Looks at the behavior, characteristics, and cultural importance of quetzals, and presents basic information about other species of Latin American birds, including toucans and macaws.
Handbook Of The Birds Of The World: Ostrich To Ducks All manner of information about birds is presented. Following each lengthy description are full-color plates of typical members of each species with range-pattern maps for each family's genus and species.
Cross-cultural Approach To Advanced Spanish Puntos de encuentro: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Advanced Spanish is an innovative task- and content-based textbook that rethinks advanced Spanish instruction. Based on research on second language acquisition in the classroom, it combines language-as-discourse instruction with content-based learning. This text emphasizes the analysis of spoken and written texts drawn from…
Delfines Presents basic information about dolphins, including how they play, how they catch their prey, and how they communicate with one another.
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2012 Growth in much of Latin America remains solid, although it slowed during the second half of 2011 as result of the combined effects of policy tightening and global uncertainties. Under our baseline, we expect growth in Latin America and the Caribbean to moderate to about 3¾ percent in 2012, from…
Brazaletes De Piedra Neolíticos En La Península Iberica (vi-v Milenio A.c.) El uso de brazaletes de piedra es uno de los fenómenos arqueológicos más destacado asociado a las primeras sociedades neolíticas en gran parte del Occidente Mediterráneo. Estos adornos se relacionan con el Neolítico Antiguo, caracterizado por el horizonte de las cerámicas decoradas cardiales y otras impresiones. En este libro se…
Contrabandistas, Marimberos Y Mafiosos Benchmark contribution to historical political economy of organized crime in Colombia focuses on three variables: sociopolitical and cultural contexts, illicit and legal markets, and organizations linked to organized crime groups and their structure and behavior. Vital reading for understanding modern Colombia --Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
