Residents of Iquitos [2] have launched a Facebook [3] [es] and Twitter [4] [es] campaign with the message “Iquitos needs fast Internet. Help!”. Netizens are invited [5] [es] to share a photo with the campaign's message on Facebook, or tweet with the hashtag #SiIquitosTuvieraInternetVeloz [6] [es] (“If Iquitos had fast Internet”). The campaign –which was started by Alan Lozano, an economist from Iquitos– tries to raise awareness about the need to improve the precarious Internet connection [7] [es] available in Iquitos.
Peru: “Iquitos needs fast Internet. Help!”
· Written by Silvia Viñas
Categories: Latin America, Peru, Citizen Media, Development, Technology