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The Golden State has it all, from snow-covered mountains to majestic forests to metropolises and miles and miles of ocean views and there s no better way to see it than on a California road trip.
Dreaming of a California road trip? Of course, you are because who wouldn’t want to hit the open road to explore unbeatable beaches, matchless mountains, divine deserts, national parks, bustling big cities, quaint seaside villages, lush lakes, historic sites, artist colonies, and wonderful wine countries? A number of iconic drives start or end there, including historic Route 66.
Regional Latin music on the rise: Colombian genres
In part 2 of Chartmetric’s exploration of Latin music’s regional rise, we dive into how global music streaming platforms are fueling the rise in popularity of genres like Vallenato, Colombian Popular Music, Cumbia, and Champeta throughout the world.
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Colombian stars Paola Jara and Jessi Uribe are part of Colombia’s movement, as its regional music goes international.
As we explored in Part 1 of this series about Mexico, the explosion of digital platforms has not only propelled the careers of mainstream Pop and Hip-Hop acts, but it has also helped to bring the world’s regional Latin music genres into the limelight. Latin America, being such a big market economically, culturally, and geographically, has countless regional Latin music genres to offer; and the possibility of any of them crossing over to regional success is real. One country in particular has managed to become an
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By Juan Manuel Ramirez G.
Mexico City, Mar 9 (efe-epa) .- Mexico not only has multiple agreements in place with international pharmaceutical companies but also is working on its own Covid-19 vaccine projects, a task being carried out by several different universities.
Authorities want any successful Mexican-developed vaccine candidate to be christened “Patria” (Fatherland).
Using limited resources and working at a slower pace than the countries and pharmaceutical companies that have developed and are already mass-producing vaccines worldwide, the Biomedical Research Institute (IIBm) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); the Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo; and the Autonomous University of Queretaro, among others, are making strides in their research.