Sentences with phrase «rain forest cultures»

Among rain forest cultures, it's the men who are more likely to do the heavy lifting.

Finally, desert cultures tend to teach their children to be modest about nudity at an earlier age than in rain forest cultures and have more severe strictures against premarital sex.

Rain forest cultures also are less likely to harbor beliefs about the inferiority of women; you won't be likely to find rain forest men giving thanks in prayer that they were not created female, as is the case in at least one notable desert - derived religion.

And in rain forest cultures, related women tend to form the core of a community for a lifetime, rather than being shipped off to serve the expediency of marriage making.

And so the rain forest cultures, with their fragile pluralism born of a lush world of plenty, deliquesce into the raw sewage of the slums of Rio and Lagos and Jakarta.

Not exact matches

While celebrating the uniqueness of the endangered tribal cultures of the rain forests, Vargas Llosa would evidently have us recognize something of an «Everyculture» in the Machiguenga.

Murals painted by the Maya and other pre-Columbian cultures often contain a distinctive blue pigment that somehow manages to last for centuries in humid rain forests, as has this mural from Cacaxtla in Mexico.

Traditional tundra societies are more likely to share cultural patterns with each other than with tropical rain forest societies, regardless of whether some descended from a common ancestral culture.

Nestled in the lush hills of southern Belize's rain forest not far from the Caribbean coast, Copal Tree Lodge (a National Geographic Unique Lodge) sets a gold standard for agritourism — and provides unparalleled access to Mayan culture and world - class fishing and birding.

Grenada features uncrowded beaches, a lively local culture, preserved rain forests, and delicious cuisine.

When I wanted to get off the property, I took one of the island tours, or «journeys» — including rain - forest excursions and a visit to Brimstone Hill Fortress — for an introduction to Kittitian history and culture.

15 Night Itinerary - Family - oriented tour of Peru: Discover ancient cultures, mountain landscapes and the diversity of the Amazon rain - forest with your little explorers.

Though relatively small, Bali offers the natural beauty of oceans, volcanic mountains and verdant rain forests while showcasing both ancient and modern culture, including some extraordinary cuisine.

As we drive to the rain forest we will be narrating the history of Belize and its culture to you.

I have done lots of research and reading about Guatemala and everything about the country appeals to me — from the prominent indigenous Mayan culture, the fascinating history, charming and colourful colonial towns and cities, incredible ancient Mayan ruins, to the stunningly beautiful and diverse landscapes (including rain forests, volcanoes, mountains, lakes, and more).

In addition to climate changes and animal extinction, we are threatening the culture of native peoples that live within the rain forests with continued rain forest destruction.

«we are threatening the culture of native peoples that live within the rain forests with contined rain forest destruction»

Even if we assume the Eastern Woodland culture was no more successful than the much less civilized (meaning much less agriculturized) hunter - gatherer cultures of today's South American rain forests, their 2.5 people per square mile population density times the 2.6 million square kilometer Eastern Woodland area results in a possible Eastern Woodland area population of 6.5 million people.