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...houses, the bulk of them moderately priced, in La Dehesa Vieja (the Old Meadow). By the time that development is complete next year, the Madrid metro will have extended its Line 10 to include three new stations in Sanse, which has become essentially an airy, upscale barrio of one of Europe's most dynamic capitals. "We have a well-educated population, a vibrant town and almost full employment," says Holguera. San Sebastián de los Reyes appears to be but one sunny page in Spain's storybook economic transformation over the last generation. What was once a diffidently autarchic...
...crime-ridden barrio of Petare on Caracas' east side is, for obvious reasons, not considered much of a tourist destination. The rundown neighborhood is packed with cinder-block shacks, and its streets are filled with sewage. Most vacationers in Venezuela would opt for the country's tropical Caribbean beaches. That's why neighbors peered out of their windows inquisitively when a recent caravan of Americans climbed up the steep slopes of the country's largest barrio, which many middle- and upper-class Venezuelans dare not enter. The group, from professors to real estate agents, ages...
...truth about our communities," Miguel Romero, a community organizer, told the Global Exchange group in Petare. "With other governments we had to keep our mouths closed. But this president has given us the power to fight." Romero tells the Americans that Chavez has helped eradicate illiteracy in the barrio, assisted residents fighting to get legal titles to their land and supported cooperatives that are helping more people get work. His neighbor, who lacked a basic education but now studies under a government-sponsored education program, says she will soon be working thanks to the president. One American, visibly moved...
...Just as their hits took off, the American charts and record industry were taking note of reggaeton’s untapped market potential. By 2004, Luny Tunes had signed a deal with Universal Latino and contributed multiple tracks to Daddy Yankee’s breakout album “Barrio Fino,” including the immensely popular “Gasolina...
...public. It's great to celebrate Hispanic leaders. Gone are the days when the phrase "influential Hispanic" seemed to be an oxymoron. Perhaps the most potent indicator of our group's ascension is the emergence of new national leaders. Until recently Hispanic culture was largely relegated to the barrio and backwoods. Today's mainstream reception of Hispanics is a promising sign that the U.S. may soon recognize and honor individual Hispanic subcultures and the astounding diversity that exists within the Latino community...