Dear CLARE members Our next meeting is on Wednesday at 5pm in the function room of the Pear Tree - an informal gathering with four presentations on current research, and perhaps a preliminary discussion on making a funding application to invite a visiting Latin American or Caribbean scholar to Edinburgh (details below and at http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/humangeography/Events.html) Best wishes David 5.00 pm – 6.30pm Wednesday 12th November, 2008 CLARE meeting: current research on papers on Colombia and Chile Carlos de la Espriella Unforeseen effects of public interventions: the case of Las Cruces in Bogotá, Colombia Sara Rowe The relations between Gabriel García Márquez and contemporary Chinese fiction Magnus Course Mapuche life in today's Chile Cristóbal Bonelli Intercultural health in southern Chile Venue: Function Room, The Pear Tree, 38 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh, EH8 9DD Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=Pear%20tree%20EH8