(Encyclopedia) Ashton, Sir Frederick, 1904–88, British choreographer and dancer, b. Guayaquil, Ecuador. He grew up in Peru and was drawn to dance after seeing (1917) a performance by Anna Pavlova…
(Encyclopedia) vanadiumvanadiumvənāˈdēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol V; at. no. 23; at. wt. 50.9415; m.p. about 1,890℃; b.p. 3,380℃; sp. gr. about 6 at 20℃; valence +2, +3, +4, or +5.…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Sunni…
WHAT IS LATIN AMERICA? HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE A LIVING IN THE ANDES? HAVE NATURAL RESOURCES HELPED NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA? ARE ECUADOR’S MANGROVE SWAMPS IN DANGER? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO SOUTH AMERICA’S…
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released in 2008 as the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones adventure film series. Find plot summary, character synopses, and world history…
El Niño's Alter Ego "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." —Mark Twain El Niño has revolutionized conversations about the weather. No longer banal small…
(Encyclopedia) De Soto, HernandoDe Soto, Hernandodĭsōˈtō, Span. ĕrnänˈdō dā sōˈtō [key], c.1500–1542, Spanish explorer. After serving under Pedro Arias de Ávila in Central America and under Francisco…
(Encyclopedia) dune, mound or ridge of wind-blown sand formed in arid regions and along coasts. Dunes are common in most of the great deserts of the world. Often a dune begins to form because…
(Encyclopedia) coolie labor, term applied to unskilled laborers from Asia, especially from India and China. With the discontinuance of slavery, the use of Chinese and Indian contract labor in British…
