DOCSLIB.ORG

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the e arth 86 Outside destinations special postCarDs from Central ameriCa niCaragua: CloCkwise from far left, puerto momotombo; the beaCh at hotel punta teonoste; the CatheDral of león; the ferry to ometepe; san Juan Del sur; street fooD; león; surfer rex CalDeron DreaDing winter’s Chill? it’s always summer in Central ameriCa, where you Can still Journey to the of the earth surf untou CheD breaks, summit a Ctive volCanoes, an D s Cuba-Dive pristine reefs from Center guatemala all the way south to panama. book n ow an D thank us later. photographs by João Canziani Outside 87 Central ameriCa The contra-Sandinista war ended more than 20 Nicaraguayears ago. It’s time to go see the country’s beautiful future for yourself. by stephanIe pearSon the winD is howling, the when it’s your time to die, it’s bats are flying, andi ’m on the your time to die. not only do i wrong side of the zona de respect mendoza’s savant-like peligro—no pase sign, peer- knowledge of nicaragua—from ing into what 16th-century bird species to batty politi- spanish priests considered to cians—but after a week traveling be the burning maw of hell. it’s together, i’m also starting to get after-hours at masaya volcano his latin pícaro sense of humor. national park, nicaragua’s it’s dark, spicy, and not at all pC. first, where a 36-square-mile it also matches the mood of caldera gracefully rises 2,095 masaya, which i’ve deemed the feet above the dry tropical forest Dark park because of the near halfway between the capital, perfect metaphor it creates for managua, and the colonial city nicaragua’s surreal and violent of granada. the crater i’m peer- history. hundreds of years ago, ing into, ­Santi ag o, is one of the masaya was used as a sacrificial most active in Central america, altar by the Chorotega ­Indians, spewing as much as 1,200 who threw maidens and small CloCkwise from top left: JiCaro islanD eColoDge; las peñitas ru Co; leaving tons of sulfur dioxide per day. children into the crater to granaDa; Cemeterio general De granaDa the pulsing thump of glowing appease the goddess of fire.i n magma 1,246 feet below sounds the 1970s, dictator anastasio the 1986 scandal in which the the second-largest intact rain- like crashing waves. it’s so mes- somoza Debayle’s hit men reagan administration illegally forest in the western hemi- merizing that i take a step closer. dumped their tortured prison- sold arms to iran in order to sphere. it has 25 volcanoes if this park were in the u.s., ers’ bodies here to disappear the fund the contras, the nicara- (seven of which are active); more there would be a six-foot chain- evidence. “beauty, in nicara- guan soldiers trained by the u.s. than 750 bird species; empty, link fence topped by razor wire gua, often contained the beast,” to overthrow the sandinistas. world-class surf beaches on the circling the crater rim. but nica- wrote salman rushdie in his add a string of corrupt politi- pacific; unexplored jungles on raguans have a large appetite for 1987 book The Jaguar Smile. cians and the 2006 resurgence the Caribbean; and a popula- risk and a practically nonexis- most americans know more of president Daniel ortega, tion that is pulling itself up by tent national-park budget. this about its beast than its beauty. a populist sandinista whose its bootstraps through tourism. no-barriers connection to what our collective knowledge administration is heavily backed with a growing number of colo- lies beneath, as well as night- of Central america’s largest by oil subsidies from venezuelan nial hotels and designer eco- time tours of massive bat caves, country—slightly bigger than president hugo Chavez, and it’s lodges, the allure of nicaragua are what make the park so sen- the state of new york, with a clear that while nicaragua is is no longer a secret. more than sational. my guide, Juan Carlos population of nearly six million no longer a dictatorship, it isn’t a million foreigners—210,479 mendoza, was here at masaya in people, and the second-poorest exactly a democracy, either. from the united states—visited 2001 with 150 american tourists nation in the western hemi- but even questionably ethical in 2010. like Costa rica 20 years when it erupted. sphere—centers on two events. leadership can’t keep nicaragua ago, nicaragua is on the cusp of “i heard a boom and thought the first was the five-year civil from finally, fully taking advan- going mainstream. it was dynamite,” mendoza says. war that killed an estimated tage of its assets: it may come it’s impossible to see the that’s when a volcanic rock 50,000 nicaraguans and ended as a surprise to most americans entire country in ten days, so bombed his bus, making evacu- with the socialist sandinistas’ that the country is on par with we’ve started in managua and ation difficult.s ince everyone overthrow of somoza in 1979. panama as the second safest are making a figure-eight loop came out alive, mendoza, a the second was the contra- in Central america, behind northwest to the city of león 50-year-old former sandinista, sandinista war, a poorly masked Costa rica, according to united and the beaches of the pacific; remained calm. he’d seen worse. u.s.