Sacred Space : Puertas Azules

Poverty has many faces in different regions of the world. Poverty is not just the lack of money to buy food or cloth but it is intervened to our life’s in different ways. The video “living on One Dollar” I watched recently has made me to think about different aspects of poverty among Guatemalan people. The video show us the experiences of four students who came to live in Pena Blanca as part of the research. This video clearly explains that poverty is such a complex social issue and it is multifaceted. Living in poverty in Pena Blanca is totally different from poverty in our societies. In today’s

Annie Dillard describes the Napo River in the Ecuadorian jungle in a beautiful and calm way. This is illustrated blatantly when she uses vivid imagery and descriptive word choice to speak about amazing phenomena in the jungle. She describes the beauty of the illuminated fireflies, the variety of the colossal trees, and the millions of noises spread throughout the jungle, creating a melodious lullaby. She describes the native peoples with delight, and the vastness of the jungle in awe. Although, Dillard describes the obvious beauty of nature, she also describes the jungle in a different way.

The country of Nicaragua, located in the center of Central America, is one the poorest nations in Latin America. Nicaragua’s citizens are primarily mestizo who account for almost 70% of the population. With a population of nearly six million, 58.8% of Nicaraguans live in urban areas, with nearly 2% of citizens migrating from rural areas to the cities in search of jobs and better welfare. However, internal migration to rural areas also exist seasonally for agricultural labor. Due to the current economic standing of the nation, Nicaragua’s current population growth rests at 1%, while losing 3 out of 1,000 citizens due to emigration. While the nation has seen small growth in its GDP at a 4.5% growth rate, many Nicaraguans continue to migrate out of the nation. In 2009, is was estimated that 42.5% of Nicaraguans lived below the poverty line, with the lowest 10% of citizens sharing 1.4% in household income. In 2008, it was recorded that underemployment rate was at 46.5% (CIA Factbook). When looking at the statistics and numbers for this nation, it is easy to understand the reasoning for many Nicaraguans emigrating out of their country.

Since its discovery, Nicaragua has been ravaged by revolution, guerrilla warfare, U.S. government and military occupation, insurrection of the Sandinista’s led by Augusto Cesar Sandino, government

An ocean of green and brown washes away the rain that trickles meticulously down through the rainforest canopy, with berating waves of leaves and ferns that protect the below world. And this world is a world like none you have ever seen before. As soon as you part the brush to enter the realm of massive vines and howler monkeys, you vision is constantly filled with emerald and you see beauty like never seen before. This wildlife rescue contained a small number of injured animals, but just being in the presence of a few of the Costa Rican wild beasts shredded any amount of doubt in one’s mind that this was paradise. Step into the center of the makeshift zoo, and you find that all the paths converge here. And just as all roads lead to Rome,

In other words, since the people of Chiapas are not "consumers" and therefor not seen as people, they must then become the "consumables." In order to do this, their rights to their land have been taken away, leaving these people with little means for subsistence and sustainable life. This situation has left the people of Chiapas in a dire situation, yet even more so, the women of Chiapas suffer. However, these women have rebounded, and began to confront this infiltration of their lives and cultures by the formation of their own groups. The women of Chiapas, Mexico, are taking action.

One of the many reasons on as to why Matagalpa is such a valuable Nicaraguan gem is through its thriving business in coffee. If you’re one of the millions who have been jolted and kicked straight up by the powers of this beverage, then visiting Matagalpa is more of like getting into Coffee Mecca. This humble city is set out to extinguish your craving for anything that involves relaxation and tranquility, and at the same time supplying you with just the right amount of urbanized living that’s too enjoyable to miss out on. Set forth on a journey where festivals would endear you to the locals, or that Sunday afternoon mountain trek be the highlight of your week. Matagalpa is such a wondrous town to explore, with all the sights and sounds, this sure would complete your long-forgotten South American escapade.

Poverty has been present since the beginning of time. In society, a majority of individuals were once equal to each other, due to reliance on the environment. For instance, the hunter-gather lifestyle had either a hunter or gatherer where one would hunt wild animals for the essentials, while another individual would gather the necessities. However, life was not secure due to the chance of sudden climate change and reduction of prey being present. This resulted in an inadequate “build from response” rate, leading to the scarcity of the necessary essentials needed to survive. 1 Similar to the hunter-gatherer lifestyle was the farming era, where most civilians were living in poverty and relied on

Through exploring the writings of What is poverty and A Women on the Street, poverty is defined in many different ways. The struggle that comes with poverty is evident in the everyday life of people who are living in poverty. Some of the hardships resulting from poverty are the worries of everyday life. As if the worries of everyday life were not enough while someone is not poor, being poor brings out new worries. The worries that can come from poverty include, where the next meal will come from or the health care that a person may need when they are ill. The hardships of poverty can be a result of: laziness, expense problems, and choices that have affected the past, present, and future of those who are living in poverty.

Poverty is visible anywhere and it happens everywhere, from the richest nations to the poorest. From the youth to the elderly, poverty can dramatically affect anyone. Some grow up in poverty, while others end up in it. Poverty has increased drastically over the years. The blame for the increased poverty has become an extremely controversial subject, as there are many contributing factors to spite each side. It is evident that it is the people in poverty themselves that is the underlying cause of it due to their insignificant will power and their choice to live off the government rather than working themselves.

Accordingly, the authors present six factors to base their assessment of poverty levels which include, earned income, children in school, sanitation, water, shelter, and education as elements indicative of poverty. The researchers analyze the location where people are deprived of basic necessities and equates to less privileged areas. Following the data, rural parts of Mexico, are considered greatly deprived in four out of six basic needs. These numbers of the underprivileged, soar well above, those who live in urban communities in the nation (Battiston, et al. 2013,

Although Costa Rica has enjoyed positive economic growth over the years, poverty continues to plague the country. According to National Statistics and Census Institute, as reported by the Tico Times (an English language newspaper which features Costa Rican and Central American news), the national poverty level is nearly 25% (“Troubling Statistics”). Another important indicator of a country’s poverty level is its unemployment level; these two usually increase or decrease together. Costa Rica’s unemployment level is on the rise, up to 10.1% in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. This paper will attempt to bring to light some contributors to poverty in Costa Rica, including poor health, bad infrastructure, and tourism, and will propose some specific better management practices. Fortunately, the Costa Rican government is active in its fight against poverty. In keeping with the social reform of the 1940s when President Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia implemented social security programs (Miller 33), efforts continue to this day to measure poverty

Given that Nicaragua is a low income country, poverty comes in hand with every problem. A large percent of Nicaragua’s population lives in rural areas, and many people do not have access to schools. We could solve this by building more schools in rural areas where many people live. However, many people do not know the importance of education. If we want our people to encourage the young population, we have to encourage them first. Nicaragua suggests we use the

The Tangible resources are productive income assets (e.g., land, orchards, gardens), housing, livestock fencing and pens, and preventive assets (e.g., water and food storage containers, latrine, water filters, tools for the disposal of animal and human feces, soap). These tangible resources are relevant to children’s vulnerability. First, income is a critical factor that enhances higher capacity of low-frequency households to make investments in living arrangements. However, women in families with low socioeconomic status found themselves in a double-blind, lacking both the land to meet fuelwood and food requirements and the income to improve better housing, family hygiene, sanitation, etc. High-frequency households are families living in impoverished

In recent years has been developing in Latin America and especially in Venezuela, an economic crisis of such magnitude that in this country the increase in poverty has grown dramatically, as a result of the decrease in sources