Tag: Colombia

Mar 16 2010

Americas, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Public Libraries, World

BiblioRed; Images and Facts

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The folks from BiblioRed were so kind as to send me some additional images of the two libraries I visited, the Biblioteca Pública Parque El Tunal, and the Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco,...

Feb 26 2010

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Public Libraries, World

Parque Biblioteca España – Santo Domingo Savio

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Today I spent the day at the Parque Biblioteca España – Santo Domingo Savio. I had read about this library before in the NYT, and was fascinated to see...

Feb 21 2010

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Literacy, Public Libraries, World

Paradero Para Libros Para Parques

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Monday morning I was out walking around downtown Bogota when I happened upon this lovely little library in the park. This stand makes part of the Paradero Para Libros Para...

Feb 20 2010

Americas, bi/multilingual, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Literacy, Mobile Library, Public Libraries, World

BiblioRed: Red Capital de Bibliotecas Públicas

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Today I went to visit a couple of the libraries that make up the BiblioRed in Bogota. BiblioRed is Bogota’s public library systems, and it’s composed of a number of...

Feb 19 2010

Americas, Archives, Databases, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Maps, Open Access, Public Libraries, World

Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango

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While I was growing up in Colombia libraries were very scarce, the only library one ever heard mentioned was the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (BLAA), which I finally got to...

Feb 19 2010

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, National Libraries, Open Source, World

Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia

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I arrived in Bogota last night and today I’m off to visit a few libraries, my first stop is the Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. As Colombia’s national library, one of...

Feb 07 2010

Americas, Book Reviews, Books, Latin America, Politics, World

Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America by Chesa Boudin

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Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America by Chesa Boudin My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews I picked up this book because of the title;...

Dec 27 2009

Americas, Digital, Education, Latin America, Technology, World

El Navegante de la Amazonía

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Between mid November and mid December the boat “El Navegante de la Amazonía” navigated along the Amazon and Putumayo rivers in Colombia offering training in the use of computers and...

Nov 20 2009

Americas, Latin America, Social Networks, Tools, Web 2.0, World

RedEsColombia

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RedEsColombia is an online platform that offers a space where Colombians around the world, and everyone one else interested in the country can interact, and share ideas. Ultimately the network...

Oct 30 2009

Americas, Books, Latin America, World

“Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso” by Gustavo Bolivar Moreno

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Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso by Gustavo Bolivar Moreno My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a piece of fiction that weaves together a lot of Colombia’s recent history...