Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> Mexico

Mexico leads the world in community management of forests for the commercial production of timber. Yet this success story is not widely known, even in Mexico, despite the fact that communities around the globe are increasingly involved in managing their own forest resources. To assess the achievements and shortcomings of Mexico's community forest management programs and to offer approaches that can be applied in other parts of the world, this book collects fourteen articles that explore community forest management from historical, policy, economic, ecological, sociological, and political...

Located in Northwestern Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula is a popular travel destination for its abundant recreation and conservation opportunities. National Geographic's Baja South Adventure Map covers with unparalleled detail the state of Baja California Sur, in more sparsely populated southern half of the peninsula are some of the Gulf of California Islands. The northern side of the map covers the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco, Bahia Loreto and El Vizcaino. The southern side covers the...

I was born and raised in California. I was the typical west coast girl. I swam, snorkeled, surfed, rode horses on the beach, hiked through the redwoods, and sold wind chimes on the pier. I was married and divorced in California...three times I raised my children in California. Then, later in life I married a Mexican man and moved to Jalisco, Mexico. I love my new life, but wow, what a change The cultural differences between Mexico and California can be quite vast. As my sons would say, "Dude What the......?"

When railroads connected the United States and Mexico in 1884 and overland travel between the two countries became easier and cheaper, Americans developed an intense curiosity about Mexico, its people, and its opportunities for business and pleasure. Indeed, so many Americans visited Mexico during the Porfiriato (the long dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1911) that observers on both sides of the border called the hordes of tourists and business speculators a "foreign invasion," an apt phrase for a historical moment when the United States was expanding its territory and...

Meet Miles Standish Pickerel: bamboozler, American ne'er-do-well, and poor gringo extraordinaire. Newly divorced, culinarily clueless, and living in Mexico with his faithful canine companion, LadrOn, he shamelessly prepares traditional Mexican cuisine from low-cost (or no-cost) ingredients. If Miles Pickerel can't raise it, trap it, steal it, borrow it, pick it, or run it over, he doesn't put it in his pot. Neighborhood strays and local farmers beware. His recipes redefine the meaning of eating cheap in Mexico. They include: Suicide Hen, Stingray Stew, Aztec Soup, Fired Tequila Goat,...

Meet Miles Standish Pickerel: bamboozler, American ne'er-do-well, and poor gringo extraordinaire. Newly divorced, culinarily clueless, and living in Mexico with his faithful canine companion, LadrOn, he shamelessly prepares traditional Mexican cuisine from low-cost (or no-cost) ingredients. If Miles Pickerel can't raise it, trap it, steal it, borrow it, pick it, or run it over, he doesn't put it in his pot. Neighborhood strays and local farmers beware. His recipes redefine the meaning of eating cheap in Mexico. They include: Suicide Hen, Stingray Stew, Aztec Soup, Fired Tequila Goat,...