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Panama jungle saved from pavers

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The governments of Panama and Colombia have suspended the construction of a superhighway that will traverse the Darien jungle, to preserve the area's fragile ecosystem. A compromise was reached to build the road at the fringes of the jungle, to complete the Pan-American Highway.

Author: Schapiro, Mark
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1997
Travel industry, Road construction, Environmental aspects, Natural resources, South America, Roads, Panama, Rain forests, Ecotourism

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Going native

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The San Blas islands at the edge of the Caribbean Sea are home to the Kuna Indians of Panama. Consisting of at least 350 islands, the area has some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. The Kuna Indians have fought hard to retain control of their ancestral land.

Author: Schapiro, Mark
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1998
Description and travel, San Blas Islands, Cunas

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Murder on the Orient

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Some US and Canadian tour companies are taking advantage of weak or contradictory game laws in Russia and the former Soviet republics by offering big game safaris. Some of these expeditions allow the hunting of endangered or threatened species.

Author: Schapiro, Mark
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1993
International aspects, Russia, Ethical aspects, Endangered species, Big game hunting, Game-laws, Game laws

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