-soviet proxy conflict nations statistics. it’s also one then to granada; then turning “Su turno es su turno,” he tells to control this resource-rich of the most biologically diverse. south to the expat surfing hot photographer João Canziani and banana republic. the war lasted more than 18 percent of nica- spot san Juan del sur. from there me as, on cue, a deep boom ema- through most of the 1980s and ragua is protected in 77 parks we’ll visit the newly anointed nates from the crater and i leap killed 30,000 people, but for and reserves, which include the world biosphere ­Reserve of toward the “safe” side of the fis- americans the screaming head- more than five- million-acre ometepe island in lake nicara- sure on the rim. in other words, line was the iran-contra affair, bosawás biosphere reserve, gua—the largest freshwater body 88 Outside destinations special Central ameriCa CloCkwise from top left: an olD as we speed toward managua hospital in grana Da; ­jiCaro; fresh tortillas; a view from hotel punta in a white SUV. we’ve been teonoste; the author on Cerro negro; poking around the ruins of Cashews; león; punta teonoste’s bea Ch in Central america—and finish león viejo, the second-oldest impec cable english, wears a back in managua. nicaraguan city, founded in military buzz cut, has a massive army. mendoza went off to the tonight we’ve diverted from 1524 and destroyed by a severe jaguar tooth dangling around jungle without complaint. the gringo trail altogether. the earthquake in 1610. this former his neck, and never takes off his “i thought it was correct to park is deserted, and we have gold-trading center is nicara- name tag. he’s the country’s defend my country,” he says. the glow of the masaya volcano gua’s firstw orld heritage site. conduit to the world—from after two years, mendoza was and the distant view of moonlit “our history is very heroic,” everyday people on up. when allowed to return to his tourism lake nicaragua to ourselves. mendoza continues. “this pope John paul ii was scheduled job; he was assigned vips like from this vantage point, it feels country has so much potential, to visit in 1996, mendoza was kuwaiti princes and a Central like nicaragua’s moment is now. but i don’t think i’m going to live the man assigned to show him american president. he’s been long enough to see its future.” around. unfortunately, the plans at it ever since, guiding for “ i ConsiDer myself to be mendoza is the future of were changed at the last minute. Careli tours, a company owned very nationalistic. i love my nicaragua. five foot eleven “i could have ridden in the by the melchiors, the family country,” mendoza tells me and barrel-chested, he speaks popemobile!” he says dejectedly. that pioneered Costa rican mendoza was also, as they environmental tourism. say, “en la lucha”—in the fight. it’s impossible to fully under- ACCESS AND RESOURCES Customize a trip through Careli after graduating from John stand a country as conflicted Tours; www.carelitours.com. hoW To GeT There: Fly direct to f. kennedy high school in and convoluted as nicaragua. Managua on Continental from houston or on a number of air- fremont, California (his family while it helps to study the past, lines from Miami. When To Go: Late november through May for sent him to the u.s. after an it doesn’t do any good to dwell the pacific oast;c avoid the Caribbean side—hurricane season— earthquake demolished mana- on it. within an hour’s radius in october and november. Where To STay: Strand yourself at gua), in 1980, he was selected of león, there are plenty of ways Jicaro Island ecolodge; doubles, $480; jicarolodge.com. on the by the ministry of tourism to to ditch the beast and connect pacific oast,c hotel punta Teonoste’s thatch-roofed bungalows undergo a yearlong intensive with the beauty. we hiked 2,395- sit on an empty mile-long beach near stellar surf breaks; $100 training program, studying the foot Cerro negro volcano, a per night per person, including breakfast; puntateonoste.com.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • A~ ~CMI $~Fttl' G//,-L1 , Date L~-Co-'Fv It.-Lip/I 'L V 12-11 ~ 9T
    ,\)..lrS A.J.D. EVALUATION SUMMARY - PART I IDENTIFICATION DATA 't~ A. Reporting A.J.D. Unit: B. Was Evaluation Scheduled in Current C. Evaluation Timing USAID/NICARAGUA FY Annual Evaluation Plan? Yes .lL Slipped _ Ad Hoc - Interim .x.. Final_ Evaluation Number:96/3 Evaluation Plan Submission Date: FY: 95 0:2 Ex Post - Other _ D. Activity or Activities Evaluated (List the following information for projectls) or program(s}; if not applicable list title and date of the evaluation report.) Project No. Project/Program Title First PROAG Most Recent Planned LOP Amount or Equivalent PACD Cost {OOOI Obligated to (FY) (mo/yrl date (000) 524-Q.3-l-&- ~,~ Natural Resource Management Project (NRM) 1991 9/99 12,053 10,032 ACTIONS* E. As part of our ongoing refocusing and improved project implementation, we have agreed upon the following actions: 1- The new implementation strategy includes a strong emphasis on buffer zone activities, to be implemented under new, specialized TA. 2- The new implementation strategy will include TA for MARENA to develop an implementation strategy at the national level for the National Protected Areas System (SINAP). 3- Mission contracted with GreenCom to do environmental education activities with Division of Protected Areas (delivery order effective 511 5/96) 4 - Management plans have now been completed for Miskito Cays (CCC), and field work with indigenous communities is near completion for Bosawas. An operational plan has been completed for Volcan Masaya National Park. 5- Mission has no plan to significantly increase number of institutions receiving USAID assistance. Protected Area staff are being placed near field sites as logistics permit.
