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"From the Tortilla Curtain to the Darien Gap. Best of the festivals. Red hot lava tongues and deep blue sea holes. Get off the beaten track. Warmongering Aztecs and Maya sacrifce. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Chocolate makers and surf breakers. The pick of diving and trekking. Mischief-making monkeys and spooky-eyed frogs"--Pub. web site.

Provides a global perspective on environmental issues while demonstrating the concept which encompasses the many forms of life on earth and their interdependence on one another for survival.

When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find their way forward.

In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, twenty-seven-year-old Cody Roman Dial, the son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica’s remote Pacific Coast that shelters miners, poachers, and drug smugglers. He carried a light backpack and machete. Before he left, he emailed his father: "I am not sure how long it will take me, but I'm...

An introduction to Costa Rica, discussing the history, geography, economy, people, and society of the Central American country, and including a calendar of Costa Rican festivals, recipes, a glossary, project and report ideas, a chronology, and resources.