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Central American University - UCA |
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Number 383 | Junio 2013 |
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![Anuncio](/images/header.jpg) Nicaragua
The Grand Canal: Dreams and smokescreens
The political uncertainty left by the close election in Venezuela,
the serious socioeconomic crisis that country is going through
and the unconcealable difficulties of Chavismo without Chávez
are forcing the Ortega government to prepare for hard times.
Nothing is more useful for real problems than selling hopes
and blowing smokescreens with the promise of an
Interoceanic Canal, a dream encrusted in the
national psyche for centuries.... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
FOREIGN MINISTER’S EUROPEAN TOUR Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister Samuel Santos visited several European Union countries in the third week of May, presumably to mend fences. Meeting in Brussels... continuar...
Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s future development depends on quality teacher training
This specialist in teacher training
shares her views on the formation
Nicaragua’s teachers should have
to improve the country’s educational
quality in light of the Ministry of Education’s
new initiative.... continuar...
Nicaragua
Memories of a committed generation
About 800 Catholic nuns work in Nicaragua.
Many weren’t born here but have
accompanied the very poor for years.
And here they stay.
Why did they decide to become nuns?
How have they felt living among us?
What have they done?
What did they bring our country and people?
Do they feel they satisfied?
I was able to get eight testimonies,
not without difficulty due to their deeply felt modesty.
These are stories of daily, intense, quiet,
almost anonymous solidarity.... continuar...
Costa Rica
Eight months before the next elections, is the country really “Pura vida”?
US President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Costa Rica
to attend the meeting of Central America’s Presidents
gave rise to some reflections about the administration
of Laura Chinchilla, whose term ends next February.
With eight months to go before Costa Rica’s general elections
could we really say to Obama: “Welcome to ‘Pura Vida’ Country?”... continuar...
Panamá
A portrait of young Ngäbes who migrate out of the comarca
For three years I crossed between Panama and Costa Rica time and time again, visiting and revisiting the settlements of Ngäbe people in different cities
to learn the ways that migration is changing this ethnic group. Here we present some findings this research uncovered.... continuar...
México
Zapatismo is back and its messages are hitting a chord
The Zapatistas’ return to the Mexican stage,
with their numerous communiqués
and the silent, ordered presence
of their thousands of rank and file
berating the bad governments,
has hit a chord all over the country.
Zapatismo is back,
its return reviving hopes
and encouraging alternative voices
that are laying bare national and world injustices.... continuar...
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