Since 2009, the world has been witnessing an unexpected tussle between the government and civil society activists in Russia, a country that typically doesn’t allow its citizens much say in issues of public development. Thousands of people have been protesting against the razing of large parts of the Khimki forest to build an US$8 billion […]
Archives for September 2010
Marta Dourado’s LatAm Tour Diaries: Ecuador
Currency The Ecuadorian currency is the US dollar, ever since an economic reform carried out in 2000. The previous currency was called the Sucre, in homage to a Venezuelan marshal. Sucre is also the name of the future, common currency that the following countries want to adopt: Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador, and four Central American […]
Marta Dourado’s LatAm Tour Diaries: Colombia
Bogota – a blend of dynamism and contradictions My first stop is Bogota, the capital of Colombia. It is a city with roughly 7 million inhabitants, located in the central range of the Andes, 2600 meters above sea level. Bogota is dynamic and contradictory. The north has plenty of luxurious international brands at the exclusive […]
Marta Dourado’s LatAm Tour Diaries: Peru
First stop: Lima Lima is my first stop. The city has something for everyone: archaeological sites, shiny casinos with well-dressed doormen, paragliding (yes, people jump in the central neighborhood of Miraflores during business hours!)…. I found out that although it doesn’t look like it, Lima is built on a desert. In fact, it is the […]
Marta Dourado’s LatAm Tour Diaries: An Introduction
I would like to tell you a little bit about how my trip and the special series came about. I am an associate at Baird’s CMC and also run my own consulting agency, Fundamento, which is based out of Brazil. A few months ago, we realized that we have been coordinating international communications projects in […]