Romantic sensibilities have significantly shaped the past of the national parks, and cosmopolitan tastes stand to shape their future. Romanticism, a movement that emphasized individual self-expression, emotion, imagination, nature, and the personal experience of the sublime (Swiggett 1903), gained traction in nineteenth-century Europe as a critique of the Enlightenment rationality that had ushered in the…
Nukides – Memorable Recipes
Nukides are a Libyan version of gnocchi served with stewed lamb. Purchased premade gnocchi can be substituted if you prefer not to make your own. Serves 6 Stewed lamb Vegetable oil, for cooking 2 pounds lamb stew meat (such as shoulder), cubed 1–2 marrow bones 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes,…
Tembleque – Coconut Pudding – 100 Memorable Recipes
I think there has never been a more perfectly named dessert than tembleque, which gets its name from the Spanish word for “tremble,” referring to the wiggly-jiggly texture of this molded coconut pudding. This Puerto Rican classic is enjoyed year-round and can often be found at bakery and dessert shops around the island. It’s a…
Mental Health Prevention and Promotion Activities
Prevention of mental disorders implies preventing their occurrence in non-affected individuals or reducing relapse frequency, symptom burden, and overall impact in affected patients and their families. This popular concept had its early moorings in the mental hygiene movement, called so because of its similarities with other hygienic practices that seek to establish a set of…
Isla Bastimentos – Polleras Of Azuero – Central America Travel Guide
Isla Bastimentos The second largest island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, Isla Bastimentos is dominated by the Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, which includes jungle-backed beaches with powdery white sand and the pristine coral formations just off-shore. Bastimentos is much more relaxed than Bocas Town, with just one small creole town of 200 called…
Outside Of Boquete – Polleras Of Azuero – Central America Travel Guide
Outside of Boquete What Panama lacks in volume in terms of coffee, it makes up for it in quality. Shade-grown varieties grown in the rich volcanic soil have given Panama a name in the premium coffee market, surging past the better-known Costa Rica. In particular, it’s the varietal called Gesha, or Geisha, a plant of…
Polleras Of Azuero – Panama – Central America Travel Guide
POLLERAS OF AZUERO The complexly designed pollera costumes are widely considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful forms of traditional dress. While the Spanish colonial dress was common in haciendas throughout Latin America, the most famous polleras come from the Azuero peninsula. Worn during special occasions, these polleras consist of a one-piece skirt…
Drink – Panama – Central America Travel Guide
Drink Some mistake rum for Panama’s national drink. It’s not. That honor belongs to seco, a thrice distilled, 80-percent-proof sugarcane liquor. The most famous brand is Seco Herrerano, produced in the town of Pesé, by the Varela Hermanos distillery, which dates to 1936 and coincidentally also makes Abuelo rum. While inexpensive, top bartenders in Panama…
Portobelo To Isla Grande – The Expanded Panama Canal – Central America Travel Guide
Portobelo to Isla Grande Approximately 43km (27 miles) east of Colón lies the sleepy seaside town of Portobelo 8 [map] , which was one of the wealthiest ports in the Spanish Caribbean from the 16th to early 18th centuries, thanks to much of the silver and gold from South America passing through here before being…
Fact – The Expanded Panama Canal – Central America Travel Guide
Fact The French attempt at building the Panama Canal, led by Suez Canal architect Ferdinand de Lesseps, was a disaster. Few foresaw the enormous challenges that the thick, mosquito-infested jungle presented, ranging from floods to yellow fever. In the end, more than 20,000 died before they called it quits. There are several ecolodges within or…