Monthly Archives: July 2008
Mi Colegio/My School
Editor’s Note: We’ve been offline for the past few days due to dial-up difficulties and some exciting projects with the kids that have been keeping us busy. Now that we’re back online, we’re looking forward to sharing more of their projects with you. Be sure to check in over the weekend and throughout next week… … Continue reading
Pobreza en el Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad/Poverty in the World Heritage Site
*Editor’s Note: In 1995, the town of Mompox was declared a World Heritage Site (Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad) by UNESCO. Although the declaration has had many benefits and has certainly increased Mompox’s profile as a city designed, as UNESCO indicated, “in the [style of a] Spanish colonial city,” the charm implied both by the … Continue reading
Problematica que se da en Mompox & Soluciones/Problems & Solutions in Mompox
La problematica mas comun que se ve en el pueblo momposino es algo serio ya que esta afectando a todos sus habitantes; entre estas estan: *La discriminacion: Hablamos de discriminacion porque la sociedad momposina aun no se dispone a dejar a un lado el machismo principalmente con las mujeres y los gays. -con las mujeres … Continue reading
El Otro Lado del Rio/The Other Side of the River
Yo vivo en Mompox pero al otro lado del rio Magdalena en un pequeno lugar llamado isla de Kimbay. En ella habitan seis familias. El terreno es bajo y asi mismo se inunda con frecuencia durante la epoca de invierno, causando estrago a las cosechas; a la misma vez, nos hace dificil mantener nuestra casa … Continue reading
Bienvenido a Mompox/Welcome to Mompox
[Spanish Version; Scroll down for English Version] Today’s post, written by Miguel del Cristo Mieles Davila, is the first in a series of articles and multimedia projects written and produced by 9th graders in Mompox, Colombia. Each day for the next three weeks, we’ll be publishing their work in Spanish and in English. They’d love … Continue reading