10 Dec 10
Mau Davila is passionate about all things Latin American and has a serious case of wanderlust. When he’s not soaking up the culture and creativity of his surroundings, spending time with his partner in Rio, or finding a quiet moment to meditate and think up new ideas for DLA, Mauricio is a very man busy indeed!
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08 Dec 10
The holiday season is upon us again and it gives us the perfect opportunity to reflect on 2010. Discover Latin America has been busy this year with numerous events including the recent Discover Latin America Film Festival which took place last month as well as DLA Rhythms, and DLA Visual Arts Festival. An incredible amount of money has been raised which has provided several charities with healthy donations to improve countless lives in Latin America.
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03 Dec 10
Christmas tree, stocking, mistletoe, fireplace…snow? No, not in Chile. They are the ones who spend Christmas in mid-summer, enjoying the warmer temperatures and long summer days. And that, together with such rich culture, is what makes Chilean Christmas a bit more special.
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02 Dec 10
New Year’s Eve may be a worldwide celebration, but nowhere does it quite like Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This isn’t surprising, given that the city is also synonymous with carnaval, the biggest party on earth. New Year’s Eve, or Reveillon (from the French word), centres around the African religion of Umbanda, which worships the goddess Iemanjá, or Queen of the Ocean
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26 Oct 10
"How can you bloom? My brother is dead!" Those were the first words of a young girl after her brother's wake. She kept staring at this orange and red flower and could not understand how it could bloom so strikingly on such a sad day.
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02 Sep 10
This month Rachel Hall steps into the Spotlight hotspot! As the first member of the Newsletter team to do so, she told me about her love of eating out, sushi and tapas if you're interested, practicing yoga and that she's a sociable being who enjoys meeting new people!
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22 Aug 10
In 1472, the villagers of Fuente Ovejuna stood up to a tyrant and inspired a nation. Famous for its revolutionary fervour and bucolic joy, Fuente Ovejuna is one of the great masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age.tting as close as he dared to one of the suspended, flower-like openings and repeatedly shouting into it, “Hello! Hello!”
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