Lectura
Oceania
It runs from Southeast Asia through the Pacific Ocean to America, therefore the majority of its countries are found in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the other Pacific island nations). It is divided into four areas by geographic location and the inhabitant’s physical and cultural characteristics: Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and […]
La leyenda del Treg-treg y Cai Cai
Se cuenta que en tiempos remotos había dos espíritus muy poderosos encarnados en gigantescas serpientes: uno era Cai Cai (espíritu de las aguas), que agitaba el mar y odiaba al ser humano, y el otro, Treg-treg (espíritu de la Tierra), que vivía en la cumbre de un cerro y le tenía afecto al hombre.
Condell, Carlos
He was born in Valparaiso on August 14th, 1843. His parents were Scottish merchant marine Federico Condell and Peruvian Manuela de la Haza. He studied in Valparaiso, first at the Sagrados Corazones (sacred hearts) school and then in the Ingles (English) school of the same city. At age 15 he joined the Naval Academy as […]
Pakistan
An often-invaded nation Pakistan has a very varied ethnic background, due to its location in a region that has been repeatedly invaded over history. The original population of Pakistan includes such groups as Dravidians, Aryans, Greeks, Scythians, Huns, Arabs, Mongols, Persians, Turks and Afghans, among others. It is currently inhabited by Punjabis (52.6%), Pashtuns (13.2%), […]