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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| honduras | 2/3/2009 | Paul 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 leg | 6/2/2008 | Daniel 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 leg | 5/31/2008 | Daniel 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 symbols | 2/4/2008 | Paul 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 language | 5/11/2007 | Paul 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 mexico | 5/4/2007 | Daniel 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 Oppression | 11/19/2006 | Daniel 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 history | 10/16/2006 | Daniel 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 history | 10/13/2006 | Daniel 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 history | 10/10/2006 | Daniel 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 mayo | 4/23/2006 | Daniel 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 roots | 6/9/2005 | Daniel 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 mayo | 5/2/2005 | Daniel 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)! | 2/18/2005 | Paul 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 America | 1/14/2005 | Paul 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 question | 5/30/2004 | Paul 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 peoples | 3/11/2004 | Paul 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 Question | 2/25/2004 | Daniel 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 century | 2/10/2004 | Paul 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 ... | ||
| Laws | 2/8/2004 | Paul 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 Veracruz | 1/10/2004 | Daniel 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? | 1/10/2004 | Paul 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 America | 11/10/2003 | Paul 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 others | 5/19/2002 | Paul 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 economics | 4/1/2002 | Paul 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% ... | ||
| spanish | 5/31/2001 | Daniel 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 history | 3/31/2001 | Daniel 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 History | 11/29/2000 | Paul 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! | 11/7/2000 | Daniel 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. | 9/12/2000 | Paul 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 Civilizations | 8/5/2000 | Daniel 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 ... | ||
| history | 5/10/2000 | Joshua 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 foods | 5/4/2000 | Daniel 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 guevara | 4/6/2000 | Joshua 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 Flag | 3/28/2000 | Joshua 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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