Author Archives: Mancha Contributor

Venezuela & Argentina: Two (Basket) Case Studies

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

International Economist Lisa Frumin on Argentina and Venezuela

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean, Southern Cone | Tagged Alba, Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Hugo Chavez, Inflation, Mercosur, Nestor Kirchner, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela | 3 Comments

Chasing Dreams in El Dorado

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Natalia Lozano on six Cubans seeking humanitarian refugee status in Colombia

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean | Tagged Colombia, colombia asylum, Cuba, cuban refugees, Jay Barrios, Luis Ernesto de la Fe Montaner, six cubans in colombia | Leave a comment

Gay and Catholic in Brazil

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Filmmaker Marcos Moura on the documentary “Rio de Fé”, which he co-directed with acclaimed Brazilian director Carlos Diegues

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Carlos Diegues, gay brazil, gay catholics, Pope Francis, rio de fe, world youth day | Leave a comment

Pelafustanes

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Some dope new music out of Valparaiso, Chile featuring friend of the blog Alvaro Cabrera

Posted in Andean Region, Song of the Week | Tagged Chile, Chile rap, latin rap, pelafustanes, valparaiso | Leave a comment

Rio of Faith

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Filmmaker Marcos Moura on the documentary “Rio de Fé”, which he co-directed

Posted in Brazil, Uncategorized | Tagged Brazil, Carlos Diegues, catholic in latin america, latin america documentary, Pope Francis, religion in latin america, rio de fe, rio de janeiro | Leave a comment

No Se Mancha’s Top Ten from 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Happy News Years from the No Se Mancha team! In our first year we have covered everything from baseball in the Caribbean to money falling from the Bolivian skies, to the vicissitudes of Chilean politics, and everything in between. As we prepare for a … Continue reading →