El Planeta Platica
Eco Travels in the Americas
El Planeta Platica (The Earth Speaks):
Eco Travels in the Americas
ISSN 1089-8395
Volume 3, Number 2
Greening Central America
May 1996
El Planeta Platica is a quarterly journal aimed at
conscientious travelers interested in Latin America. Stories
feature travel and environmental information (sometimes intersecting
in the field called "ecotourism." Businesses and foundations
should consider sponsoring these pages; consult the Rate
Card.
Ron Mader, Publisher
El Planeta Platica: Eco Travels in the Americas
Index: May 1996
I moved to Miami this spring with the promise of enjoying cheaper
airfares and trading table salsa for salsa on the radio. This
has been a wonderful transition to the land of the Everglades
and Keys, improved only by the proximity Florida has with Central
America. This issue reviews ecotourism in the vibrant mid-section
of the Americas and reflects on the recent conference in Honduras.
This is a special focus issue with information on the regional
conference held in La Ceiba, Honduras. Sorrel Downer puts Central
America into Context on the Internet. Alexis Aguilar visits Celaque
National Park and James Gollin recounts the night the lights went
out in Honduras.
1998 Update: Just Published - Honduras:
Adventures in Nature
Central America Ecotourism Features
Nicaragua's
Selva Negra - Ronda Green
Conservation
and Responsible Tourism in Guatemala - Richard Mahler
A
Gringo Perdido in Tikal, Guatemala - Greg Green
New: Ecotourism
in Guatemala
Honduras Ecotourism Conference
Working
Notes from Central American Ecotourism Conference
Putting
Central America into Context on the Internet - Sorrel Downer
Travel
in the Age of the Internet - Ron Mader
Visit
to Celaque National Park - Alexis Aguilar
Lights
Out in Honduras - James Gollin
Honduras:
Environmental Contacts
Editorial: Bridges and Borders
Central
America
Ron recounts his moves from Indiana to Texas to Mexico... and
now Florida? It's awfully close to the edge here.
Don't Forget Mexico!
Ecotourism:
A Tool for Sustainable Development (David Barkin)
Vizcaino
Desert Reserve - Mark Spalding
Mesquite
Power - Carlos Nagel
Ecotourism
Awareness in El Cielo - Scott Walker
Planeta News
Ecotourism
in the Napo - Jon Neumann
International
Seminar on Coffee and the Environment - ICO
Networking
Networking/Job
Search
Recipes
Look what Melissa's cooking in her kitchen!
La
Olla Latinoamericana (Recipes): Black Bean and Mango Salsa
Reviews
Recommended
Reading
- Backpacking in Central America
- The New Key to...
- State of the World 1996
- Monarcas y Campesinos
- Greening of Industry
- United States-Mexico Border Environmental Directory
Resources
List of Spanish
Language Schools
Extra Features - Available only on
Eco Travels WWW Site!
Sustainable
Development in the Americas
Featured Sites on the Net
What's with new icons? Green
show you what's on this site. The  are
Ron-tested sites found elsewhere on the WWW. Here are some terrific
places to surf:
Upcoming Issues:
August 1996: Coastal Environments
November 1996:
South America!
February 1997: Off the Beaten Track
in Mexico
All stories copyrighted 1996. Contact authors directly if you
want permission to reprint an article.
I'd like to take this opportunity to extend
my gratitude to the following eclectic group for their encouragement
and correspondence that provided direct or indirect inspiration
in the creation of this and recent issues of El Planeta Platica:
First and Foremost George Chenery and parents John Cherney and
Sorrel Downer, Maya Aguero, Scott Anderson, Anthony's Key, Fred
Berry, Melissa Biggs and her lovely daughers Cristina, Erin and
Lucia and husband Jim Coupal, Diane Brause, Marie Bridgham, David
Brown, Joe Bundy, Business Council for Sustainable Development,
Janet Chernela, Brent Chism ("he has left the building"), Bill
Christensen, Chris and Diane and the Tropical Conservation Newsbureau,
Continental Airlines, COOPRENA, Pilar Davila and all of her friends
from Peru, ECTA, Tom Ellis, Eric Fajer, Herb and Carla Felsted,
John Heichelbech, Dalia Jakubauskaus, Cecilia Medina, Florida
Environments, Jim Gollin, Ronda Green, Greg Green (somewhere cycling
in Italy), Jorge Giraldez-Benard de Granada, Alejandro Hernandez,
Robin King, Chris Kraco, Loup Langton, Manny and Peggy Lorenzo,
Macintosh - Live Long and Prosper, Barbara and John Mader, Jerry
Mallet, Richard Mahler, Brad Martin for tempting me to go to Honduras,
Deidre Meaker and Otherwise, City of Miami, David O'Brien,
Yvette Ogle, Arturo Oyola, Yvette Pearson, El Pilon Coffee, Roberto
Portugal, Rene Ramos, Cyrus and Rosa Reed, Christine Riedl, Rios
Honduras, Marlene Roy, SAEC, Margie Scanlon, Jack Schuster, SEJ,
Syntia Solomon, John Shores, Bridget Stevenson, Eva Suárez
(Unidos por la tierra!), Angela Swafford, Lisa Tabb, Mary Uebersax,
Scott Walker, Leon Watson, Caroline Wingate, Susan Zakin
Music That Helped Put This Issue Together: Fobia
- Mundo Feliz, Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and
Dreaming, Edie Brickel and New (Now Old) Bohemians -
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, Lonestar - Guess it
was the Tequila Talking (...that made me buy this CD).
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