Colombia a comienzos del nuevo milenio

"Fine political geography of central Nueva Granada (Santa Fe prov.) was originally prepared as a master's thesis. Demonstrates how changing property boundaries and land use both illustrated and activated shifts in social power relationships. For example, the dislocation of indigenous communities helped weaken the corregidores de naturales, which, in turn, facilitated the rise of other local administrators and jurisdictions and quickened the pace of miscegenation and citizenship expansion"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

EL PODER & LA RELIQUIA A breath taking, action-packed adventure through South America an inspiring journey of faith, passion, courage and purpose. In this exciting and suspenseful story with a deep spiritual backdrop, two young teenagers embark in an adventure looking for the treasures that have always been part of the South American legend: the Fountain of Youth and the magical city of incalculable wealth, El Dorado. This journey takes them through beautiful and unforgettable landscapes but equally, mysterious, cruel and dangerous; they discover along the way unknown ancient civilizations....

"Este libro es un testimonio de las mas representativas expresiones vivas del folclor colombiano, y dibuja un atractivo mosaico de sus diversas culturas regionales. Las significativas imagenes del fotografo ingles Jeremy Horner testimonian la fiesta, el carnaval, la feria, la mojiganga. Con el espiritu ritual y festivo propio de la celebracion, se divulga aqui una tradicion que se expresa al son de la musica, los desfiles, los disfraces, las mascaras, las comparsas y los bailes populares. Quien recorra este libro no solo percibira la alegria de sus protagonistas sino comprendera tambien como...

"Ground-breaking, comprehensive multivolume history of the Huila dept. from pre-conquest to the present. Work is the product of the collaboration of diverse university faculty and regional specialists who utilized archival, published, and oral sources to write monographic essays on individual topics. Vol. 1 covers preconquest through the colonial era; vol. 2 covers independence through the 20th century; vol. 3 covers economic topics, social movements, colonization, government; vol. 4 covers education, daily life, women, health, diversions; vol. 5 covers literature, art, architecture....