General Description Huicholes are a Native American indigenous group who reside in the Sierra Madre mountains of Jalisco‚ Durango‚ Nayarit‚ and Zacatecas in the country of Mexico. Current census report that‚ “the Huichol or Wixarika‚ are a little-known group of some 7‚000-9‚000 individuals whose traditional homeland is the Sierra Madre Occidental‚ in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit” (Myerhoff‚ 1974). Furthermore‚ this article informs that although almost half of the Huichol group is spread
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------------------------------------------------- Colombian folklore From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Culture of Colombia | | Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Folklore Literature Music Radio & Television Sports Theater | See also: Colombian mythology Carnaval de BarranquillaMarimonda characters. Colombian folklore are beliefs‚ customs and cultural traditions in Colombia. Contents [hide] * 1 Cultural influences * 2 Relevancy * 3 Legendary creatures * 4 References
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REMONTADOS: The Remontados are members of the Negrito ethnolinguistic group inhabiting the uplands of Rizal and Quezon Provinces along the Sierra Madre mountains. They derive their name from the Spanish verb "remontar"‚ meaning‚ "to flee to the hills"‚ "to frighten away" or "go back to the mountains". These indigenous peoples (IPs) are said to be the descendants of lowlanders who opted to live in the mountains to avoid subjugation by the Spaniards. Subsequently‚ they intermarried with the Negrito
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while the Peten lowlands take about one third it. Guatemala has a total of 42‚042 square miles making it the third largest country in Central America.Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan measures twelve by six miles long. There are many active volcanoes in the Sierra Madre range and Santa Maria such as‚ the Acatenango‚ Almolonga‚ Atitlan‚ Eugeo‚ and Tacana. As you
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Illegal logging a major factor in flood devastation of Philippines MANILA (AFP) Dec 01‚ 2004 Decades of illegal logging‚ unusually high rainfall and geography have all contributed to the devastation wrought by storms that have lashed the Philippines‚ the government and environmentalists say. With hundreds dead or missing in floods and landslides in Quezon‚ Nueva Ecija and Aurora provinces‚ blame has fallen on illegal loggers who have stripped hillsides bare and turned lush green forests into death
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Mexico is isolated by coastal plains.At the southern tip of mexico is the yucatan peninsula and the isthmus of tehuantepec(kindersly 79).”The sierra madre occidental mountain rises gently southward from the rio grande river”(kindersley 77). This mountain also rises to the south of the balsas basin. Landforms in this region varies from tropical rainforest ‚ volcanoes ‚ and even to continental plates
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Attempts have been made to trace the origin of this race to Egypt‚ Phœnicia‚ China‚ Burma as also to the Asiatic or African peoples. But the name of India has never been mentioned in spite of the fact that India‚ an equally ancient civilization also grew and developed almost simultaneously with the famous Maya and Aztec Empires. They had developed their own cultures and reached their peak‚ made tremendous achievements in the fields of arts‚ architecture‚ sciences like astronomy and medicine. Indian
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1. The Socio-cultural Context of Huichol Tribe Climate & location: The Huichol are a Native American tribe in central northwest Mexico. The area has a temperate climate with humid summers. They live mostly in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains. Ranchos: They live in cultural units called “ranchos” which consist of a few nuclear families that live and farm in the same area. Farming: Huichol are subsistence farmers who mainly depend on maize crops and occasionally raise livestock (i.e. Cattle)
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Born in Badiraguato‚ Mexico‚ Joaquín Guzmán Loera entered the drug trade as a teenager. Nicknamed "El Chapo"‚ he established the Sinaloa cartel in 1989‚ after some time building it into a tremendously gainful worldwide drug-trafficking operation. Known for his violent activities and powerful influence‚ Guzmán has effectively arranged daring escapes from maximum-security penitentiaries in his own country‚ he turned into Mexico’s top drug kingpin in 2003 after the capture of his opponent Osiel Cárdenas
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Spanish settlements in the Caribbean. It was during that period that he lost his right arm in battle. Newport’s other commands included the Golden Dragon and a four-ship flotilla. One of his greatest coups was the taking in 1592 of a treasure-laden Portuguese ship‚ the Madre de Dios. He became part owner of the Neptune‚ a privateering vessel‚ in the mid-1590s. Newport was elevated to the rank of principal master of the Royal Navy in 1606‚ the same year that he was chosen by the Virginia Company to lead
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