Belén Fernández is an editor at pulsemedia.org, writing primarily on topics related to the Middle East and Latin America. A graduate of Columbia University, she has lived in various parts of the world--including Turkey, Italy, and Mexico--and spent 4 months reporting from Honduras following the coup d'etat in 2009. Belén has written for CounterPunch, Palestine Chronicle, The Electronic Intifada, Salem-News, and Upside Down World, among others.