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honduras2/3/2009Paul Walcutt
  Q: My daughter is an American in Honduras. She went there in October with a legal passport. How long ...
  A: It looks like she can stay in Honduras for 90 days pursuant to a new agreement. ...
santa anas leg6/2/2008Daniel Hogan
  Q: hey dan - your answer is illogical - all my sources put the leg in the panteon of santa paola but ...
  A: I simply googled it. Here are the urls for the sources I used. I also have read an account or two in ...
santa anas leg5/31/2008Daniel Hogan
  Q: hey dan - your answer is illogical - all my sources put the leg in the panteon of santa paola but ...
  A: My answer was not "illogical" because you have a key piece of information that you either do not ...
Mayan symbols2/4/2008Paul Walcutt
  Q: Hey Paul, I have been trying to find a site where I could see the symbols to use to spell different ...
  A: Well this is outside my expertise, but I was able to turn up a few sites that may be able to help a ...
chieche mayan language5/11/2007Paul Walcutt
  Q: i would like to find books to self teach on guatemalan languages of isil, uspanteco or cheiche. i ...
  A: I was unable to find anything written in any of these languages, much less a book designed for ...
spain and mexico5/4/2007Daniel Hogan
  Q: how does Mexico relate to Spain. i heard that Mexicans are half Spanish and half native American. is ...
  A: Many people make the mistake of referring to Mexicans as a race or ethnicity, they are neither. The ...
Religious Oppression11/19/2006Daniel Hogan
  Q: Are you knowledgeable about the forms of religion brought upon the Mexican culture along with the ...
  A: This question is a very complex, and to answer it properly, it will take a very long and involved ...
food history10/16/2006Daniel Hogan
  Q: ok by any chance do u know what native people use to live in south and central americawhat are some ...
  A: I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you want to know who the native peoples were in Central ...
food history10/13/2006Daniel Hogan
  Q: what are some of the drinks the people of south and central america use to drink before columbus ...
  A: The major drink of Central America was/is a fermented cactus extract called "pulque". It is taken ...
food history10/10/2006Daniel Hogan
  Q: what are some foods the spainards brought to south and central america
  A: The Spanish are famous for bringing what we would consider the fruits to the New World (North & ...
cinco de mayo4/23/2006Daniel Hogan
  Q: Our school is planning to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a variety of activities. I'm in charge of ...
  A: Since this is a history question board, I have to answer in a historical sense. Cinco de Mayo is a ...
Mexican roots6/9/2005Daniel Hogan
  Q: What are a Mexican's roots? Are they the closest cousin to the "native american?"
  A: The question really is what is a Mexican, which has as many definitions as the amount of people one ...
cinco de mayo5/2/2005Daniel Hogan
  Q: hola :) i am a ninth grader in third year spanish. our spanish teacher is asking us to convince her ...
  A: I'm sorry to say, there really is not a good reason to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the US, and in ...
Cuba's loyalty to Spain (This is not A homework Question)!2/18/2005Paul Walcutt
  Q: What were the reasons for Cuba's continuing loyalty to Spain during the wars for Independence in ...
  A: This is an educated guess, but I think a lot of the peopl who immigrated to Cuba kept strong ties to ...
South America1/14/2005Paul Walcutt
  Q: Why was an imaginary line drawn, which ran north and south, through South America? What was this ...
  A: The Pope, hoping to avoid conflicts between Catholic Spain and Portugal, drew the line in the 15th ...
past life question5/30/2004Paul Walcutt
  Q: I recently had a past life reading. I was the son of a South American Dictator in the 1700s. My best ...
  A: The only problem with the past-life reading is that there were no dictators per se in the 1700s in ...
Policy towards indigenous peoples3/11/2004Paul Walcutt
  Q: Can you recommend any books or websites about the relations between whites and indigenous peoples in ...
  A: I actually did a lot of scholarly work about the central Argentinian government's attempts to ...
Mexican Food History Question2/25/2004Daniel Hogan
  Q: I am a freelance writer seeking the history of the "chile ristra" for an article that will be used ...
  A: I have never heard of "chile ristra", it may be a type of chile which there are dozens of varieties. ...