    [Show full text]
  • Scholarship Awards Dinner—Brian Bjarnason
    March 2011 Scholarship Awards Dinner—Brian Bjarnason TABLE OF CONTENTS On Thursday evening, January 20, I had the privilege Scholarship award……..1 and pleasure of Profile: Linda Coyle….2/3 attending the 22nd Annual Scholarships Odd Bits……………….4 and Awards Dinner. There I had a very Program committee……5 nice dinner in the company of the recipient of TALK‘s yearly award. Alina McClement is a Program reviews……....6 ‗mature student‘ who is in her second year of a Quotes……………..…..7 Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature with a Minor in Psychology. Buying tips…………….7 She has two adult children, one of whom is an ESL Volunteering……….…..8 teacher, the other is an electrician apprentice. When she graduates she would also like to become Pharmacy Dispensing an ESL teacher - one of the attractions is the ability Fees…………………….9 to teach overseas as well as in Canada. Her first choice of overseas postings would be Lima, Peru; Breathless Peru…….10/11 no real positive reason for that choice, just one of the places she would like to visit. Kwantlen News……….12 One of her electives is classes in Mandarin. ESL teachers do not have to be fluent in the language of the country but it would be an advantage when TALK BOARD applying for a position. Gwen Arnold Gloria Kelly She was profuse in her praises for Kwantlen. She Brian Bjarnason (P) Liz King found the small classes conducive to personal Linda Coyle Al Sabey contact and discussion and the professors to be enthusiastic and knowledgeable. All in all she is Jean Garnett Selma Swaab finding university life at Kwantlen to be a pleasant Joan Hoyles Phil Warren and rewarding experience.
    [Show full text]
  • DIPECHO VI Central America FINAL
    European Commission Instructions and Guidelines for DG ECHO potential partners wishing to submit proposals for a SIXTH DIPECHO ACTION PLAN IN CENTRAL AMERICA COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA Budget article 23 02 02 Deadline for submitting proposals: 30 April 2008 1 Table of contents BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................ 3 1. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME AND PRIORITY ISSUES FOR THE 6TH ACTION PLAN FOR CENTRAL AMERICA .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Principal objective .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Specific objective ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.3 Strategic programming imperatives (sine qua non)......................................................................... 6 1.4 Type of activities ............................................................................................................................. 8 1.5 Priorities in terms of geographical areas, hazards and sectors ...................................................... 11 1.6 Visibility and Communication requirements................................................................................. 16 2. FINANCIAL ALLOCATION PROVIDED ...................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Mythological Approach in Rushdie's Grimus
    MYTHOLOGICAL APPROACH IN RUSHDIE’S GRIMUS GAIKWAD MAHENDRAKUMAR M. DR. REETA HARODE Lecturer in English, Associate Professor and Head, Government Polytechnic, Beed, Dept. of English, DIST. Beed Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of (MS) INDIA Arts and Social Sciences, Nagpur. (MS) INDIA As a novelist, Rushdie made his debut with Grimus in 1975. This novel is an exercise in fantastical science fiction. It draws on the 12th-century Sufi poem The Conference of Birds. The title of the novel is an anagram of the name ‘Simurg’. It means the immense, all-wise, fabled bird of pre-Islamic Persian mythology. Rushdie’s the next novel Midnight’s Children won the Booker Prize and brought him international fame. It is written in exuberant style. It is the comic allegory of Indian history. It revolves around the lives of the narrator Saleem Sinai and the 1000 children born after the Declaration of Independence. All of the children are given some magical property. Saleem has a very large nose, which grants him the ability to see ‘into the hearts and minds of men.’ His chief rival is Shiva. Shiva has the power of war. Saleem, dying in a pickle factory near Bombay, tells his tragic story with special interest in its comical aspects. The work aroused a great deal of controversy in India this happened because of its unflattering portrait of Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay. Sanjay was involved in a controversial sterilization campaign. Midnight’s Children took its title from Nehru’s speech delivered at the stroke of midnight, 14 August 1947, as India gained its independence from England.
