Border Crossings

Este trabajo contempla las principales características del medio geográfico y ecológico del Valle del Cauca, así como las diversas transformaciones que éste ha tenido a causa de las acciones antrópicas relacionadas con el aprovechamiento, el dominio y la conservación del medio ambiente. Se analizan las formas culturales y los medios puestos en práctica por la sociedad vallecaucana para identificar, apropiarse y dar un manejo al territorio, con la finalidad de explotar los elementos naturales del ambiente y convertirlos en recursos. Este estudio también considera la manera como los...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...

There was much excitement on the small mountain farm. All the animals were waiting for the new horse to be brought in. They expected him to be snow-white, tall and thin. When the trailer with the horse arrived at the farm, Katja the Cow saw him. The animals were convinced that they would meet a unicorn. But would they?