The Americas – Fake Flamenco

The Race to Equality

How do the governments and people of Latin America equalize the financial playing field? Oxfam, a worldwide non-governmental organization, pinpoints several key factors to improve economic justice; progressive tax, public services, employee rights and women’s rights. In focusing on these areas with policies that support everyone rather than the wealthy few, the region can improve […]

bilingual, En español, Mexico, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

Latin America: 3 Best and 3 Worst for Income Equality

3 Most and 3 Least Unequal Incomes For Latin America, there are several red flags in the World Inequality Database report for 2022. Covid has brought financial disparities into focus, many people have lost their jobs although the wealthiest have profited during the pandemic. Nations that we think of as prosperous like Mexico, Brazil and […]

bilingual, En español, Humor, Living Abroad, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

Who’s Got it Right?

Driving on the Left or the Right? Across the world, 75 countries drive on the left and 165 on the right. A high number of countries from the former British Empire make up those 75, with many exceptions like the United States, Canada and Belize. All Spanish speaking countries in the world drive on the […]

blogging, Humor, Spanish Culture and Language, Study Abroad, The Americas, writing

Happy 4th Blogging Anniversary Fake Flamenco!

In the spring of 2018, I began to publish weekly posts. At that time I knew one blogger, perhaps two. Four years later, with a lot of support from readers and bloggers from 143 countries, I am enjoying the writing, the friendships and the new knowledge I learn from you. This last month I reached […]

bilingual, En español, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

Venezuela: Light Bulb Idea

In 2016, Venezuelan engineer Anderson Sandoval began working on repairing LED light bulb circuits to help people save money. What he discovered was the circuits were designed to run too hot to shorten the life of the bulb. Sandoval decided to change that. En 2016, el ingeniero venezolano Anderson Sandoval empezó a trabajar en reparaciones […]

Humor, photography, The Americas

Cars: How Many Are Too Many?

Walking with my good friend recently, we saw this garage and did a double take! This was not your average two car garage. Just how many cars did they own? Autos: ¿Cuántos son excesivos? Caminando con mi amiga cercana recientemente, vimos este garage y no lo creíamos. Este no es cualquier garaje para dos autos, […]