FEATURES
Aconcagua
Waste Management Program - Ulf Carlsson
Boasting the tallest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial
Park is an interesting case study, showing how the authorities
have understood the importance of providing good services and
a clean environment.
Venezuela's
Canaima National Park - Christopher J. Sharpe & Iokiñe
Rodríguez
The best-known feature of Canaima National Park are its characteristic
flat-topped mountain formations known as tepuis.
Tepuis
- Dominic Hamilton
Powerful prose from South America. Not just any phalanx of rock
can leave you silent.
Chile's
Torres del Paine National Park - Brent Chism
Hike the 186,000 hectare 'W' and traveler's hints on getting
to this remote and spectacular park.
Sierra
de las Minas Biosphere Reserve - Richard Mahler
Large cloud forests dominate the peaks of the Sierra de las
Minas, protected by the local environmental group Defenders
of Nature.
Volcanoes
Draw Tourists in Costa Rica - Susan Fry
Volcanoes studding the mountainous spine of Costa Rica, are
some of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.
Huichol
Indians of Mexico - Charmayne McGee
The real treasure of the Sierra Madre lies within its local
people.
Ixtlan
de Juárez: Oaxaca's Northern Sierra - Norma Angelica
Montes R. and Gustavo Ramirez Santiago
Located in Southern Mexico, communities in the Northern Sierra
are putting together a community-based ecotourism project.
A
Practical Guide to El Cielo - Scott Walker
A touch of heaven in Mexico's northern borderlands.
En Español:
Las
caprichosas paredes del poniente - Ana Gabriela Robles
Check out the mountains outside of Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo
Leon, Mexico.
Chipinque
- Ana Gabriela Robles
Mexico's largest national park protect the mountains outside
the industrial city of Monterrey.
Laguna
de Sanchez - Ana Gabriela Robles
Visit this beautiful lagoon in northeastern Mexico.
La
Rumorosa - Ana Gabriela Robles
More adventures beyond the Laguna de Sanchez.
Sierra
de Organos - Ana Gabriela Robles
Rock climbing at its finest in Zacatecas.
El
ecoturismo - una alternativa para el desarrollo sustentable
del oriente ecuatoriano? - Matthew Gorman
Thesis
BRIDGES AND BORDERS
Go Slow
Now - Ron Mader
Your humble editor confesses to travel fatigue and provides
friendly suggestions for developing and promoting environmental
tourism projects. Website update.
NOTES
All stories copyrighted. Contact authors directly if you want
permission to reprint an article.
I'd also 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:
Marita Adair, Jorge Borrego, Bill Christensen, Francisco Chapela,
Jorge Chavez, Joe Cummings, Joe Daugherty, Tom Ellis, Marcus
Endicott, Honduras Tips, Honduras Web Explorer, Sally Hughes,
Juan Carlos Ibarra, Leo Medellin, Richard Mahler, Mexico Amigo,
Mexico Mike, Daniel Ruiz, Robert Sellick, Mark Stevenson, Antonio
Suárez Bonilla
Music That Helped Put This Issue Together: Jaguares
- El Equilibrio de los Jaguares, Los Utrera - Son Jarocho,
They Might be Giants - Factory Showroom
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