About Eduardo Avila
I am a Bolivian-American who maintains the blog Barrio Flores, while living in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Currently, I am the Regional Editor for Latin America and the Spanish language editor for Global Voices.
I am the founder and director of the Voces Bolivianas project, which teaches the use of citizen media to underrepresented groups throughout Bolivia, with the help of a network of national bloggers.
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January 9th, 2009
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The Brazilian government has reduced the volume of gas purchased from Bolivia Mario Durán of Palabras Libres [es] thinks that this may cause the government to dip into the international reserves.
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The minimum monthly wage in Honduras was raised on January 1 by President Manuel Zelaya. Thelma Mejía of Honduras Daily News writes that many businesses are unable to keep up with the higher wage.
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A 6.2 Richter scale earthquake has hit Costa Rica. Jaguar del Platanar [es] posts a Google mashup map indicating sites that have suffered damage.
January 8th, 2009
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Liam of Políticamente Incorrecto [es] reflects on the direction that Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo is taking the country, and provides a bit of advice that he should become a closer ally to Chilean president Michele Bachelet.
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In Colombia, Julián Ortega Martínez of equinoXio reports on and publishes photos of the recent solidarity march for the people of Palestine, which was held in Bogotá.
January 7th, 2009
Peru: Blogger Wishes for the New Year
“What are your hopes for the Peruvian blogosphere in 2009?” That question was openly posed to the community of Peruvian blogosphere on Juan Arellano's blog Globalizado. As a result, 28 bloggers from Peru and the diaspora responded with a wide variety of thoughts and opinions on their personal blogs and others in the comments section. Many were optimistic, yet some were bothered by the commercialization of the blogs.
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