairvoyant, or at least a kingmaker. Santos hosted Capriles in Bogota yesterday for a […]
Honest Money
Venezuela’s illegal currency market is so commonplace and open that it seems practically… legal. Often ignored by international media, but of great consequence to the country, money exchange in Venezuela […]
Hello world!
After living and traveling throughout the Western Hemisphere I’ve realized there are many untold stories and themes to share via this blog. My hope is that it will be informative […]
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