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Juliana Rincón Parra

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About Juliana Rincón Parra

233 posts · joined 2006-02-6

Peruvian-Colombian with a BA in Drama with a passion for online media. I also teach at the University Cyberculture and Emerging Media Lab, and sometimes as a translator and blogger.

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February 8th, 2010

Video: Peruvian Cuisine on the NetVideo post

Peruvian food is considered one of the most diverse foods in the world, due in part to the varied geography of the region, the blending of different cultures into iconic dishes and the way in which ancient recipes are still being interpreted and adapted in modern cooking.  In this post, ...

February 3rd, 2010

Costa Rica: Online Videos add Humor to Presidential ElectionsVideo post

The Costa Rican Presidential elections are this Sunday and through videos, many Costa Ricans are expressing their concerns regarding the candidates and the future of their country through parody and humor.

February 1st, 2010

Americas , Western Europe

Canal Solidario writes about the Indigenous Film Festival which will take place in Sevilla, Spain. During the screening, films from indigenous communities inside Nicaragua, Canada and Brazil will be shown and participants will also discuss the role of multimedia and internet tools in protecting cultural diversity.

January 29th, 2010

Americas

Periodismo en Línea points us to a two day old video by NicoRios, a Chilean tourist stranded in Aguas Calientes. In the video he shows how they wait for the helicopters to arrive and explains how they were running out of food and stores have drastically increased prices for food and water. Today the Chilean Government sent a presidential plane to pick up 70 Chilean tourists who were already in Cusco.

January 28th, 2010

Video: Call for Aid in the Peruvian South due to FloodingVideo post

The state of emergency the city of Cusco and surrounding areas has moved many locals to make videos and upload them to the web, trying to get mass media to pay attention to the drama lived by villagers throughout the area who are now homeless, isolated and without food, water or electricity.

January 22nd, 2010

Video: Drug legalization and life post-prohibitionVideo post

There are groups of people advocating for the legalization of drugs, but what would that actually mean? From Hungary to Colombia, from youth to teachers, from cops and clergy, individuals and groups are taking to citizen media to put forth their arguments regarding this potentially controversial subject.