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De alguna forma los Guías de Turismo somos como las yerbas del bosque tropical... (¡No las Hierbas, las Yerbas!) Somos silvestres, tercos, y de alguna extraña manera casi invulnerables en nuestra libertad... Somos los que vivimos la carretera, los hoteles y los tours... y vemos las reacciones de los pasajeros... ¡De repente, y tal parece que tenemos mucho que decir!
martes, 10 de septiembre de 2013
Native American Code of Ethics:
- Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak.
- Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.
- Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
- Treat the guests in your home with much consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.
- Do not take what is not yours whether from a person, a community, the wilderness or from a culture. It was not earned nor given. It is not yours.
- Respect all things that are placed upon this earth—whether it be people, animal or plant. Honor the Spirit in all things.
- Honor other people’s thoughts, wishes and words. Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them. Allow each person the right to personal expression.
- Never speak of others in a bad way. The negative energy that you put out into the universe will multiply when it returns to you. All persons make mistakes. And all mistakes can be forgiven. Bad thoughts cause illness of the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.
- Nature is not for us, it is a part of us. They are part of your worldly family.
- Children are the seeds of our future. Plant love in their hearts and water them with wisdom and life’s lessons. When they are grown, give them space to grow.
- Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of your pain will return to you.
- Be truthful at all times. Honesty is the test of ones will within this universe.
- Keep yourself balanced. Your mental self, spiritual self, emotional self, and physical self—all need to be strong, pure and healthy. Work out the body to strengthen the mind. Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.
- Make conscious decisions as to who you will be and how you will react. Be responsible for your own actions.
- Respect the privacy and personal space of others. Do not touch the personal property of others—especially sacred and religious objects. This is forbidden.
- Be true to yourself first. You cannot nurture and help others if you cannot nurture and help yourself first.
- Respect others religious beliefs. Do not force your belief on others.
- Share your good fortune with others. Participate in charity. Be willing to give back to the people, so that People will live.
www.appleseeds.org/nat-amer_ethics.htm/
Cambio climático transformará parte de Amazonía en una sabana, dice un estudio | Ambiente | Crhoy.com
El análisis, elaborado por 345 investigadores entre 2007 y 2013, fue presentado hoy en la Primera Conferencia Nacional de Cambios Climáticos Globales (Conclima), que se celebra en Sao Paulo hasta el viernes. EFE/Archivo
(EFE).- El cambio climático puede elevar la temperatura en la Amazonía brasileña en hasta seis grados hasta el final de este siglo y reducir la lluvia en hasta un 45 %, lo que transformaría partes de esa selva en una sabana, según un estudio que prevé efectos sobre la economía y el ambiente de todo el país.
El análisis, elaborado por 345 investigadores entre 2007 y 2013, fue presentado hoy en la Primera Conferencia Nacional de Cambios Climáticos Globales (Conclima), que se celebra en Sao Paulo hasta el viernes.
Según sus cálculos, Brasil se convertirá en las próximas décadas de manera “gradual y variable” en un país más caliente, con subidas de temperatura entre uno y seis grados centígrados, según la región.
El sur y sudeste registrarán un incremento de las precipitaciones, mientras que en el norte, nordeste y región central habrá menos lluvias.
Una de las conclusiones del estudio, titulado Informe de Evaluación Nacional del Foro Brasileño de Cambios Climáticos, es que los “eventos extremos de sequías prolongadas”, principalmente en la Amazonía, deben “acentuar” los cambios a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XXI.
Así, la Amazonía podrá registrar una disminución de lluvias de hasta un 45 % y una elevación de su temperatura en hasta seis grados centígrados.
El estudio indicó también que si la deforestación continúa por el resto del presente siglo y si llega a destruirse el 40 % del área boscosa, de 2000 a 2100 habrá un cambio “drástico” en el ciclo hidrológico.
Eso resultaría en una reducción del 40 % de las lluvias entre julio y noviembre de cada año y un proceso de “sabanización” en algunos puntos de la Amazonía.
El ritmo de deforestación se ha ralentizado entre 2005, cuando la destrucción de bosques amazónicos en Brasil generó la emisión de gases equivalente a 2.030 millones de toneladas, frente a los 1.250 millones en el 2010, según la investigación.
El estudio prevé que el cambio climático tendrá un impacto directo en la agricultura, generación y distribución de la energía y en los recursos hídricos de Brasil, con escasez de agua en el norte y abundancia en el sur, además de un aumento del nivel del mar con variaciones entre 20 y 30 centímetros para el final del siglo.
Como los cambios afectarán a todo el país, el estudio sugiere que cada región mejore las condiciones de la población y de la producción para reducir los impactos.
