Justia Latin America
I’m regularly looking for reliable legal document from Latin America and the Caribbean, and Justia Latin America is a great place to start. The documents they have depend on the...
Category: Colombia
Disambiguating a name: Caicedo Estela, Andrés, 1951-1977
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A while back my father started asking about name disambiguationbecause he wanted to be able to run a search in, say, Google Scholar and come up with ONLY the publications...
Americas, Books, Colombia, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Professional Development, World
24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá
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Last week I was back home for the 24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá! I’ve attended this fair before as a kid, but this was my first attendance in...
Americas, Colombia, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Politics, Public Libraries, World
Juárez wants to model itself after Medellín
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Here are parts one, two, and three of a news report highlighting the impressive change the city of Medellín, Colombia has had in the last decade or so, and how...
Americas, Archives, Colombia, Digital, Education, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Manuscripts, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, Politics, Public Libraries, Videos, World
Bicentenario Colombiano, 1810-2010
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Con ganas de celebrar el bicentenario de Colombia aquí recojo información sobre algunos eventos y colecciones que se han organizado en Colombia y virtualmente. ¡A celebrar se dijo! El proyecto...
Colombia Aprende
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Colombia Aprende is an educational site created by the Colombian Ministry of Education which aims at offering access to educational tools to anyone who has access to the web. The...
Aug
31
2009
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
13
2009
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
23
2009
“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...
Feb
17
2008
Valentine’s other side
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A recent article in the BBC shows how recent violence in Kenya sparked from election disputes has affected the flower industry. Usually Valentines means that workers can expect to work...