SUMMARY: A look at two artifacts of classism: car ownership and domestic servants.
Tag: social class
Classism: The Spanish Legacy in Latin America
SUMMARY: Describing classism, status, and the importance of (perceived) social class in Latin America.
Does Sex Tourism Save Lives?
SUMMARY: Discussing the link between poverty and sex tourism, and whether sex tourism is necessary in impoverished countries.
Socialist Graffiti at Colombia’s National University
SUMMARY: Over 70 pics of the socialist graffiti that decorates Colombia’s National University in Bogota.
Enrique Peñalosa and Congestion in Bogota
SUMMARY: Description of congestion in Bogota in the context of an eye-opening, visionary speech by urban development genius and mayoral candidate Enrique Peñalosa.
Limpiezas in Colombia: Social Cleansing
SUMMARY: I discuss social cleansing in Colombia, which Wikipedia defines as “the elimination of ‘undesirable’ social elements, such as criminals, homosexuals, and the homeless.”
Public Urination in Peru
SUMMARY: Two of the more interesting incidents of public urination in Peru described.
Combi Strike in Arequipa, Peru
SUMMARY: The combis, Peruvian buses, struck in Arequipa, stopping life as we know it.
Domestic Servants in Peru
SUMMARY: Discussing the domestic servant industry in Arequipa, Peru.
Human Rights in Peru
SUMMARY: Some ugly details of Peru’s human rights record.