En el encuentro, la ONG WWF Brasil criticó las millonarias inversiones del Gobierno brasileño para la explotación de energía, de 700.000 millones de reales (unos 307.287 millones de dólares), y de 107.000 millones de reales (unos 46.971 millones de dólares) para la expansión agropecuaria, con impacto en la Amazonía.
La conferencia fue promovida por la estatal Fundación de Apoyo a la Investigación del Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) en el Espacio Apas, de la capital paulista y con el respaldo de la Red Brasileña de Investigación y Cambios Climáticos Globales (Rede Clima) y el Instituto Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología.
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Senderos de parques nacionales serán clasificados según su acceso | Ambiente | Crhoy.com
Senderos de parques nacionales serán clasificados según su acceso
Este sábado se celebra el Día de los Parques Nacionales
Las nuevas categorías son Oportunidades (clase 1), que son los senderos más accesibles para personas con discapacidad y sillas de ruedas, el Familiar (clase 2), Intermedio (clase 3), Reto (clase 4) y Experto (clase 5) el de más difícil acceso por sus condiciones.
Para su clasificación, los criterios se basaron en la distancia del recorrido, topografía, cantidad de sanitarios, barandas y gradas, iluminación, factores climáticos, entre otros.
La clasificación de los senderos también será criterio para la definición de la tarifa de ingreso.
Para el ministro de Ambiente, esta directriz pauta una mejora en la oferta de servicios ecoturísticos que da el país, lo que permite a los turistas elegir qué parque visitar según sus necesidades.
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10 Fun Firefly Facts
1. THEY’RE ACTUALLY NOT FLIES—THEY’RE BEETLES.
Up close, it's easier to see that fireflies are beetles. And like all other beetles, they have hardened forewings. Fireflies use the forewings—also called elytra—for balance while in flight.
Photo by FLICKR USER/ Wesley FlemingPhoto by FLICKR USER/ Wesley Fleming
2. A FIREFLY'S GLOW IS A CHEMICAL REACTION—WHICH MAKES THEM BIOLUMINESCENT.
According to LiveScience, the light is produced when oxygen is mixed with a pigment called luciferin, an enzyme called luciferase, and a chemical that provides cells with energy called adenosine triphosphate. The final part of the formula is uric acid crystals, which are located in the cells that make the light and shine the light away from the firefly's body. (The light-emitting part of the firefly is called a photic organ, by the way.)
3. MALES FOCUS ON FINDING A MATE.
At the nucleus of their night flights, the brightness of their glow, and their flashing patterns is one thing: reproduction. These guys are intent on mating. Typically, the females sit immobile, and only flash back when they see a male with a particularly impressive display.
4. EACH SPECIES HAS ITS OWN FLASH PATTERN.
As males fly through the air searching for a mate, each uses a "flash fingerprint" specific to its species. According to the American Museum of Natural History,
Males fly through the air and search for females with a species-specific light display. Some flash only once. Some emit “flash trains” of up to nine carefully timed pulses. Others fly in specific aerial patterns, briefly dipping before sharply ascending and forming a “J” of light. A few even shake their abdomens from side to side and appear to be twinkling.
Scientists can use these patterns to determine how many species are in an area.
5. SOME SYNC UP.
Called "simultaneous bioluminescence" by scientists, the phenomenon of fireflies flashing in unison only happens in two places in the world: southeast Asia and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
6. FLASHING FIREFLIES ALMOST DON’T EXIST WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
There are a few rare exceptions, but for the most part, flashing fireflies don't live west of the Rockies. Why? Well, no one is really sure. Whereas flashing fireflies communicate with their flickers, non-flashing ones use phermones to stay in touch with one another.
7. THEY CAN BE POISONOUS.
Not only do fireflies taste nasty, they can actually kill. When predators attack, fireflies kick in to a process called "reflex bleeding." They shed drops of blood that contain bitter-tasting chemicals that are poisonous to vertebrates, including lizards and sometimes birds. They're not so great for humans, either: When scientist Marc Branham with the American Museum of Natural History gently put a firefly he'd caught in a net between his lips (his hands were full with a jar), “Both lips went numb. Then my throat constricted. They really taste sort of astringent. I quickly put them into my jar and I haven’t done that since.”
8. IN MUCH OF EUROPE, FEMALE FIREFLIES DON’T ACTUALLY FLY.
European female fireflies remain flightless into adulthood and take on the form of a worm that glows rather than flashes.
9. FEMALE FIREFLIES CAN BE CANNIBALISTIC.
In general, fireflies don't feed, but when they do, they tend to eat mites or pollen. However, the femme fatales of the genus Photuris like the taste of their own. Using "aggressive mimicry," the female of this particular subfamily waits for a male firefly to flash, then imitates that male's flash pattern, suggesting that she is a receptive mate. After luring him in, she chows down.
