A DAY IN BARBADOS: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Hea guys so today we are in barbados with the royal caribbean cruise and this will be our final destination before going back to puerto rico
CSR Minute: Schwab Foundation Names Kaboom CEO as a Social Entrepreneur of the Year
The Schwab Foundation has named Darell Hammond as a U.S. Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Hammond is CEO and Founder of Kaboom, which mobilizes communities to create safe places for children to play. Hammond joins a global network of social entrepreneurs from over 40 countries, including Elizabeth Hausler of BuildChange, which improves home-building in earthquake zones in China, Indonesia, and Haiti, and Dan Viederman of Verite, which ensures safe, fair, and legal conditions for workers around the world.
Audi and Best Buddies International teamed up for the 5th Audi Best Buddies Challenge held last Saturday. The event, a charity bicycle ride, walk, and run along the Pacific Coast Highway, brought together athletes, actors, and supporters to raise over $4 million. Best Buddies is a nonprofit dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
For more information on these and other stories, go to thecsrminute.com
Abraham Hicks Law of Attraction and travel
Puerto Rico (Spanish for rich port) is officially named the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean.
Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens in 1917, and the United States Congress legislates many aspects of Puerto Rican life. However, the islanders may not vote in U.S. presidential elections.Since 1947, Puerto Ricans have been able to elect their own governor. The official languages of Puerto Rico are Spanish and English, with Spanish being the primary language. The island's current political status, including the possibility of statehood or independence, is widely debated in Puerto Rico. A referendum on statehood, independence, or continuance of the status quo held on November 6, 2012.
The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also popularly known in Spanish as la isla del encanto, meaning the island of enchantment.
Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist. Eventually, traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico, and San Juan became the name of the main trading/shipping port.
For more on Puerto Rico visit:
www2.pr.gov/prgovEN/Pages/default.aspx
Royal Caribbean International, 9 night Eastern Caribbean Cruise, on the Explorer of the Seas, Voyager-class cruise ship.
Sailing itinerary:
01/13/2013 thru 01/22/2013
Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Samana, Dominican Republic
Labadee, Haiti
For more on Royal Caribbean International visit:
royalcaribbean.com
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Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
01/16/2013
Parasailing 101 hold on to your phone
Destin 2016
Shopping Mall in france
Doha, the capital city of Qatar, is home to the globally recognised shopping experience called Villaggio Mall, or as it is now simply and affectionately known, Villaggio. Villaggio is located on Al Waab Street in the west end of the city and within Aspire Zone
Latin America | Wikipedia audio article
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Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Romance languages such as Spanish, French and Portuguese are predominantly spoken; it is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America. The term Latin America was first used in an 1856 conference with the title Initiative of the America. Idea for a Federal Congress of Republics (Iniciativa de la América. Idea de un Congreso Federal de las Repúblicas), by the Chilean politician Francisco Bilbao. The term was used by Napoleon III's French government in the 1860s as Amérique latine to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas, (French Canadians, French Louisiana, French Guiana, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed, including the Spanish-speaking portions of the United States (Southwestern United States and Florida) Today, areas of Canada and the United States (with the exception of Puerto Rico) where Spanish, Portuguese and French are predominant are typically not included in definitions of Latin America.
Latin America consists of 13 dependencies and 20 countries which cover an area that stretches from the northern border of Mexico to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean. It has an area of approximately 19,197,000 km2 (7,412,000 sq mi), almost 13% of the Earth's land surface area. As of 2016, its population was estimated at more than 639 million and in 2014, Latin America had a combined nominal GDP of 5,573,397 million USD and a GDP PPP of 7,531,585 million USD.
Latin America | Wikipedia audio article
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Latin America
00:01:57 1 Etymology and definitions
00:02:07 1.1 Origins
00:07:03 1.2 Contemporary definitions
00:10:05 1.3 Subregions and countries
00:10:49 2 History
00:10:57 2.1 Pre-Columbian history
00:12:35 2.2 European colonization
00:14:33 2.2.1 Slavery and forced labor in colonial Latin America
00:17:40 2.3 Independence (1804–25)
00:19:58 2.3.1 Independent Empire of Brazil
00:22:19 2.4 Conservative-liberal conflicts in the 19th century
00:26:01 2.5 British influence in Latin America during the 19th century
00:28:03 2.6 French involvement in Latin America during the 19th century
00:31:25 2.7 American involvement in Latin America during the 19th century
00:31:37 2.7.1 Monroe Doctrine
00:33:24 2.7.2 Mexican–American War (1846–48)
00:35:05 2.8 World wars (1914–45)
00:35:16 2.8.1 World War I and the Zimmermann Telegram
00:36:59 2.8.2 Brazil's participation in World War II
00:40:19 2.8.3 Involvement in World War II
00:40:51 2.9 Cold War (1945–92)
00:41:02 2.9.1 Economy
00:42:27 2.9.2 Reforms
00:43:10 2.9.3 Bureaucratic authoritarianism
00:43:46 2.9.4 US relations
00:45:29 2.9.5 Cuban Revolution
00:46:38 2.9.6 Bay of Pigs Invasion
00:47:12 2.9.7 Alliance for Progress
00:47:47 2.9.8 Nicaraguan Revolution
00:49:34 2.10 Washington Consensus
00:51:23 2.11 Turn to the left
00:52:44 2.12 Return of social movements
00:55:58 2.13 Modern era
00:57:03 3 Demographics
00:57:12 3.1 Largest cities
00:57:27 3.2 Ethnic groups
01:04:19 3.3 Language
01:09:24 3.4 Religion
01:10:04 3.5 Migration
01:12:32 3.6 Education
01:14:46 3.7 Crime and violence
01:17:05 4 Economy
01:17:14 4.1 Size
01:17:38 4.2 Development
01:18:25 4.3 Standard of living
01:19:12 4.4 Environment
01:19:20 5 Inequality
01:20:25 6 Trade blocs
01:21:35 7 Tourism
01:23:39 8 Culture
01:27:56 8.1 Art
01:30:00 8.2 Film
01:33:33 8.3 Literature
01:37:47 8.4 Music and dance
01:42:38 8.5 World Heritage Sites
01:42:54 9 See also
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Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Romance languages such as Spanish, French and Portuguese are predominantly spoken; it is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America. The term Latin America was first used in an 1856 conference with the title Initiative of the America. Idea for a Federal Congress of Republics (Iniciativa de la América. Idea de un Congreso Federal de las Repúblicas), by the Chilean politician Francisco Bilbao. The term was used by Napoleon III's French government in the 1860s as Amérique latine to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas, (French Canadians, French Louisiana, French Guiana, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed, including the Spanish-speaking portions of the United States (Southwestern United States and Florida) Today, areas of Canada and the United States (with the exception of Puerto Rico) where Spanish, Portuguese and French are predominant are typically not included in definitions of Latin America.
Latin America consists of 13 dependencies and 20 countries which cover an area that stretches from the northern border of Mexico to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean. It has an area of approximately 19,197,000 km2 (7,412,000 sq mi), almost 13% of the Earth's land surface area. As of 2016, its population was estimated at more than 639 million and in 2014, Latin America had a combined nominal GDP of US$5,573,397 million and a GDP PPP of 7,531,585 million USD.