Summary and review of The Fish that Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King by Rich Cohen.
Category: latin america
Does She Only Want the Visa?
Wondering what percentage of Latinas are only with their gringo boyfriends / spouses to get a visa for the US, Europe, Australia, etc.
Rafael Trujillo’s Dominican Republic
SUMMARY: Review of The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargas Llosa’s book on Dominican Republic’s dictator of 30 years, Rafael Trujillo.
Classism: The Spanish Legacy in Latin America
SUMMARY: Describing classism, status, and the importance of (perceived) social class in Latin America.
Marching Powder: A Gringo Mule in Bolivian Prison
SUMMARY: Review of Marching Powder by Rusty Young, a look at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
Does Sex Tourism Save Lives?
SUMMARY: Discussing the link between poverty and sex tourism, and whether sex tourism is necessary in impoverished countries.
Expat Chronicles 