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Plus ça change…Latin America and the Madre Patria

August 27, 2013by Avenida América Leave a comment

Maybe a French expression is not the best suited for a comparison between Latin America and the Iberian peninsula. But ‘plus ça change, plus la même chose’ might best sum […]

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Avenida Opinions, General Interest

Utilitarian utilities in Bolivia

January 22, 2013by Avenida América Leave a comment

The economics of providing utilities in Latin America is a perpetual source of strife. If the high cost of building and maintaining infrastructure in difficult terrain with extreme weather and […]

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Avenida Opinions, In the News

United Mexican States

November 23, 2012by Avenida América 2 Comments

The majesty of spanning two seas, vertiginous mountains and endless plains, sultry swamp and punishing desert, lots of Wal-Marts. Mexico is as American as pie de manzana and what a […]

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