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A young woman encounters strange events in her Mexican hometown in this novel by an author who “immerses us...in her wickedly funny and imaginative world” (Latina). Leaving Tabasco tells of the coming of age of Delmira Ulloa, raised in an all-female home in Agustini, in the Mexican province of Tabasco. In Agustini it is not unusual to see your grandmother float above the bed when she sleeps, or to purchase torrential rains at a traveling fair, or to watch your family’s elderly serving woman develop stigmata, then disappear completely, to be canonized as a local saint. But as Delmira becomes a woman, she will set out on a search for her missing father, and must make a choice that could ...
This guide is drawn from our larger book on Mexico's Gulf Coast, but here we focus on Tabasco, Oaxaca, Villahermosa, Chiapas & Palenque. We travel to grow OCo our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise OCo sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining in the festivals and celebrations. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners you ...
The Tabasco lowlands form Mexico's largest alluvial coastal plain. Bordering the southernmost part of the Gulf of Mexico, these lowlands are hot and wet. They afford a laboratory in which to examine physical processes and living conditions within a humid tropical coastal environment. Geologically, the lowlands are composed of two distinct surfaces: (1) the Recent alluvial plain, made up of river deltas, flood plains, and beach deposits; and (2), farther inland, the Pleistocene alluvial surface of highly weathered stream-deposited sediments. The morphology of the Recent alluvial plain is a product of Mexico's two most voluminous rivers, the Grijalva-Mezcalapa and the Usumacinta. Several tropi...
"Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies."
Containing papers presented at the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning this volume brings together the work of academics, policy makers, practitioners and other international stakeholders and discusses new academic findings and their application in planning and development strategies, assessment tools and decision making processes. Problems related to development and planning are present in all areas and regions of the world. Accelerated urbanisation has resulted in both the deterioration of the environment and quality of life. Taking into consideration the interaction between different regions and developing new methodologies for monitoring, planning and imp...
First session: Genetic improvement; Second session: water management; Third session: red rice; Fourth session: marketing; Fifth session: planning and conclusions; Poster summaries; Others themes.