... main tourist are the Spanish who visit Cuba today. Spanish investors are the people who helped revitalize Cuba. Today the number of American 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 th ...

... 12th and 16th centuries. The Portuguese arrived in 1461 and began a trade in ivory, pepper, and later in slaves. In 1820, the first colonists arrived. Their successful settlement was named Monrovia in 1824. More colonists gradually arrived and established separate colonies. In 1847 the colonies united and Liberia became the first independent republic in black Africa. The new nation faced many problems. Some of them were tribal wars, low exports, and land claimed by other countries. Liberia was able to maintain its independence only with the help of the United States. Following World War II, the modern port, ...

... it's relationship to the oil is situated at the western top of the Arabian Gulf. As seen on the map, Kuwait is sorrounded by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, all of which seem to occupy a bigger land area than this small helpful and peacful nation. Kuwait's population exeeds 1.9 million people and covers a total land area of more then 6 800 square miles. It's goverment is a constitutional monarchy led by the Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al-Sabah and his crown prince Sheikh Sa'ad Al-Abdullah al-Salim Al- Sabah. Kuwait's major cities are Kuwait city, with a population of 46 00 located at 29.20N,48.00E, Salmiyah, with a popu ...

... taxi, and to rent a car. First of call buses, trolley-buses, and trams. These types of transportation run from 5:30 am to 12:30 am. When you want to ride one of these you have to get a ticket you can buy one at ticket offices and city news-stalls or you can buy a monthly pass. Next is the rout-taxi or mini-bus. These vehicles can carry up to 11 people and you don’t need a ticket to ride. You can find these at shopping stores, Metro stations, and other important places, if you see one driving along you can wave it down and it will stop if it has a free seat, there is also a fixed fee of .600-$1.00. There a ...

... news broad-casting channel CNN showed the circumcising of a young girl on the television screen. This is a harsh way to introduce a culture to people. Often, CNN shows cases of the Egyptian desert with camel riders. This narrow perspective influences the society's view of our culture. Another example is an article in the National Geographic magazine about Egypt (written by Peter Throux in April 1993). The writer described the country as smoggy, dirty, over-populated and with traffic problems. The article introduced Egypt as a superstitious culture which was graphically proven in a picture shown in the ...

... at this time evolved into the largest city-state, established by a people known as the Ubaidians. The development of the city, allowed for rapid population growth due to the abundance of food. Sheep, goat and pigs had been originally domesticated for use as food, not as sources of clothing. The main economic activity during this time was trade and barter. Obsidian, a volcanic glass was fashioned into razor sharp tools and weapons. It was also used as trade. People who lived near Obsidian deposits often risked their lives to collect it and eventually barter it off for food or money. Obsidian comes from volc ...

... to generation in the form of songs, and we can also get some facts from the folklore and legends. One thing that they do know is that powerful chiefs ruled these large civilizations able to move such large stones to build temples and cities. They must have been somewhat advanced because they were able to build huge walls that were probably there to enclose a city. These walls weighed many tons and were 20 ft. long, and even some walls they have found to be 40 ft. high. Archaeologists are still puzzled of what kind of machinery they had to move such large stones. The real knowledge we know about the Marsha ...

... with China. Much of Hong Kong is hilly, and substantial areas of the low-lying terrain are made up of land reclaimed from the sea. Only about 12 percent is forested, but small tropical and subtropical plants are abundant elsewhere. Hong Kong's small amount of fertile soil is concentrated in the mainland portion of the New Territories, near Deep Bay. Few large wild animals inhabit the dependency. Climate Although within the Tropics, Hong Kong has a subtropical climate because of the southwestern monsoon, a moist, warm, equatorial wind that brings a rainy season between May and August. The mean annual temp ...

... pollution and not enough water. The reason there is not enough water is because the pollution from the buildings leaks into the water lines underground. Because of this huge water tanks are filled in a far off distance so pollution does not leak into the water supply. Education and Culture In Mexico City there are nine Universities. The biggest University is the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is located at the south of the city. Most of Mexico City's culture is the museums that are located throughout the city. The Museum of Anthropology, Modern Art, and the National Historical Museum, have ex ...

... resort on the California coastline. The resort is actually American owned, yet features all of the traditions and themes of Latin Americans. One of the greatest things about this resort is that there is no flying involved unless you live outside of California. All of those who live in Southern California can easily access this resort with a quick and beautiful two and a half-hour drive. About an hour away from the border separating Mexico from San Diego, California, this resort is easy to find just by going down the main highway in Baja California. The beautiful drive along the coast of Mexico just make ...