It was thought that this emphasis would cause planner's to "alter development practice so as to direct scarce economic resources to women. Although women's equity demands were thereby made 'relevant' to the concerns of development planners and policy makers, the strategy also entailed a more controversial implication, one that prioritized what development needs from women over what women need from development" (Razavi & Miller 7)
It seems that the past and present are very much the same. (Sainz 2) The later period referred to here is the era of globalization, a process that has altered but not eliminated the dependency of Central America on the developed world
In the 1980s, there was an increase in women's organizational activity and the development of a new political agenda for women. Many of the states in Central America have perpetuated gendered policies that disempower women (Staudt 4)
USA Intervention of Central America The history of Central America was considered to be a colorful one, though it was a very complicated because of historical events that took place influencing the political, economical and cultural development of the Central America region. The United States of America intervention of Central America was very extensive in the twentieth century (Burbach & Flynn, 2009)
And so it has intervened there repeatedly in the name of states' security, despite the exaggeration of the national security threats. During this period, the worldwide drive for consolidated empires prompted the American policy makers to develop a positive approach to protect American economic as well as, military strategic interests in the western hemisphere (Leonard, 2009)
Reporter Diana Nelson Jones writes, "If Central America were to unite behind any food, it might be the plantain, which I had as often at lunch as at breakfast. Like bananas but larger, meatier and a shade toward orange, plantains are delicious sliced and fried in oil to a golden brown" (Jones)
Food writer Christopher Keegan notes, "The interior areas depend on beans and nuts for protein along with small animals -- and the occasional iguana. The seacoast regions boast abundant seafood prepared in stews, grilled or pickled raw in citrus ceviches" (Keegan)
The Spaniards brought European influences to the area, which included introducing cattle to the area, which provided both meat and dairy goods, along with fat for cooking. A food historian writes, "The refrito beans that are a specialty of Mexico today -- boiled, mashed, friend and served with a topping of grated cheese -- evolved only after the Spanish introduced the cow and other domesticated animals to Central America" (Tannahill 206)
An early writer said of the geography, The backbone of the five countries is a comparatively low cordillera, 6,000-foot mountains with rich slopes for coffee farms. Toward the Atlantic side, down to the Caribbean Sea, are broad, low jungle valleys, rich for banana farms and for pastures, and on the Pacific side a comparatively narrow ledge, half desert and half a most luxurious garden, the site of the chief cities and of the richest of the coffee and sugar farms (Thompson 8)
Their culture was advanced, and they suddenly disappeared around 900A.D. And no one seems to know why (Toussaint-Samat 575)
Main agricultural products include coffee, bananas, rice, corn, sugarcane, tobacco, beef, poultry, shrimp and lobsters; main industries are food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, apparel and petroleum products (CIA). Nicaraguan Education School children in Nicaragua have to deal with two few classrooms and crowded conditions in schools, according to the Borgen Project (Ambrecht, 2014)
Nicaragua's land area is 50,336 square miles, and it has mountains reaching as high as 7,998 feet; the coastline is 565 miles. Nicaragua is the largest country by area in Central America, and the largest city in Nicaragua is Managua, the capital city (Briney, 2012)
The World Bank reports that "Environmental health risks impose a significant burden on Nicaraguan's economy," adding up to $2.6 billion NIO (2.4% of the country's GDP (Kemper, 2015)
The Maya and Aztecs were both in what is now Mexico. The Aztecs were mostly in the center portion of what is now Mexico while the Maya were largely on the Yucatan peninsula and the island that is now known as Belize (Carrasco) (Johnson-Britton)
Beyond that, the often pointed-to "long day" calendar came to a conclusion as of late in December 2012 (Zorich). While many things have changed since the days of the Maya, other things have not including vicious coups (such as those in Guatemala) and murder (Kistler, 2014)
It says that humans were originally made of maize (corn) and there was a heavy practice of both sacrifice and bloodletting. An extreme example of this would be blood being taken from the genital area of rulers and then burned to call forth the ancestral spirits (March)
The Maya were present much earlier than the Aztecs. The latter did not come around until about the 1300's while the former existed during the latest part of the BCE years, roughly three thousand years ago (Sharer) (Smith)
The Maya were present much earlier than the Aztecs. The latter did not come around until about the 1300's while the former existed during the latest part of the BCE years, roughly three thousand years ago (Sharer) (Smith)
When it comes to time, they used a 260-day calendar. Beyond that, the often pointed-to "long day" calendar came to a conclusion as of late in December 2012 (Zorich)