THE TRUCK, belching black diesel smoke, slithers and slides as it struggles up the steep incline of the wet road. It is not much of a road, although it used to be once, sure. Then the weather and the jungle got at it, patiently aiming to outlast it. Now this stretch is a collection ofContinue reading “Panama: Canal Zone”
Category Archives: Americas
Vancouver: East West
“There is not that pressure to be Canadian in the same way that Americans have to be American.”
Guatemala: Friendly Faces
“A lot of people who visit go home, sell everything and move here to stay.”
Galapagos: Enchanted Islands
“Tourism is part of the Master Plan; it has just got to be in a controlled way.”
Virginia: Civil War
“Everyone talks about states’ rights but was there any right that was ever threatened other than slavery?”
Yucatan: Maya Life
Vast libraries of writings on bark were burnt by the Spanish priests, while as many as two million sacred images were destroyed as idolatrous.
Alberta: Calgary Stampede
THE TRIO of steer and two horses explode out of the box at a hard gallop, throwing dust as they chase across the dirt arena. In an instant, the first cowboy has lassoed the steer’s head, then keeps tension on the rope so it is presented in proper position for his partner to lasso theContinue reading “Alberta: Calgary Stampede”
Cayman Islands: Lion Hunting
“Their only predators are human. We have managed to keep the dive sites relatively clean but if you go out further you will see them. We are catching lots but it’s non-stop and forever.”
Washington DC: Monumental City
“Once the Vietnam Memorial was on the Mall, all the other veteran groups wondered why they did not have theirs as well. If they had not been built we might think of the Mall in very different terms than as a place where we dump all our national war memorials.”
Nicaragua: Keeping Faith
“At one point people were using costumes from other countries, not just places like Colombia but also Japan. So we have brought things back to their roots. Things should stay as traditional as possible.”
Inherit The Earth 