Christmas cuteness at its finest: El Burrito Sabanero is not about food, but a favorite Christmas song in Latin America. Burro in Spanish means donkey, and burrito is little donkey. El Burrito Sabanero is about a boy who rides his little donkey to Bethlehem to see the niño Jesús.
This famous Venezuelan Christmas song, written by [...]
Archive for December, 2008
A Little Venezuelan Donkey on the Way to Bethlehem
Posted in Arts & Culture, The Region, tagged aventura, bachata, Bethlehem, Burrito Sabanero, Christmas, Christmas music, Dominican Republic, entertainment, hip hop, holiday, Hugo Blanco, Incaptepec, jazz, Jesus, latin america, latin music, music, Puerto Rico, Romeo, Tick Tock, venezuela, venezuelan music, venezuelan traditions on December 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Venezuela Affirms Commitment to Human Rights
Posted in Society & Politics, The Region, tagged anti-semitism in venezuela, argentina, brazil, Cristina Fernandez, discrimination, Hugo Chavez, human rights, Jewish culture, latin america, Lula da Silva, race, religion, religion in venezuela, religious tolerance, Ronald S. Lauder, South America, World Jewish Congress on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the World Jewish Congress welcomed the commitment of Latin American Leaders to condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination.
President Chavez of Venezuela, along with Presidents Lula da Silva of Brazil and Fernandez of Argentina signed a joint declaration promising to
renew their commitment to continue working at national, regional and international level to fortify [...]
Hey! Look Over Here! Latin America is Making History!
Posted in Society & Politics, The Region, tagged argentina, Bachelet, Bolivia, brazil, caribbean, central america, Chavez, Chile, Cuba, Diplomacy, economy, evo morales, Inter-American Dialogue, latin america, Life, Lula, Michael Shifter, news, paraguay, politics, Rio Group, South America, Summit, U.S., venezuela, Washington, Western Hemisphere on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Representatives from 33 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean just finished meeting in Brazil. By all accounts, the atmosphere was convivial.
Believe it or not, this “Rio Group” summit marked first time that such a large regional event has occurred without the presence of the United States. So what does this mean for the hemisphere? [...]
Our Newest Favorite Venezuelan Baseball Star: K-Rod
Posted in Sports, tagged baseball, caracas, Francisco Rodriguez, K-Rod, major league baseball, mets, MLB, New York, New York Mets, Sports, sports in venezuela, venezuela, Venezuela baseball, venezuelan atheletes, venezuelan baseball players on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another superstar pitcher from Venezuela was signed by the New York Mets last week.
Francisco Rodriguez (or “K-Rod”) grew up outside of Caracas, where he first set foot on a baseball diamond at his grandmother’s insistence at age seven. She simply wanted to get him out of the house.
Now he has gone on to become one [...]
More Than a Pancake: Venezuelan Cachapas
Posted in Arts & Culture, tagged arepa, cachapa, cheese, cuisine, florida, food, Indigenous, latin america, recipe, South America, venezuela, Venezuelan cuisine, Venezuelan culture, Venezuelan food, venezuelan traditions on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to the Miami Herald today, we have a lesson in how to make the Venezuelan dish called the cachapa. This is a savory pancake made of corn that is eaten with mild white cheese and makes a tasty snack. The recipe that appears in the Herald is from the book The South American Table.
In [...]
Winds of Change Bring Renewable Energy to Venezuela
Posted in Nature & Environment, tagged business, clean energy, economy, Energy, environment, environmentalism, gamesa, latin america, news, oil, oil and environment, PDVSA, politics, renewable energy, spain, venezuela, wind power on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Venezuela may be known as an oil country, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t taking steps to explore the renewable energy sources of the future.
News came today that the state oil company PDVSA is beginning to invest in wind power. A Spanish company called Gamesa has been contracted to install and maintain machinery that will [...]
Venezuela Hosts Ninth International Circus Festival
Posted in Arts & Culture, tagged caracas, circo de venezuela, circus, circus festival, culture, dance, entertainment, festival internacional del circo, international circus festival, latin america, performance, performing arts, theater, venezuela, Venezuela culture, Venezuelan arts, Venezuelan culture, Venezuelan festivals, venezuelan traditions on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Caracas is full of clowns. And acrobats. And jugglers. Yesterday marked the start of the ninth annual International Circus Festival of Venezuela.
According to TeleSur, it includes performances by artists from Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and Italy, as well as seven different groups of performers from Venezuela. The event runs until Sunday and includes free shows [...]
Caracas Comes Alive in Cyrano Fernandez Movie
Posted in Arts & Culture, tagged Alberto Arvelo, caracas, cine, Cuba, cyrano de bergerac, Cyrano Fernandez, film, Havana, Havana Film Festival, hip hop, latin american culture, Tres Dueños, venezuela, venezuelan cinema, Venezuelan culture, Venezuelan film, Venezuelan movies, venezuelan music on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another Venezuelan film participating in the Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana escaped our notice yesterday: Cyrano Fernandez by director Alberto Arvelo.
The movie is a modern-day version of the French drama Cyrano de Bergerac that takes place in the Caracas barrios. This love story features music by the popular Venezuelan rap group Tres [...]
Venezuela Competes in Latin American Film Festival
Posted in Arts & Culture, The Region, tagged Benicio del Toro, caribbean, Che Guevara, cinema city, Coral Prize, Cuba, El tinte de la fama, Havana, Havana Film Festival, latin america, latin american culture, movies, premio coral, Steven Soderbergh, venezuelan cinema, Venezuelan culture, venezuelan directors, Venezuelan film, Venezuelan movies on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 30th annual International Festival of New Latin American Cinema starts today in Havana, Cuba. Venezuela has nine entries in the festival. Of these, three feature films are in the running to win the festival’s crowning “Coral” Prizes:
1, 2 y 3 mujeres by Andrea Catalán, Anabel Rodríguez and Silvia Andrea Ríos Goncalves (trailer)
El tinte de [...]
Pushing Regional Unity, Venezuela Hosts 3rd ALBA Summit
Posted in The Region, tagged ALBA, Bolivarian Alternative, Bolivia, caracas, caribbean, Dominica, ecuador, Honduras, Hugo Chavez, IMF, international relations, latin america, news, Nicaragua, politics, Rafael Correa, South America, venezuela, World Bank on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, over Thanksgiving, it’s safe to say that some Latin Americans may have given thanks for increased cooperation among countries in the region.
Venezuela hosted a summit of ALBA (the Bolivarian Alternative for the America) last Wednesday in Caracas which brought together the leaders of member countries Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba, and Dominica. Also in [...]
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