Blogging Contest Focuses on Child Development
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced its first contest for bloggers, which will focus on issues related to child development. (more…) Written by Silvia Viñas · comments (0) Share:...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Protest in Defense of Social Security Ends in Riots
On November 8, 2012, there was a peaceful demonstration in the main streets of San José in defense of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS for its initials in Spanish) by diverse groups from all...
View ArticleAn Invitation to Discuss Reforms to Costa Rica's Cybercrime Law
Ticoblogger invites [es] netizens to discuss [es] proposed reforms to Costa Rica's Cybercrime Law. The site calls on bloggers, Twitter users and blog readers to analyze and report any errors in...
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Thousands March Against Repression in Costa Rica
This past Thursday, November 15, 2012, thousands of citizens participated in a march [es] organized in response to the confrontations which occurred during the November 8 demonstration [es]. In...
View ArticleIbero-America: Free Software Assessment Report 2012
The recently released Free Software Assessment Report 2012 shows the opinion, assessment and preferences of more than 5,000 people from Spain and Latin America. The study published in its fourth...
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Developing Latin America Hackathon Draws Near!
[All links lead to Spanish language pages unless otherwise noted] We are only 2 days short of commencing the regional hackathon Developing Latin America 2012 (#DAL2012, or DAL), and in each...
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Day 1 of Developing Latin America 2012
[All links lead to Spanish language pages unless otherwise noted] Finally, December 1 saw the start of Developing Latin America 2012 (#DAL2012). This year, the regional hackathon organised by the...
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Winning Applications from Latin America's Biggest Hackathon
This post was originally published in the engine room Desarrollando America Latina [es], a kind of World Cup for hackers in Latin America, took place this weekend in 8 countries in South and Central...
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Day 2 of Developing Latin America 2012
[All links lead to Spanish language pages unless otherwise noted] Last Sunday December 2 saw the completion of day 2 of the regional hackathon Developing Latin America 2012, organised by the Ciudadano...
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Access Innovation Prize 2012 Recognizes Costa Rican Facebook App
On December 10, 2012, non-profit organization Access.org announced the winners of the 1st Annual Access Tech Innovation Prize Awards. The awards intended to convene initiatives from across the world...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Of Mills and a New Year
There were days when I felt the mill go slowly, too slowly, desperately slowly. Other days, I felt the mill spinning vertiginously, so I couldn't take a breathe and just wanted to get off the mill and...
View Article“Should Women Be Pretty?”
That's the question raised by Nathy2310 from Costa Rica on her blog post “Women, should they be pretty?” and writes [es]: Today I want to tell all those women who criticize other females’ bodies:...
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Regional Winners of Developing Latin America 2012
With some delay, here comes an update about the regional hackathon, Desarrollando América Latina 2012 [es] (DAL- Developing Latin America), following the winners at the local level, which completed the...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Time of the Vanquished
In the post titled “Time of the vanquished” [es], the blog Furia raises profound reflections about what happens when quietness comes. It concludes its reflections by saying: “in order to conquer the...
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Latin America Turns to iPhone App to Take Hammerhead Sharks Off the Chopping...
The 400-pound hammerhead shark, hunting through the waters of Latin America, first marked its territory 400 million years ago. Now, the process of “finning” — chucking their bodies seaward after...
View ArticleRacism in Costa Rican Football
José Medrano in Carepicha Blog [es] speaks out against racism in football games and in society in general. I think that racist insults should be punished with a high fine or with community work, along...
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Developing Latin America: A Summary
Desarrollando América Latina (Developing Latin America) has published a video summary of the regional hackathon DAL 2012, where 400 participants and 70 social experts developed 80 applications. Here...
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#FLISOL 2013: Hundreds of Latin Americans Installing Free Software
Flisol 2013 Banner. From the Patagonia to Havana, hundreds of computer users across Latin America are choosing freedom over control by installing free software on their computers. On April 27th, groups...
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President Barack Obama visits Mexico and Costa Rica
On May 2, U.S. President Barack Obama began his trip through Mexico and Costa Rica with the intention of addressing vitally important themes for the region that include the expansion of commerce and...
View ArticleCosta Rican Blogger (Almost) Meets Obama
While Laura [Chinchilla] was talking, at one point he [Obama] turned and looked toward my direction. I took the opportunity and put on my best smile and raised my hat as a greeting. With my other hand...
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