Central america in the 19th century2/10/2004Paul Walcutt
  Q: I have been doing some research in genenology and in the 1850'smy great great grandfather went to ...
  A: Well if he was in California for the gold rush, he might have ended up in Central America because a ...
Laws2/8/2004Paul Walcutt
  Q: Is it true that in Brazil a man could kill his wife for minor reasons such as arguing with him and ...
  A: I am not sure about this particular defense, but I know that there was a broad "honor defense" that ...
Marines in Veracruz1/10/2004Daniel Hogan
  Q: I am trying to learn why the Marine Corps fought it's so called Banana wars. I realize most of ...
  A: The US was involved in several "Banana Wars" which were really so-called "police actions" where the ...
Why the Banana Wars?1/10/2004Paul Walcutt
  Q: When I was in boot camp we were told a little about the tactics of the so called Banana wars of the ...
  A: Sorry for the delay; I just started the semester on Monday. The term comes from "Banana Republics", ...
Sports History in South America11/10/2003Paul Walcutt
  Q: Paul, I am doing a project on the evolution of sports history in south america. For example what ...
  A: Hmm, that's a hard one. About the only one I can think of was played by the in some variation by ...
Democracy vs others5/19/2002Paul Walcutt
  Q: You answered a question of mine yesterday regarding Latin America struggling with the same ...
  A: I would certainly agree with your analogy. There certainly is an inordiante amount of interference ...
Cuban pre-revolutionary economics4/1/2002Paul Walcutt
  Q: I would like to know what the econmoic situation was in Cuba from before the revolution of Fidel ...
  A: The economy was directly tied to the international price of sugar. US business interests owned 75% ...
spanish5/31/2001Daniel Hogan
  Q: how do you say boy, and girl in spanish. how do you write that to.
  A: Boy is niņa, and girl is niņo. These are both spelled with a tilde pronounced "tildee" which is the ...
Mexican history3/31/2001Daniel Hogan
  Q: I am trying to find the answers to these two questions. I would appreciate any type of help you can ...
  A: In the late 19th century, there was only one president who ruled from about 1875 on named Porfirio ...
Latin American History11/29/2000Paul Walcutt
  Q: Why is Latin America called Latin America? (I am just interested in where the "Latin" is from? Does ...
  A: This name has nothing to do with the speaking of Latin. I'm not exactly sure where the origin is ...
The location of Santa Anna`s leg!11/7/2000Daniel Hogan
  Q: I have a question posed to our Latin American History class for extra credit. Our professor told us ...
  A: I cannot fully answer your question immediately. Often we have to do our own research as well, that ...
sources of info.9/12/2000Paul Walcutt
  Q: I am very interested in learning about both European and Latin-American 20th cent history. But I ...
  A: Benjamin Kean's book History of Latin America: Independence to Present covers 19th and 20th century ...
Mexican Civilizations8/5/2000Daniel Hogan
  Q: My question is, I want to know the name of the group of people who lived in the part of Guanajuato ...
  A: Enrique, My category is 19th century Mexican History, but I can still help you. The pre-Columbian ...
history5/10/2000Joshua Holman
  Q: Describe the Mexican Revolution of 1910. WHAT WERE ITS CAUSE(S) AND THE EVENTS WHICH LED TO ITS ...
  A: Here you go: Madero was swept into office with few concrete ideas. As a wealthy northerner, he ...
Aztec foods5/4/2000Daniel Hogan
  Q: What were the main foods eaten by the Aztecs at the time of Montezuma - particularly at his feasts?
  A: Southhall, Although my category is the 19th century History of Mexico, I can still answer your ...
ernesto che guevara4/6/2000Joshua Holman
  Q: 1. what individuals had the greatest influence on Ernesto Guevara`s life? 2. To what extent, if ...
  A: I will deal with each point in turn. 1, 3, and 6 go togther. Che was undoubtly influenced by a ...
Costa Rican Flag3/28/2000Joshua Holman
  Q: I am doing a report for my Spanish class on Costa Rica. One of the things the instructor wants us ...
  A: Dave, Here's the flag scoop... The Red in the flag was added to honor the French Reveloution. The ...

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