Week # 15-99, Air Date 4/11/1999 - 4/17/1999

Segment #1:"LAS GAVIOTAS" (8:32) Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with writer and journalist Alan Weisman about "Las Gaviotas", a small village in Colombia established to try out sustainable development practices in one of the harshest environments in the world.

Subject Types: Environment

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - South America

Segment #2: "LATINOS IN GEORGIA" (4:22) Susanna Capelouto reports on how Georgia schools are coping with increasing numbers of Spanish speaking residents.

Subject Types: Education

Locations: U.S. Regions - Southeast; States - Georgia

Segment #3: "LITTLE LEAGUERS CUBA" (3:12) Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with Desmond Tyson, a Baltimore 8th grader who played in a little league ballgame in Cuba timed to coincide with a historic big league U.S.-Cuba game.

Subject Types: Other - Sports

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Cuba

Segment #4: "SEMANA SANTA IN GUATEMALA" (3:43) Latino USA's Maria Martin shares an audio postcard on Semana Santa, or Holy Week, in Guatamala.

Subject Types: Cultural - Religious

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Central America; Central American Countries - Guatemala