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Lake Chapala is no longer a paradise without a past. Join this award-winning author as he shares the fascinating history of the Lake Chapala region in Mexico, now one of the most popular retirement area for Americans and Canadians. This book explores the region's formative years from the arrival of conquistadors in the early 1500s to the start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. A unique collection of extracts from more than fifty original sources, many never previously available in English, are enhanced by insightful, informative and entertaining commentary. Poets, friars, travellers, exiles and scientists overcome bandits and natural disasters to offer captivating tales of courage, greed, delight, unexpected triumphs and much, much more.
In western Mexico, far from the biggest resorts, Burton has discovered a region that has retained the ancient culture and traditions, the Mexico behind the mask. This guide includes suggestions for day trips and longer overnight routes, all within three hours driving time of Guadalajara, Chapala or Ajijic.
In Mexican Kaleidoscope, award-winning author Tony Burton delves into Mexico's rich history and culture. He focuses on a dazzling selection of events, individuals, myths and mysteries to explore some of the reasons why Mexico has become such an extraordinarily diverse and interesting nation. The 30 short chapters of Mexican Kaleidoscope span the entire range of time periods, from long before the Spanish conquest to the modern day. The topics considered range from cuisine, Aztec farming, Mayan pyramids, sheep and superstitions to mythical cities, aerial warfare, art, music and the true origins of Mexico's national symbols. Along the way, we encounter many unusual, strange, weird and wonderful aspects of Mexico. Mexican Kaleidoscope unravels some of the many forces that have helped shape Mexico's history and culture and helps us understand the appeal and mystique of this engaging country.
In her exciting debut novel, Dilemma, Jan Dunlap weaves a page-turning tale of international romance, drugs and intrigue, loosely based on events and characters from her past. The novel is set mainly at Lake Chapala in Mexico, where Natalie, a beautiful young DEA agent, is sent to investigate an alleged king-pin in the drugs world and finds more complications than she bargained for.
Spencer G. Lucas,Gary S. Morgan,Justin A Spielmann,Donald R. Prothero
Author : Spencer G. Lucas,Gary S. Morgan,Justin A Spielmann,Donald R. Prothero Publisher : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Page : 450 pages File Size : 48,9 Mb Release : 2008 Category : Science ISBN : 8210379456XXX
River Basin Trajectories by François Molle,Philippus Wester Pdf
This book contains 11 papers which cover a range of vital topics in the areas of water, agriculture, food security and ecosystems - the entire spectrum of developing and managing water in agriculture, from fully irrigated to fully rainfed lands. They are about people and society, why they decide to adopt certain practices and not others and, in particular, how water management can help poor people. They are about ecosystems - how agriculture affects ecosystems, the goods and services ecosystems provide for food security and how water can be managed to meet both food and environmental security objectives. This is the eighth book in the series.
The People's Guide to Mexico by Carl Franz,Lorena Havens Pdf
Over the past 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers have agreed: This is the classic guide to "living, traveling, and taking things as they come" in Mexico. Now in its updated 14th edition, The People's Guide to Mexico still offers the ideal combination of basic travel information, entertaining stories, and friendly guidance about everything from driving in Mexico City to hanging a hammock to bartering at the local mercado. Features include: • Advice on planning your trip, where to go, and how to get around once you're there • Practical tips to help you stay healthy and safe, deal with red tape, change money, send email, letters and packages, use the telephone, do laundry, order food, speak like a local, and more • Well-informed insight into Mexican culture, and hints for enjoying traditional fiestas and celebrations • The most complete information available on Mexican Internet resources, book and map reviews, and other info sources for travelers
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.
Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Integrated Water Management by Jeroen Warner Pdf
As they provide a negotiating space for a diversity of interests, Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) are an increasingly popular mode of involving civil society in resource management decisions. This book focuses on water management to take a positive, if critical, look at this phenomenon. Illustrated by a wide geographical range of case studies from both developed and developing worlds, it recognizes that MSPs will neither automatically break down divides nor bring actors to the table on an equal footing, and argues that MSPs may in some cases do more harm than good. The volume then examines how MSPs can make a difference and how they might successfully co-opt the public, private and civil-society sectors. The book highlights the particular difficulties of MSPs when dealing with integrated water management programmes, explaining how MSPs are most successful at a less complex and more local level. It finally questions whether MSPs are - or can be - sustainable, and puts forward suggestions for improving their durability.
