Picture: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the Perito Moreno glacier. Dyn via Critica Newspaper.
As usually happens in Argentina, authorities seem to have favored big corporations over environmental common sense. Last Friday, Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner vetoed a law that protected the country's glaciers and that could have restricted mining and oil drilling.
This week in El Salvador, hundreds of technology fanatics have assembled in the capital of San Salvador to take part in the latest edition of Campus Party. The event gathers participants “with their computers with the goal of share their worries, exchange experiences and take part in all types of activities related to communication and new technologies.
I really like this smart renovation of a house in the Chilean countryside by Benjamín Murúa and Constanza Infante. See it all at Plataforma Arquitectura.
I really like this smart renovation of a house in the Chilean countryside by Benjam??n Mur??a and Constanza Infante. See it all at Plataforma Arquitectura.
I really like this smart renovation of a house in the Chilean countryside by Benjamín Murúa and Constanza Infante. See it all at Plataforma Arquitectura.
The students of the Chilean Las Cumbres male school have produced a series of shorts; including the following one about bullying and teen suicide, which closes with the following statement:
This is a phenomenon that is taking place in our country and the rest of the world. You can't know what another person is thinking, or how your jokes may affect them. Let's avoid the hindering of future talents due to the immaturity of some.
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Masterful work.
Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Architects
Smiljan Radic Architect. No web site, no info, but oh, so cool.
Kelgwo Open Weave Scarf
A women's textile collective located on the island of Chiloe in southern Chile, Kelgwo Textile Art crafts gorgeous garments and home accessories out of handspun 100 percent organic wool that has been dyed with local plants and roots.
Contenidos Locales [es] covers the recent publication by Jacqueline Gonzalez from the Chilean city of Valparaíso, who writes about the trolley bus that has been running since the 1950s.
Elections are fast approaching in Chile, and Marcelo Aliaga of Bloggeando La Vida [es] is noticing the ways that candidates are getting around the regulations for the dates in which campaign propaganda is allowed.
Located in Colina, Chile. I like the use of bamboo poles for the porch roof screen, and the simplicity of the concrete pier footings.
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