Thanks to Cristina Ruiz for these great pictures of gaucho culture on Argentina's pampas!

And some links for this week

Pictures of Simón Patiño's house: link 1 and link 2

Rubén Darío of Nicaragua is one of those rural, less privileged people who benefited from increased educational opportunities during the early 20c, despite the generally racist tenor of the times. A child prodigy and a dark-complexioned mestizo, he achieved worldwide fame for his poetry. Looking forward to next week, check out his view of U.S. imperialism in the poem "To Roosevelt. "