    [Show full text]
  • Harry Shier-Letters from Matagalpa
    1 Letters from Matagalpa Harry Shier New edition, November 2009 Contents Preface 4 April 2001 Letter from Honduras 5 First – and second – impressions of Honduras 5 Ten things that make Honduras different from Britain and Ireland 5 My life in Honduras 5 St Patrick’s Day in Honduras 6 May 2001 Goodbye to Honduras – Or, Nicaragua here I come 7 Ten more things that make Honduras different from Britain and Ireland: 7 My Top Ten Happy Memories 7 July 2001 Letter from Matagalpa 9 Welcome to Matagalpa 9 Meanwhile, out in the countryside 9 Working at CESESMA 9 At home in Matagalpa 10 The struggle with Spanish 10 Harry versus the volcano 10 Where the streets have no name 10 Top Ten weird things about Managua 10 August 2001 Another letter from Matagalpa 12 My new house – at last! 12 The coffee crisis 12 Harry’s Caribbean Adventure 12 Meanwhile at CESESMA 14 And finally... The CESESMA Spanish Phrase-Book 14 October 2001 Letter from Matagalpa no. 3 16 Sorry you missed my birthday party! 16 My Top Ten Dos and Don’ts for hosting a Nicaraguan fiesta 16 Life in Chateau Harry 16 Meanwhile, out in the forest 16 Top Ten no. 2 17 The ten most important changes that young people want to see in their communities 17 Abandoned by APSO 17 November 2001 Letter from Matagalpa no. 4 18 The Elections 18 My new job 18 New tenant at Chateau Harry 19 Halloween at Chateau Harry and Felicity 19 “Harry’s School of English” 19 The challenge of non-sexist Spanish 19 APSO – An apology 20 And Finally, This Month’s Top Ten 20 Top Ten Fun Things To Do in Matagalpa on a Saturday Night 20 2 January 2002 Letter from Matagalpa no.
    [Show full text]
  • Mombacho Lodge
    Mombacho Lodge Granada, Nicaragua About Mombacho Lodge ust north of the great city of Granada, Nicaragua lies Mombacho Lodge in full view of the volcano of its namesake. Here Jyou will find some of the best White-winged dove hunting in the world. This simple open-air lodge affords great comfort and service located in a private compound just off the highway that leads to the nearby hunting fields. Come and visit one of the most beautiful and safe hunting areas in the Americas. Theour outfitter Outfitter will be the hard working Taino Family Yconsisting of father Bruno and his two sons Frederico and Carlo. Together they have a combined 40 plus years of operating dove and duck hunts in both Mexico and Nicaragua. They are truly a team and understand the hospitality business and often host trips to nearby Granada and its famous Calle La Calzada, along with visits to the Masaya Volcano and Laguna de Apoyo Crater Lake. They have the proper equipment, experience and staff to make your stay an enjoyable one. The Hunting uring the last 43 years Trek has arranged or inspected dove hunts Din every country in Central America and we have noted a change in the migration patterns of the White-winged dove. Traditionally they migrate south to Central America in late October and back to the U.S.in late March, but in recent times they are becoming more and more domesticated. With improved irrigation technology farmers are now able to grow crops like, peanuts, sorghum and corn year round offering White-wings plenty to eat and less of a reason to fly hundreds of miles north.
