El Planeta Platica (The Earth Speaks): a quarterly journal focusing on
environmental travel in Latin America
Volume 4, Number 3: Mountains and Sierra
ISSN 1089-8395
El Planeta Platica: Mountains and Sierra Issue
Mountains offer a cool respite and a place for numerous adventures. Known as
"Sierra" in Spanish, they are regarded as sacred places for the Maya, the Inca
and other indigenous groups throughout Latin America. Unfortunately, the
tourism boards generally promote the beaches and the coastal regions, leaving
tourism and ecotourism in the Sierra basically unknown. This issue focuses on
such travel opportunities and takes a close-up look at mountain-based
conservation efforts.
Planeta Features
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897aconcagua.html
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.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897canaima.html
Venezuela's Canaima National Park - Christopher J. Sharpe and Iokine Rodriguez
The best-known feature of Canaima National Park are its characteristic
flat-topped mountain formations known as tepuis.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897ven.html
Tepuis - Dominic Hamilton
Powerful prose from South America. Not just any phalanx of rock can leave you
silent.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897guatemala.html
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.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897huichol.html
Huichol Indians of Mexico - Charmayne McGee
The real treasure of the Sierra Madre lies within its local people.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897oaxaca.html
Ixtlan de Juarez: Oaxaca's Northern Sierra - Norma Montes R. and Gustavo
Ramirez S.
Located in Southern Mexico, communities in the Northern Sierra are putting
together a community-based ecotourism project
En Espanol/In Spanish
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897paredes.html
Las caprichosas paredes del poniente - Ana Gabriela Robles
Check out the mountains outside of Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo Leon,
Mexico.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897chipinque.html
Chipinque - Ana Gabriela Robles
Mexico's largest national park protect the mountains outside the industrial
city of Monterrey.
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/south/bolivia/amboro/amboro.html
Proyecto Piloto de Ecoturismo en el Parque Nacional Amboro - Roberto Portugal
Pilot project for ecotourism in Bolivia's Amboro National Park.
gopher://csf.Colorado.EDU:70/00/environment/orgs/El_Planeta_Platica/Ecotourism/
96_Dominican_Republic
1996 Taller Sobre Ecoturismo en la Repubica Dominicana
Peace Corps notes from 1996 conference on ecotourism.
Book Reviews
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/planeta/0897/0897book.html
August 1997 Book Reviews: South America on a Shoestring, Chile and Easter
Island: Travel Survival Kit, Mexico: The Hungry Traveler, Costa Rica, A Place
in the Rain Forest, In the Shadow of the Eagles : Sonora and the Transformation
of the Border
Guidebook Update: John Muir Publications will publish both Honduras: Adventures
in Nature and Mexico: Adventures in Nature in February, 1998. Ask your local
bookstore to order these titles.
Other Popular Pages on the Eco Travels website:
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/schools/schoolist.html
Directory of Spanish Language Schools
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/coffeeag/cybercafe.html
NEW! - Cybercafes in the Americas
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/south/peru/peru1.html
NEW! - Eco Travels in Peru
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/south/brazil/brazil1.html
NEW! - Eco Travels in Brazil
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/resources/mexdex.html
Mexican Environmental Travel Contacts
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/mexico/mexparks.html
Mexico's National Parks and Protected Areas
Ron Mader's Upcoming Speaking Engagements:
November 1997: Cusco, Peru
December 1997: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February-May 1998: Book Tour - United States
FYI - I recently wrote an article for Forbes on Mexico's recent national
elections and the internet. This has nothing to do with the environment or
ecotourism, but it's an interesting read at
http://www.forbes.com/tool/html/97/july/sphere0724/power.htm
Upcoming November issue - Local communities and environmental tourism; focus
on indigenous peoples. What is and isn't "public participation"? Are
international groups a help or a hindrance? Does anyone have practical advice?
Articles are now being sought for publication. You can find the Writer's
Guidelines online or email me and I'll send the info asap.
Email problems! There was a system crash in early August. If you sent a message
that I have not replied to, it might have been destroyed before I could read
it. Please resend!
Thanks, Ron Mader
ron@greenbuilder.com
http://www.planeta.com
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