The Lerma-Chapala Watershed by Anne M. Hansen,Manfred van Afferden Pdf
James O. Leckie Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4020, USA Nearly 10 years have passed since the beginning of the systematic studies of the Lerma-Chapala Basin coordinated by the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua. Although many public and private institutions, universities and research centers have conducted studies on the Lerma Chapala Basin over the last two decades, the need for a comprehensive summary of the findings of those studies has become increasingly obvious and important for this critical water resource. The Lerma-Chapala Basin is located in the central part of Mexico, and partly occupies five states. The watershed comprises the Lerma river and Lake Chapala. With a length of over 700 km, the tributary watershed covers 2 approximately 54,000 km . The basin accounts for more than one-third of the country's economic activity, one-fifth of all commerce and one-eighth of the nation's agricultural land. The watershed receives 3% of the country's total rainfall, less than 1 % of the runoff, and accounts for 13% of the total groundwater.
Retirement Migration to the Global South by Cornelia Schweppe Pdf
This book examines the increasing evidence of international retirement migration (IRM) to countries of the Global South. IRM to countries of the Global South points to the increasing global interconnectedness of aging in relatively affluent countries and raises critical questions about its interrelations with global inequalities. This book provides a critical analysis of these global interrelations and their intertwinements with global inequalities and addresses the complex and multi-layered dimensions and implications of this development. It highlights the (ambiguous) everyday lives of retirement migrants in the countries of destination, and the severe impacts on the destination countries that are marked by processes of recolonization, and the reproduction, enhancement and reconfiguration of social inequalities. The growing retirement industry that capitalizes on retirement migration exploiting global differences and structural disadvantages of countries in the Global South is another integral part of this book.
"It was 12 years ago when I moved to Mexico, leaving my comfortable, familiar life and community, driving by myself to start a new life in a foreign country. Some sort of bravado or naivete or, as my friends would say later, courage, allowed me to pooh-pooh concerns about all the unknowns- culture, language, customs-and head off nonetheless."And so begins one of the more than two dozen essays in this anthology, written by "regular" women about their "regular" lives and how they decided to change everything and move to Mexico. In simple, engaging words straight from the heart, the contributors to Why We Left share their plans and preparations, hardships and challenges, joys and satisfactions as their journeys to new lives in Mexico unfold.
Moving to Mexico's Lake Chapala 2nd Edition by Lisa L Jorgensen Pdf
People from all over the world are discovering Mexico's Lake Chapala as a great place to live a richer life - as a visitor, a resident ex-patriot, or as a retiree. This guide explains what other travel books don't: it includes up-to-date immigration, visa, and vehicle information. It's a must-have for anyone considering moving to Lake Chapala, as well as visitors and current residents. This book includes: Exploratory Trip Checklist Move Planning Checklist (by week) Border Checklist Moving In Checklist (by week) Comprehensive immigration, visa, and senior discount card information Legal basics Overview of Lakeside towns How-to's on utilities and technology Medical care and insurance information How to get vehicle permits, registrations, driver's licenses Banking, safety, police, shopping, pet care, and mail services basics Guides to local customs and language instruction, and government services Telephone dialing instructions Emergency numbers How to hire household help Driving tips and Accident form Common metric conversions (oven temperatures, etc.) In short, this book explains it all for you - everything the travel guides don't. "I found it highly readable, most comprehensive, and flawlessly organized. I think it's the best book of its kind that I have read, and I have been down here for 25 years." Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Editor-in-Chief, El Ojo del Lago Magazine "I've lived at Lakeside for ten years now, and coordinate the Information Desk at the Lake Chapala Society. Yet I'm amazed at how much I learned reading this book. I fully intend to keep a copy at the Information Desk, and suggest all the volunteers familiarize themselves with it." Harriet Hart Lakeside writer "I thoroughly enjoyed the read. I wish I had your book available when I moved here 8 years ago. It certainly would have made life simpler and more interesting." Howard Feldstein President, Lake Chapala Society "A valuable resource for anyone visiting or moving to Lake Chapala. If you can, buy it before you come. At the very least, buy it the moment you arrive. Having this book when I moved here 11 years ago would have saved me many missteps and countless hours of research." Judy Dykstra-Brown Lakeside writer and artist For questions or comments, email: [email protected]"