    [Show full text]
  • HANDBOOK Invest in Your Future in LATIN AMERICA
    Nicaragua HANDBOOK Invest In Your Future IN LATIN AMERICA [email protected] USA/CANADA 1.800.290.3028 GRAN VINEYARD ESTATES ECIDEVELOPMENT.COM ARGENTINA Table of Contents Country Map 4 Basic Travel Information 66 Introduction 5 U.S. Embassy 51 Geography 6 Gaining Legal Residency 70 Weather & Climate 8 Dual Nationality 71 Clothing 9 Residency for U.S. Citizens 71 Society 9 Consulate Information in the U.S. 72 Language 9 Transitioning to Life Abroad 73 Religion 10 Doctors 75 Currency 10 Education 79 Government & Politics 11 Primary and Secondary Education 80 National Emblems 12 Attorney 82 Culture 13 Foreign Investment Law 83 Print Media 14 Investment Facilitation 83 Television 14 Financial Institutions 84 Holidays 15 Competitive & Productive Labor 84 Famous Nicaraguans 16 Free Zones or Export Zones 84 Cuisine 17 Cost of Basic Services 86 Places to Visit 19 Investment in Nicaragua 86 Shopping 20 Buying Property in Nicaragua 88 Outside the City Limits of Managua 22 18 Questions for Buying Real Estate 90 Hotels by Region 48 Why Gran Pacifica 92 Restaurants by Region 55 The Team 94 Travel To Nicaragua 60 Associates & Partners 94 Infrastructure and Transport 61 Business Model 95 Additional Boat and Ferry Info 65 Why ECI Development? 96 NICARAGUA HANDBOOK 3 NICARAGUA HANDBOOK 4 NICARAGUA HANDBOOK 4 NICARAGUA HANDBOOK Introduction Unsurprisingly to those already in the country, Nicaragua’s living and retirement opportunities have been endorsed and recommended by such leading news sources as U.S. News & World Report and NBC News. Nicaragua is currently one of the easiest and most rewarding places for an American tourist or expat to visit or live.
    [Show full text]
  • Amenaza Volcánica Del Área De Managua Y Sus Alrededores (Nicaragua)”
    Parte II.3: Amenaza volcánica 127 Parte II.3 Guía técnica de la elaboración del mapa de “Amenaza volcánica del área de Managua y sus alrededores (Nicaragua)” 128 Parte II.3: Amenaza volcánica Índice 1 Resumen.......................................................................................................................130 2 Lista de figuras y tablas...............................................................................................131 3 Introducción.................................................................................................................132 4 Objetivos.......................................................................................................................132 5 Metodología.................................................................................................................133 5.1 Recopilación de los datos y análisis de los peligros volcánicos existentes............133 5.1.1 Complejo Masaya.............................................................................................133 5.1.1.1 Flujos de lava..............................................................................................134 5.1.1.2 Caída de tefra..............................................................................................134 5.1.1.3 Flujos piroclásticos y Oleadas piroclásticas...............................................135 5.1.1.4 Flujos de lodo y detritos (lahares)..............................................................135 5.1.1.5 Emanaciones de gas....................................................................................136
    [Show full text]
  • Download Itinerary
    SOUTH AMERICA - THE GRINGO TRAIL TRIP CODE MCTSGRI DEPARTURE Daily DURATION 20 Days LOCATIONS Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Machu Picchu INTRODUCTION Choose this suggested itinerary or customise to create your own unique journey. Operates daily to suit your travel plans. Price based on Standard accommodation. Superior or Deluxe also available. Your journey starts in Buenos Aires. After a few days here, say goodbye to the big city as you fly to Iguazu Falls. After a quick onward flight, you will begin the Gringo Trail which starts in Salta with a few days to explore the city and its surrounding area. From Salta, continue to Uyuni, but not before a couple of pitstops in La Quiaca and Tupiza. In Uyuni, experience the famed Salt Flats. Then itâll be off to La Paz before heading to Peru, beginning in Puno then to Cusco for your trip to the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. ITINERARY DAY 1: Arrival transfer in Buenos Aires On arrival, please make your way through to the Arrivals Hall where our representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. This service includes a driver and local English speaking guide, who will provide you with any useful information needed for your stay. He/she will be holding a sign with your name on it. Copyright Chimu Adventures. All rights reserved 2020. Chimu Adventures PTY LTD SOUTH AMERICA - THE GRINGO TRAIL TRIP CODE MCTSGRI DAY 1: Buenos Aires DEPARTURE Buenos Aires, Argentina’s elegant, historic and Daily cosmopolitan capital, is known as the “Paris of the South” due to its European atmosphere with glamorous avenues lined with fashionable shops DURATION and Parisian-style restaurants and cafes.
