- Apr 2016
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"Latin America as a whole exported more value in soccer players in the first half of 2013 than live animals in the entirety of 2011. Argentina’s soccer player exports amount to about a quarter of the value of its meat exports over the same period in 2011; Brazil’s to more than its gun exports; Uruguay’s to more than its fish exports; Peru’s to more than its cocoa exports; and Ecuador’s to roughly the same as its coffee and tea exports. Guatemala even ships off more value in soccer players each year than beef."
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- Sep 2015
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For Argentina’s Falklands Veterans, the War Is Far from Over
Veterans rights are not just a U.S. problem, but also visible in Latin America. If you ever travel to Buenos Aires there is a permanent post where homeless veterans of the Malvinas War sit and protest the poor treatment of ex-combatants.
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www.lanacion.com.ar www.lanacion.com.ar
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Llamarían Rosas a la avenida SarmientoInformación generalSería el tramo que une Plaza Italia con avenida del Libertador; la Legislatura lo aprobó, pero falta una audiencia pública
Rosas vs. Sarmiento. Still a problem to this day
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www.thespainreport.com www.thespainreport.com
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First Native Case Of Mosquito-Borne Tropical Disease Chinkungunya Confirmed In Spain Aug 26 2015—NEWS—The ECDC said the mosquito species is not the one responsible for the 2013 Americas outbreak. Presence of the Aedes Albopictus mosquito. Source: ECDC. (Click to enlarge) The European Centre for Disease Prevention & Control (ECDC) confirmed the first case of the tropical disease chinkungunya to be transmitted in Spain on August 21. "This is the first chikungunya case reported from Spain without travel history to endemic areas,˝ said the ECDC report. The patient is a 60-year old man of undisclosed nationality who was likely infected in Gandía (Valencia) and who developed symptoms of the disease—which include fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rashes—during a "short" trip to France at the beginning of July. A statement published by the Spanish Health Ministry on August 4 said it was "very likely" the man had been infected by a mosquito of the species Aedes Albopictus in Gandía, "but not conclusive", due to his trip to France "for part of the incubation period". The ECDC believes it "unlikely" the man became infected in France due to the short duration of his stay there and the lack of reported na
Chinkunguya in Spain
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outbreaknewstoday.com outbreaknewstoday.com
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El Salvador chikungunya cases near 100,000, Dominican Republic at half-a-million
Interesting article on Chinkunguya in ES and DR
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hypothes.is hypothes.is
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Great popular response to a disease that has been largely ignored in the United States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzMRUgQlbBk
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