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Colombia: Preserving Afro-Colombian Culture in San Basilio de Palenque

Publicado Posted by Catalina Restrepo on 09/11/2009

The descendants of escaped African slaves, who are now living in the village of San Basilio de Palenque in northern Colombia are working to preserve their cultural heritage through their oral and musical traditions.

Etiquetas Americas Arts & Culture Colombia General Spanish Weblog


Pakistan: Shanaakht Festival

Publicado Posted by Rezwan on 09/11/2009

Faisal Kapadia attended the Shanakht Festival in Karachi and writes: ‘I would recommend all of you to hurry and catch a glimpse of a side of us not often on show, plus its totally free folks!!”

Etiquetas Arts & Culture English Pakistan Roundups South Asia


Latin America: Photos of Cemeteries in Ecuador and Peru

Publicado Posted by Eduardo Avila on 08/11/2009

In commemoration of the feast of All Saints, which is a holiday across Latin America where family members honor their deceased relatives, Natalia Cartolini posts a series of photographs she has taken of cemeteries in Ecuador and Peru [es].

Etiquetas Americas Arts & Culture Ecuador Peru Photos Roundups Spanish


Pakistan: Devoted To Pomegranate

Publicado Posted by Rezwan on 07/11/2009

Owais Mughal at All Things Pakistan celebrates Pakistan's important fruit species pomegranate and its influence on art, literature, language and poetry.

Etiquetas Arts & Culture English Food Pakistan Roundups South Asia


Peru: One Hundred Years of Writer Ciro Alegría

Publicado Posted by Juan Arellano on 07/11/2009

Peruvian writer Ciro Alegía was born 100 years ago, and his best-known novel "Broad and Alien is the World" focuses on the struggles of an indigenous community in the northern highlands.

Etiquetas Americas Arts & Culture General Literature Peru Spanish Weblog