Peru: Superficial Solutions As District Elections Approach

Posted 24 September 2010 14:31 GMT

Countries	Peru
Topics	Development, Elections, Politics, Digital Activism
Languages	Spanish

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· Perú: Soluciones superficiales a medida que se acercan las elecciones municipales

Peru

Gabriela García Calderón shares photos [es] of a recently fixed street in the Miraflores district in Lima, coinciding with mayoral and district elections. But the images that follow prove that only a few meters away the streets have holes that make it dangerous for anyone to pass through, especially those who use wheelchairs.

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22 February 2012

Argentina

A commuter train crashed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, leaving at least 49 dead and hundreds injured according to the latest reports. Netizens are using the hashtags #Sarmiento [es], #Once [es] and #TBA [es] to tweet about the crash.

• Silvia Viñas

Brazil

A global act in solidarity with the population expelled from their homes at the Pinheirinho community has been called on Facebook for Thursday, February 23. The idea is to demonstrate in front of Brazilian consulates and embassies all over the world.

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• Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

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Georgia

Blogger Luis Figueroa [es] wonders if Guatemala could benefit from following Georgia's example in fighting corruption.

• Silvia Viñas

Bolivia

A book gathering a detailed recount of the indigenous march in defense of the Indigenous Territory and National Park Isiboro Sécure (TIPNIS for its initials in Spanish) has been published in a digital format. Fundación Tierra [es] edited the book, titled “Indigenous March for the TIPNIS: The Struggle in defense of the territories,” and it is available as a free download [es] in its website.

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