    [Show full text]
  • Midnight's Children
    Midnight’s Children by SALMAN RUSHDIE SYNOPSIS Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India’s independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other ‘midnight’s children’ all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem’s story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious. ‘Huge, vital, engrossing... in all senses a fantastic book’ Sunday Times STARTING POINTS FOR YOUR DISCUSSION Consider the role of marriage in Midnight’s Children. Do you think marriage is portrayed as a positive institution? Do you think Midnight’s Children is a novel of big ideas? How well do you think it carries its themes? If you were to make a film of Midnight’s Children, who would you cast in the principle roles? What do you think of the novel’s ending? Do you think it is affirmative or negative? Is there anything you would change about it? What do you think of the portrayal of women in Midnight’s Children? What is the significance of smell in the novel? Midnight’s Children is narrated in the first person by Saleem, a selfconfessed ‘lover of stories’, who openly admits to getting some facts wrong. Why do you think Rushdie deliberately introduces mistakes into Saleem’s narration? How else does the author explore the theme of the nature of truth? What do you think about the relationship between Padma and Saleem? Consider the way that Padma’s voice differs from Saleem’s.
    [Show full text]
  • Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories Initiative
    Versión 1.0, 14 de octubre de 2015 www.earthobservations.org/gsnl.php Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories Initiative A.1 Proposal Title: Volcano-tectonic Geohazard Interaction within the Nicaraguan Depression Volcanoes: Cosiguina, San Cristóbal, Telica, Cerro Negro, Momotombo, Península de Chiltepe, Masaya and Concepción A.2 Supersite Coordinator Email (Organization only) [email protected] Name: Iris Valeria Surname: Cruz Martínez Position: Director General of Geology and Geophysics Personal website: <In case a personal web page does not exist, please provide a CV below this table> Institución: Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales-INETER- Nicaragua Type of institution Government (Government, Education, other): The institution's web address: https://www.ineter.gob.ni/ Address: Front of Solidarity Hospital City: Managua Postal Code/Postal Code: 2110 Managua, Nicaragua Country: Nicaragua Province, Territory, State or Managua County: Phone number: Tel. +505-22492761 Fax +505-22491082 1 Versión 1.0, 14 de octubre de 2015 A.3 Core Supersite Team Email (Organization only) [email protected] Name: Federico Vladimir Surname: Gutiérrez Corea Position: Director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies-INETER- Nicaragua Personal website: http://www.vlado.es/ http://uni.academia.edu/FedericoVLADIMIRGutierrez/Curriculu mVitae Institution: Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies-INETER-Nicaragua Type of institution Government (Government, Education, others): Institution's web address: https://www.ineter.gob.ni/
    [Show full text]
  • Recommended Reading: Latin America
    Recommended Reading: Latin America In our busy lives, it is hard to carve out time to read. Yet, if you are able to invest the time to read about the region where you travel, it pays off by deepening the significance of your travel seminar experience. We have compiled the following selection of book titles for you to help you get started. Many titles are staff recommendations. Titles are organized by the topics listed below. Happy reading! Bolivia Latin American Current Affairs Cuba Latin American History El Salvador Globalization Guatemala Indigenous Americans Honduras Religion / Spirituality Mexico U.S.-Mexico Border Nicaragua U.S. Policy in Central & Latin America Women & Feminism Film Literature Testimonials Latin American Current Affairs Aid, Power and Privatization: The Politics of Telecommunication Reform in Central America by Benedicte Bull Northampton, MA.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005; ISBN: 1845421744. A comparative study of privatization and reform of telecommunications in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras. The focus is on political and institutional capacity to conduct the reforms, and the role of the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in supporting the processes at various stages. Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1998. Journalist Weisman tells the story of a remarkable and diverse group of individuals (engineers, biologists, botanists, agriculturists, sociologists, musicians, artists, doctors, teachers, and students) who helped a Colombian village evolve into a very real, socially viable, and self-sufficient community for the future. Latin American Popular Culture: An Introduction, edited by William Beezley and Linda Curcio-Nagy, Scholarly Resources, 2000.
    [Show full text]