Tag: Colombia

Oct 25 2009

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Manuscripts, World

The J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana

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Recently the Vanderbilt library has digitized and made available a portion of their material on Colombia, specializing in 19th century culture and history, titled The J. León Helguera Collection of...

Sep 27 2009

Americas, Latin America, Politics, Web 2.0, World

La Silla Vacía

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La Silla Vacía is an online forum for all things related to contemporary Colombian politics. The site offers qualified commentary on the country’s political activity, and it is updated multiple...

Sep 15 2009

Latin America, Libraries, Mobile Library

Biblioburro (video)

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The Colombian Biblioburro has gotten a lot of press over the last few years. I’ve read articles in the NYT, around the blogosphere, and writen one myself (here), but here’s...

Sep 03 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Latin America, World

“Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas” Edited by Juan Manuel Caicedo

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Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas by Juan Manuel Caicedo My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a collection of personal narratives by students affiliated with Universidad...

Aug 31 2009

Americas, Colombia, Digital, Latin America, Libraries, OPAC, Public Libraries, World

Red de Bibliotecas – Medellín, Área Metropolitana

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The Red de Bibliotecas will provide you with all the information you may need about the network of libraries in the Medellín area. The main page regularly posts related stories,...

Aug 25 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Fundación Empresas Públicas de Medellín

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The Fundación Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) is a non-profit organization that works to promote a variety of projects that aim at raising awareness about the need to preserve the...

Aug 13 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

Razones de Vida, by Vera Grabe

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Razones de vida by Vera Grabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I looked up this book because I was curious to read the story of one of Colombia’s guerilla...

Jul 27 2009

Latin America, Tools, World

Biblioteca Digital Colombiana

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The Biblioteca Digital Colombiana (Colombia’s Digital Library) is up and running (in beta). This service will allow you to search the OPACs of various educational institutions with one query. Work...

Jul 23 2009

Book Reviews, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

“Amando a Pablo. Odiando a Escobar”, Virginia Vallejo

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AMANDO A PABLO. ODIANDO A ESCOBAR by VALLEJO VIRGINIA My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is Virginia Vallejo’s version of her relationship with Pablo Escobar, and of Colombia’s history...

Apr 13 2009

Images, Photographs, Technology, World

New Technologies Connect Rural Colombia

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Here’s a very interesting photo essay from Wired magazine about the impact of new technologies on a small onion growing town in Colombia. The author and photographer capture a town...