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Panama is the third book in the popular World Road Trip series.Panama is an insiders travel log on driving and traveling in the City of Panama, San Blas Islands, Bocas del Toro, Bocquete and the Darien Gap.The author has lived in or traveled to more than 100 countries in the world and Panama reflects her unbiased insights and unique perspective.Panama is packed with history andculture.This is an ideal and timely travel guide for the independent traveler. ... Read more

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Lemurs in Panama since 1974
Yes, lemurs are not indigeneous to Panama but we purchased this book anyway.We took it on a recent trip to Panama and found it to be more helpful than a mass produced travel guide.My wife is an English Professor and only found a few typographical errors which she felt were offset by the content and accuracy of the book.Our photos from the vacation verify that there are indeed Ring Tailed Lemurs in Panama as well as monkeys, jaguars, a frog lemur, and other species you would not expect. This guide is a great overview of the politics, history and insight into Panama.It lets the user decide what is a must see and must do.

Lemurs in Panama??
I think the author needs to check her facts. In at least two parts of the book, she references seeing ring-tailed lemurs. Hard to believe since lemurs are only found on Madagascar. She even had a photo of one,which appeared to be a stock photo. And the writing is atrocious. There are countless grammatical and spelling mistakes. She refers to the drinking water of Panama City as "portable" rather than potable. I cringed every other page. And the flow of her story is all over the place. I will definitely not be reading another of her books. It is too bad I did not preview some of her work. It's shameless. ... Read more

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From the creators of the Panama Explorer series of guide books, the new definitive guide to Panama City has arrived. Packed with maps, guides, and information on sites throughout Panama City, this guide will become an essential tool in your discovery of this robust cosmopolitan city. ... Read more

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This guide has been developed in collaboration with Indigenous artisans associations of Ngobe-Bugle comarca, their autonomous province, and its neighbouring communities, to support the valuable work which these organisations accomplish in favor of the Nobe and Bugle peoples. These artistic activities are often the only source of income for many indigenous families.The guide, in Spanish and English, shows various types of artwork: dyed and woven fabrics, beadwork, handwoven bags, hammocks, earrings, neck-pieces, embroidery, hats, more. 21 pages. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1196 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador). In both regions, the history of civilization goes back thousands of years. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 948 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador). In both regions, the history of civilization goes back thousands of years. ... Read more

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The first series of 'Survivor' split the nation: if you watched it, you loved it. Even if you didn't, you'll certainly have heard about it. The second series will take another group of contestants to the jungles of Panama and force them to confront even greater hardship and more divisive challenges in their quest for the ultimate prize: [pound]1 million. Dan Waddell, author of the first Survivor book, will again travel to the secret location and interview all the contestants to get the full story for Survivor - Panama, including all the secrets, the scandal and the scheming along the way. ... Read more

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Great Cultural Book
Having lived in Panama, I was looking for a book to share with my child.This is a wonderful book.Fantastic pictures, glossary, map, and descriptions give this book five stars.Great depiction of live as a Rain Forest inhabitant.Yes, there is one woman without a shirt on weaving.This is again indicative of the tribe.I had no problem allowing my child to look at the book.However, using it in the classroom, I would obtain the approval of your administrator.My son was able to learn about the native that made the baskets in his granny's house.For me it was a wonderful way to share part of my childhood overseas with my son.He was also amazed at what the children were expected to do in their daily life.

Lovely color photographs
Lovely color photographs spotlight the artistic skills and lifestyle of the Embera People of Panama: children at school, wood carvers, basket weavers, and a man making a dugout canoe. Simple descriptive sentences identify the activities featured in the photographs. A map appears at the front of the book opposite an introductory paragraph that provides a brief background about this remarkable culture. A glossary with pronunciation guidance is included. This is a perfect multicultural book to share in an elementary school classroom. Disclosure: One of the women who are weaving is topless.

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
The Emberá, a group of indigenous people living in the southern part of Panama, have held onto long-standing traditions in using resources from the rain forest to meet most of their subsistence needs. Adults and children work to pound rice and make mosquito repellent out of jagua fruit; catch fish and prepare plantains (starchy bananas) for family meals; and weave palm leaves into beautiful strong baskets and sturdy rooftops. With her clear text and striking photographs, Rachel Crandell shares with the reader her first-hand account of an indigenous group whose way of life has largely withstood the forces of economic development.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The Kuna of Panama, today one of the best known indigenous peoples of Latin America, moved over the course of the twentieth century from orality and isolation towards literacy and an active engagement with the nation and the world. Recognizing the fascination their culture has held for many outsiders, Kuna intellectuals and villagers have collaborated actively with foreign anthropologists to counter anti-Indian prejudice with positive accounts of their people, thus becoming the agents as well as subjects of ethnography. One team of chiefs and secretaries, in particular, independently produced a series of historical and cultural texts, later published in Sweden, that today still constitute the foundation of Kuna ethnography.

As a study of the political uses of literacy, of western representation and indigenous counter-representation, and of the ambivalent inter-cultural dialogue at the heart of ethnography, Chiefs, Scribes, and Ethnographers addresses key issues in contemporary anthropology. It is the story of an extended ethnographic encounter, one involving hundreds of active participants on both sides and continuing today.