Latin America – LATIN AMERICA FOCUS

DOWNTOWN TIJUANA STREET ART

Here are a few shots of street art in downtown area from my visit a month ago. I blogged about Tijuana a couple of times last year as well. Links below. Playas de Tijuana / a Fuckin´Fence in the Sea Signs of Tijuana

BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

CENTRAL AMERICA SERIES

One photo from each of the seven countries of Central America. Guatemala – Two Mayan women cross the square of Santiago Atitlan. Belize – Belizean girl on Caye Caulker. El Salvador – A street dog in the central square of Suchitoto Honduras – Three Honduran boys in front of the flags of Honduras, Guatemala and […]

body art, eje central, face tattoos, gang life, gangs, mara salvatrucha, mexico city, ms13, tattoos

MARA SALVATRUCHA?

I didn’t get to make small talk with these two to ask, or was too afraid to do so, but they have all the earmarks of being members or former members of Mara Salvatrucha aka MS-13, a criminal gang originating in Los Angeles and made up predominantly of Salvadorans. During one of the 400 pueblos […]

inequality in latin america, latin american poverty, poverty, poverty reduction, united nations

MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION OF LATIN AMERICA LIVE IN POVERTY (TRANSLATION)

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warns that due to low world economic growth, the end of the basic commodities super cycle, greater inflationary pressure and a reduction in the capacity to create employment, ¨poverty reduction in the region has stalled since 2012 and destitution shows signs of a […]

LATIN AMERICA, LOTERIA MEXICANA, MEXICO, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

LOTERÍA MEXICANA #1: EL GALLO

Get your boards ready, it’s time to play La Lotería Mexicana. I’m on a quest to photograph all 54 images of the traditional lotería mexicana here in the streets, markets, cantinas, squares and wherever else of Mexico City, where surely all 54 images wait to be found . The cards could come up in any order, be ready to […]

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

CUICUILCO

Cuicuilco is a lesser known archaeological site in the south of Mexico City. It is probably the oldest prehispanic settlement site in the Valley of Mexico. It covers only quite a small area and you probably only need an hour or so to have a pretty good look around. Metrobus station Villa Olimpica on Avenida Insurgentes […]

BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, GUATEMALA, LATIN AMERICA, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

LATIN AMERICA CLASSICS

Amidst thousands and thousands of photos that I have taken between Patagonia in the South and Chihuahua in the north, from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean sea, there are certain shots that stand out to me – my favourites. There can be no doubting that the region is extremely photogenic. There […]

MEXICO, TRANSLATION, Uncategorized

IN THE STATE OF MEXICO THERE IS ONE DOG FOR EVERY THREE INHABITANTS (TRANSLATION)

Street dogs are common all over Latin America. They inspired me write ‘Ode to the Latin American Street Dog‘ which I published on this blog. The reality of life on the streets for these animals is extremely tough and as if they didn’t already have a raw deal, their lives are made even more difficult, […]

BELIZE, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CENTRAL AMERICA, CHILE, COSTA RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PERU, PHOTOGRAPHY, POETRY, SOUTH AMERICA, VENEZUELA

ODE TO THE LATIN AMERICAN STREET DOG

Sans shame, you copulate under shop awnings, in parks, down alleys then trot off for post-coital taco scraps on Mexico City corners Slumbering in sunny plazas you dream while fleas run amok across your fur and screw into your rabid flesh I saw you snarl White of your eyes and unknown intentions in the streets […]

ECUADOR, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUTH AMERICA

POSTCARD FROM QUITO

Latin America boasts innumerable beautiful colonial cities. Cartagena is spectacular. Panama City has a dilapidated charm. Havana is a grand old dame. The list goes on. The historic core of Quito, Ecudaor’s high altitude capital, is as beautiful as any. Plazas -grand and quaint. Ornate churches. Striking monuments. Winding steep cobbled streets. They are all […]