Los tiempos han cambiado tanto que es complicado o difícil imaginar la vida antes de la modernidad ¿Cuál era el sentimiento de los aventureros que se embarcaban en viajes por el mar? Con la curiosidad como guía y con unos mapas muy imprecisos, se abrían paso para comprender la diversidad cultural. Algunos viajeros mencionaban haber …
GALAPAGOS, Ecuador – As many as 461 Galapagos land iguanas were released back on the islands of Ecuador, where were extinct for over 200 years. The Galapagos land iguanas were captured on the North Seymour island, where they had survived, and were released after a quarantine period to make sure they had no parasites or …
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Ayahuasca, also known as yagu or Nishi Cobin, is a hallucinogenic plant that indigenous people of the Amazon used to creat a ritual drink. They have used ayahuasca in medicinal and ritual contexts for 1,000 years. Known for his landmark studies on plants used by indigenous peoples, biologist Richard Evans Schultes said in Hallucinogenic Plants: …
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LIMA, Peru – Peruvian artists and archeologists have managed to recreate the face of Dama del Paraiso (the Paradise Lady) who is expected to be more than 3,700-years-old. The skeletal remains of the Peruvian woman, probably known to be a priestess or healer, were discovered at the archaeological site El Paraiso. The site – the …
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Brian Ortiz, the founder and owner of Trinidad Construction, inherited his passion for working hard from his great-grandfather Trinidad, who came from Mexico searching for the American Dream. Trinidad Ortiz pursued it in Chicago, where he founded a mechanical service company. His son opened a mechanical contracting business there, too. True to his family history …
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While much of the cruise industry remains docked because of the pandemic, Royal Caribbean International announced that it will offer its first trips setting sail from Israel for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In conjunction with Israel’s health and tourism authorities, Royal Caribbean will be the first to offer fully vaccinated sailings, …
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Israel’s world-first vaccination data continues to show the strong efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Peer-reviewed correspondence from Sheba Medical Center, published Feb. 18 in the British medical journal The Lancet, reveals that the Pfizer vaccine is 85 percent effective even after the first dose. Sheba’s research team reported that after 7,214 of its health care …
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FREILASSING, Germany – A puppy was rescued from a suitcase after an animal trafficker tried to smuggle it into Germany from a Hungarian puppy farm. Reportedly, the animal trafficker was driving through Freilassing, a town of about 16,000 inhabitants in the south-eastern corner of Bavaria in Germany. The trafficker had planned to sell the puppy. …
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DALLAS – A quick kindness can change lives. Brandon Ahmad was a broke computer science grad who needed income. Someone advised him to get a certification. It worked – and now he wants this option to be achievable for anyone. “I used to go to the library when I had time off from my temp …
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Central Mexico’s Tlaxcala region contains arid land with agaves growing everywhere. Its people learned how to benefit from the leaves of this plant during pre-Hispanic times, wrapping armadillo, rabbit or venison meat in them and cooking it in underground ovens. That was an early version of barbacoa. Today, recipes for the traditional Mexican dish call …