Central America

It is then decreasing, then decreases by 0.9 points, due to property rights and the integrity of the government. Out 32 other countries in the Americas region, El Salvador is the 16th of the overall score. (“Economic Freedom.” 2018). In the country of El Salvador farmers play an important role when it comes to their principle crops. Corn, beans, and rice are their primary crops in the country…

The ancient Maya lived thousands of years ago, their history preserved by archaic, mysterious, yet quintessential glyphs and records. Their culture deprived, their traditions burned, modern day scholars have very limited access to the ancient life of the Maya. When the Spaniards first came to the Yucatan in the 1600s, they were appalled by what they thought was "devil writing," therefore making the Maya synonymous to evil, sinister peoples. In an effort to "save" them, and save themselves, the…

El Salvador is known for their democracy government. Once it was 1841 El Salvador had broken away from the Central American Federation. The Conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance also known as ARENA had gotten their share of presidency while still having competition with The Marxist-Leninist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front who is also known as FMLN. When the war had taken place there were 500,000 displaced and 75,000 dead which had led the ARENA party to capture the presidency…

The Mayan civilization is among one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The Mayans have covered a large area of eastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Much of what we currently know about the Pre-Historic Maya has come from excavation in these countries and of the few books that survived, the Spanish conquistadors. These Books are The Madrid, Dresden, Paris and Grolier codices are named after the city which they currently resided in. Then there is the Chiliam Balam…

The Mayans are Native Americans from Guatemala. They have struggled for their survival since the Conquistadores defeated the Maya Chief Tecum Uman. Today there are about 4 million Maya. About 200,000 have migrated to the United States since 1970 for a better life. (Roger Daniels 2001) The Mayans have gone through so much trying to survive all the changes they had to overcome. One third of the highland population of Maya died in the first epidemic in 1520. The first epidemic was brought by Pedro…

The Ancient Mayans were one of the most intriguing societies of the New World. To this day no one knows what happen to their great civilization. Why they abandoned their lushes forests and jaw dropping monuments. Although, Mayans still exist in coastal regions of modern day Latin American countries, these individuals are descendants of those great constructors, mathematicians and astronomers of ancient times. Most of what we know about them today has been discovered and, learned in recent years.…

As I looked out at the gorgeous light blue Caribbean Sea I saw a large white boat in the distance with a rope connected to a parachute sailing over it with multiple people in the boat. My family and I were standing on the pure white Dominican Republic sand waiting for our turn to take the dinghy out and meet the parasail boat for our first experience parasailing ever. The sky was as clear and blue as could be, with absolutely no clouds and the sun beaming on each and every one of the vacationers…

successful story in terms of bringing serious capital and investments, but I found it problematic once reading the stories of the local people from the case study provided. The way I understood was that the idea of ecotourism was to bring this beautiful Central American country up to date with the global modernization and globalization, by attracting foreign investments being tourism or pharmaceutical industry. But in the process seems that few individuals are cashing in on the expense of the…

I come from a small country. A country that has faced different stages in its short life. My family and I often visit the west part of my country, Honduras, an area where the ancient Mayan civilization was established in the early V century AD. It’s probably a short three-hour drive, it’s nothing a snooze on the car ride can’t take. As a child, I was easily impressed when observing the whole region: buildings and locals were very different in comparison to the city I came from. We used to go to…

The Spectacular Achievements of the Mayans At one point and time the Mayans were considered to be one of the most prosperous civilizations in North America. The mayans vast intelligence, and capability to make technological advances, made them one of the greatest early civilizations. The mayans accomplished many extraordinary things such as, establishing a large trade network, having an organized civilization, creating a cohesive number system, and making three separate calendars. Trade…