Paz Sin Fronteras

Yesterday tens of thousands of music fans gathered on the border between Colombia and Venezuela to listen to the biggest names in Latin music perform from a bridge that spans the two nations in response to the recent Chavez-inspired crisis. Paz Sin Fronteras means “Peace Without Borders”.

I suppose Chavez would have a difficult time forming these happy folks into an army.

I found a video of some of the stars that includes Juanes the artist who formed the concert and Alejandro Sanz, arguably the biggest popular music artist in latin America. It’ll give you an idea of the size of the audience. Me? I like the music.

Katy of Caracas Chronicles reports that Venezuelan media was too fixated on Alo Presidente to notice. Miami Herald reports that President Uribe was asked not to come;

 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had planned to attend but canceled on Sunday, saying Juanes’ manager asked him not to come because the show “was not to be a political event.”

Category: Foreign Policy, Hugo Chavez