.... religious and academic groups wanting to visit Cuba as increased a lot since Pope John Paul II's visit last year. Cuban and American officials have not been able to estimate the number of American visitors to Cuba, because it is difficult to tell do to unauthorized travel. Americans travel to the island through third countries like Jamaica to visit place like Varadero, Cuba's premier tourist beach area. Like the other Caribbean islands Cuba as beautiful beaches that attract people who "worship" the sun. Many Americans also may be found at the legendary Tropicana outdoor nightclub where chorus girls dance to Cuban rhythms. Curiosity is another .....

.... like Welfare and Food Stamps (with varying degrees of success) seem to lessen the effects. In Central America when one speaks about 'poverty' he/she is including a large proportion of the population. One measure of poverty is the earning power of an individual. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is a measure of income is around $12,000 in the United States. In Central America on the other hand, the wealthiest Country, Costa Rica, came in at just under $2000. Distortion plays a role on the $2000 also, due to the fact the the elite-rich have an enormous concentration of wealth and land ownership, the real GDP of the poorer half of the populat .....

.... Spice Islands, is rich in wildlife and natural resources. Flocks of tourists descend on the islands, particularly Bali and Java, every year. 's government is dominated by the military, and the country has been criticized for human rights abuses, especially on the island of East Timor. Sharyo came to power after crushing an abortive communist coup in 1965 and has tolerated little dissent since then. currently is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades. In the past few weeks we have been hearing in the media the East Timor is going through extreme turmoil. The reason for that East Timor is such turmoil is that in the last elections the milita .....

.... most desert, with mild to cool winters and dry, hot cloudless summers. The northernmost regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters and occasional heavy snows. Iraq has few natural resources, consisting of Crude oil, natural gas, various phosphates, and sulfur. Their maritime (ocean) clams are just the continental shelf on their coastline, and twelve nautical miles beyond that. Iraq and Iran have just recently restored diplomatic relations in the year 1990, but are still trying to work out written agreements settling their disputes from their eight-year war concerning definite borders, prisoners-of-war, and freedom of naviga .....

.... Farooq Leghari was elected the country president. Yet even with this unique opportunity for agreement within the ruling circle reforms have not taken place (The Europa World Year Book 2460). Despite the PPP's success in the 1993 election they still faced uncertainty. They lack not only a parliamentary majority but unity within their own ranks. One of the biggest problems was a bitter family feud between Benazir Bhutto and her mother, Begum and brother, Murtaza. Murtaza had returned from exile to claim a seat in the Sind provincial assembly, but was immediately arrested for alleged terrorist activity. In late December 1993, Benazir remov .....

.... and famous landmarks. Also the crime rate is alot lower than in the U.s., and also unlike them we have free health care and a lower pollution rate. 3: Canada to me is the best place to live in because we have beautiful landmarks, we have free health care that helps my family alot because of my asthma, we also have a government and a large amount of people that are nice to other countries and are less hated. One main thing known about Canada is that we are a center for sports, we also have less racism than the U.s., because if a black child walked into a school in the U.s. 30 years ago he would be made fun of called names and even failed by the te .....

.... only steep gorges that lead higher summits. Spain is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean called the Gulf of Cadiz. The Huelva, Rota, and Cadiz ports lie on this coast and further up the Guadalquivir River is the ancient transportation center Seville. Some other major rivers in Spain are the Douro, Tagus, and Ebro rivers. Spain's currency is the peseta and is currently equal to one hundred centimos. The exchange rate has one U. S. Dollar for 134.61 pesetas. More that thirty-nine million people reside in the country of Spain. That is because it is made up of a large ethnic diversity. Its location between Europe and Africa has resulted in a great mixing .....

.... to move westward, the Southwest was considered to be a place to avoid. Few considered it a place to traverse, to spread Christianity, and a possible source of furs or mineral wealth. Finding a reliable or accessible water source, and timber for building was difficult to find. There was a lack of land that could be irrigated easily. By the turn of the century, most present day cities and towns were already established. Trails, roads, and railroads linked several areas with neighboring regions. Although the Colorado River drainage system was still not integrated. In the mid 1900's many dams had been built to harness and use the water. A .....

.... because we do not have anything from people that were at . "Beyond the bath a narrow passage leads to the kitchen and pantry, whence some narrow stairs bring to the underground store-rooms. In one of them there was a wooden case in which all the silverware for the table was found together with a considerable amount of jewelry, person ornaments in gold and a small heap of gold and silver coins. Because the restoration and decoration were not finished yet, while a squad of masons was still finishing the roof, and house decorators and painters were still at work in the rooms that had not yet been refitted, the owner thought it probably wise to have his p .....

.... a wide range in climate. It never goes below 40 F and rarely ever higher than 80 F. You can always find wave-lovers, fisherman all across Santa Maria. Sao Miguel is the largest of the nine islands. There are some stories that have been told about this island. One of the tales is about Set Cidades, which is a lake, caught between two mountainsides. When you walk across the lake you see shades of blue and green. The tale states that there once lived a princess whom fell in love with a shepherd. Her father, the king, would not allow them to be together, so he set the princess, who had green eyes, on one mountain top, and the shepherd, who had bl .....