June 26, 2006 | VivirLatino

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Gabo's hometown didn't become Macondo

18:29 H — Jennifer

Gabriel García Márquez's hometown of Aracataca (isn't that a reggaeton lyric?), Colombia lobbied to have the name of the town officially changed to Macondo -- the name of the fictional hamlet in 100 Years of Solitude -- in honor of... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Colombia - Literature

Gloria Trevi: Gay icon?

16:27 H — Jennifer

There really shouldn't be a question mark after that headline. It's just a fact: Gloria Trevi, along with countless other 80s divas, has gone from washed up to incarcerated to fabulous, as was evidenced at this year's San Francisco Pride... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Events - GLBT - San Francisco

Evo Says U.S. is Sending Hidden Troops to Bolivia

12:08 H — Maegan la Mala

In a speech last week, Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the United States of sending military in disguise into the South American country. Morales claimed: But I also have the right to complain because U.S. soldiers disguised as students and... Read more »

Topics: Bolivia - Venezuela

So Much for the Wall Idea

09:35 H — Maegan la Mala

Most regular readers know that I think the idea of a wall on the U.S./Mexico border is stupid and wasteful pero it's a bad sign, showing no unity or even communication, when the new head of U.S. Customs and Border... Read more »

Topics: Immigration