Traffic was snared throughout the morning in San José as hundreds of protesters marched in various parts of the capital. In response, the government ordered participants to be docked a day's wages. See photos and read the story here.
“I’m beginning to realize that this is much larger than one grandchild meeting a grandparent. This is part of an effort to reconstruct collective memory and repair the broken links of knowledge and tradition that are passed from generation to generation,” says filmmaker.
Entire regions are without food and water, and bodies are strewn on the streets, after a typhoon that had much the look of a tsunami, with waves as high as two-story buildings. With sustained wind speeds of 150 to 170 mph, Haiyan is among the strongest storms on record.
More than 8,000 Costa Ricans are registered to vote from the U.S., although Ticos abroad can only choose presidential and vice presidential candidates.
A long-lasting and valuable project sprang out of a Guatemala City dump and is still going strong 20 years later, thanks to a dedicated photojournalist and the hundreds of kids and volunteers who passed through the program.
The Puerto Rican reggaeton masters blend an eclectic mix of raunchy lyrics, messages of social empowerment and promotion of Latin American culture. Now they’re teaming up with one of the world’s most well known freedom of information advocates.