10. AND THE LARVAE AREN'T A PICNIC, EITHER.
These glowing worms will follow the slime trails of snails and slugs, paralyze them with a bite, and chow down.
10 Fun Firefly Facts | Mental Floss:
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Up close, it's easier to see that fireflies are beetles. And like all other beetles, they have hardened forewings. Fireflies use the forewings—also called elytra—for balance while in flight.
Photo by FLICKR USER/ Wesley FlemingPhoto by FLICKR USER/ Wesley Fleming
2. A FIREFLY'S GLOW IS A CHEMICAL REACTION—WHICH MAKES THEM BIOLUMINESCENT.
According to LiveScience, the light is produced when oxygen is mixed with a pigment called luciferin, an enzyme called luciferase, and a chemical that provides cells with energy called adenosine triphosphate. The final part of the formula is uric acid crystals, which are located in the cells that make the light and shine the light away from the firefly's body. (The light-emitting part of the firefly is called a photic organ, by the way.)
3. MALES FOCUS ON FINDING A MATE.
At the nucleus of their night flights, the brightness of their glow, and their flashing patterns is one thing: reproduction. These guys are intent on mating. Typically, the females sit immobile, and only flash back when they see a male with a particularly impressive display.
4. EACH SPECIES HAS ITS OWN FLASH PATTERN.
As males fly through the air searching for a mate, each uses a "flash fingerprint" specific to its species. According to the American Museum of Natural History,
Males fly through the air and search for females with a species-specific light display. Some flash only once. Some emit “flash trains” of up to nine carefully timed pulses. Others fly in specific aerial patterns, briefly dipping before sharply ascending and forming a “J” of light. A few even shake their abdomens from side to side and appear to be twinkling.
Scientists can use these patterns to determine how many species are in an area.
5. SOME SYNC UP.
Called "simultaneous bioluminescence" by scientists, the phenomenon of fireflies flashing in unison only happens in two places in the world: southeast Asia and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
6. FLASHING FIREFLIES ALMOST DON’T EXIST WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
There are a few rare exceptions, but for the most part, flashing fireflies don't live west of the Rockies. Why? Well, no one is really sure. Whereas flashing fireflies communicate with their flickers, non-flashing ones use phermones to stay in touch with one another.
7. THEY CAN BE POISONOUS.
Not only do fireflies taste nasty, they can actually kill. When predators attack, fireflies kick in to a process called "reflex bleeding." They shed drops of blood that contain bitter-tasting chemicals that are poisonous to vertebrates, including lizards and sometimes birds. They're not so great for humans, either: When scientist Marc Branham with the American Museum of Natural History gently put a firefly he'd caught in a net between his lips (his hands were full with a jar), “Both lips went numb. Then my throat constricted. They really taste sort of astringent. I quickly put them into my jar and I haven’t done that since.”
8. IN MUCH OF EUROPE, FEMALE FIREFLIES DON’T ACTUALLY FLY.
European female fireflies remain flightless into adulthood and take on the form of a worm that glows rather than flashes.
9. FEMALE FIREFLIES CAN BE CANNIBALISTIC.
In general, fireflies don't feed, but when they do, they tend to eat mites or pollen. However, the femme fatales of the genus Photuris like the taste of their own. Using "aggressive mimicry," the female of this particular subfamily waits for a male firefly to flash, then imitates that male's flash pattern, suggesting that she is a receptive mate. After luring him in, she chows down.
10. AND THE LARVAE AREN'T A PICNIC, EITHER.
These glowing worms will follow the slime trails of snails and slugs, paralyze them with a bite, and chow down.
10 Fun Firefly Facts | Mental Floss:
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Curso de Avistamiento de Cetáceos y otras especies
A los interesados en ser parte de este evento les invito a que me contacten para darles mas informacion. Por ahora estamos trabajando en los últimos detalles con respecto a Costos, Fechas Exactas y Lugar donde se llevara a cabo, pero para esto debemos saber cuantas personas tendríamos como minino (Máximo 15) para ya definir el costo final del Curso. Se esta negociando con el MINAET para que lo avalen y así pueda ser reconocido por INCOPESCA, ente que emite la Licencia Especializa como Guía para este tipo de Actividad. El curso tendrá una duración de 3 a 4 días en horarios vespertinos, esto con el fin para que los interesados no tenga ningún tipo de choque con actividades matutinas de la mañana.
Dialogos sobre el Turismo Interno
Foro Internacional a celebrarse en el Recinto de Grecia el proximo 27 Setiembre. Agradecemos lo divulguen en sus muros de facebook y etiqueten a personas que consideren de interes. Hacemos la aclaración que todo aquel que desee asistir lo puede hacer pero si desea un certificado de participacion debe enviar su nombre completo, numero telefonico y la Sede o Recinto a la que pertenece al correo laura.solanogutierrez@ucr.
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