Sandra Gamboa

Sandra Ayala Gamboa, a 21 year old girl from Peru, was raped and found death on february 22th in 2007 in La Plata, Argentina. The young girl came to La Plata at the end of 2006 with the idea to study Medicine and to acompany her boyfriend who was living in the city.
It has been more than two years since the body of Sandra was found in a deserted gouvernement building, and still nobody has been convicted.


Sandra´s mother, Nelly, thinks that behind the murder of her daughter is ¨somebody with power¨ and that would explain the existence of the ¨pact of silence¨ to keep the impunity. She tells us about irregularities in the political and juridical investigation. Not all evidence has been investigated and there seems to be lack of interest to solve the case. But Nelly doesnt give up her hope and every 22th of the month she gathers in front of the house where the lifeless body of her daughter was found to ask for justice and attention for the case.

The following photos are taken at the 22nd of april

Hipodromo

Hot town, autumn in the city

Evo Morales

The Bolivian president, Evo Morales, visited La Plata yesterday. He came to town to receive the title Doctorado Honoris Causa from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. The university gave him the title for being a symbol of the struggle to defend the latin american towns.



looks like I wasnt the only one who wanted to see a glimpse of the Bolivian president





guess you guys were hoping to see a picture of the president himself, but I´ll have to dissappoint you..
I just got a quick glimpse of him leaving his car, no photos

Ushuaia: Tour del farao

during our trip to the south we made a boattrip over the Beagle canal


leaving ushuaia´s harbour, giving us a nice look on the town





the mate is always pressent

we first navigated to the Isla de los Pájaros, the island of the birds




and saw the Isla de los Lobos, the sea lion island.


finally navigating to the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse,
misleadingly known as the lighthouse of the end of the world




after which we anchored on the shore of an island with pinguins
being able to see them ´wiggle´ around

finally the boattrip ended at the harbour of Estancia Haberton,
the oldest settlement in Ushuaia




we left with a little van back to ushuaia and stopped on the way
to see the ´bandera´ trees (or flag trees)

Tejidos

Showing of some of the weaving I´ve been doing here in Argentina, because Karen has been giving me Mapuche weaving classes.
Weaving on a Witral, weaving vertically


As you can see on the left, this one has a patern on it

And some tejidos I made here Guatemala-style, weaving horizontally




thanks to Vera for giving me the rope
and to Gonz for the photos

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to you all!
Here in La Plata there arent much Easter Celebrations as far as I noticed, nothing like I experienced in Spain and in Guatemala where Semana Santa is celebrated with religious processions threw the city.
I only noticed some difference in our bakery:
they had some special sweets during these days..
and of course I had to try this typical Argentine sweetness

like this Rosca de Pascuas, the original one is a type of sweet bread with pastery cream

we bought the one with dulce de leche and chocolate of course
The bakery also made some huge chocolate eggs, I guess I´ll have to try those next year.
They´re in different sizes and prices, nothing like those small dutch chocolate eggs..
(some are 30cm high, filled with little chocolates for about 50 euro!),

So stop drooling you guys, and come over to try some, there still are some left..