News from Bolivia, and elsewhere.
Posted in chavez, iran, revolution, venezuela on Jun 25th, 2009
As events unwind in Iran, it’s becoming increasingly clear that what was once a popular revolutionary (albeit theocratic) movement has devolved into rule by a clique of thugs. I have no opinion about who should inherit the presidency of that country–both Ahmadinejad and Mousavi have their negatives, with Mousavi slightly more tolerable. But I have [...]
Posted in history, mexico, revolution on Apr 11th, 2009
To celebrate the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who was assassinated 90 years ago today, here’s another look at a entry I posted last year after visting the Zapatista autonomous town of Oventik, in Chiapas, Mexico.
The city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, located in the Joval valley of the Chiapas highlands, was named [...]
Posted in garcía linera, revolution on Feb 19th, 2009
One of the most interesting sights in El Alto (or “The Heights” in English)—the fast –and-loose city perched on La Ceja (“The Eyebrow”), a ridge 500 meters above the massive canyon in which lies the metropolis of La Paz—is a seven-meter-tall junk-metal sculpture of the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. It’s a testament to how [...]
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