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Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Visit ancient Mayan ruins as you travel through the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. See the sugar cane fields of Guatemala and a dense rain forest on a jungle train in Costa Rica. Starting in Havana, cross the island of Cuba. Then wind your way through the unique towns of Jamaica.
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun ... but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devasting consequences of globalization.
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