Amazon adventures travel notes by Favline Smoukle
Special to the News-Post recounts a planned Amazon journey sponsored by Portland State University led by Professor Jennelle Moorhead. The piece covers trip goals, speakers on amaranth and El Nino, Peruvian sites Lima Cuzco Machu Picchu and Letitia Manaus, safety briefings, early impressions in Lima, and a Cuzco altitude adjustment with coca tea and encounters with mestizos and Inca culture.
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Amazon
Portland (Oregon) State University
Jennelle Moorhead
University of Oregon
Portland State
Ecuador
Louis Sumac
University of
Miami
Peru
Lima
Cuzco
Andes
Machu Picchu
Locas
Pucallpa
Iquitos
Colombia
Letitia
Three Frontiers
Brazil
Manaus
St. Rose of Lima
The
Shining Path
Cade
Solde
University of California
Maryland State Parks announce campground openings schedule
Maryland Forest Park and Wildlife Service Director Don MacLauchlan announced the campground openings for state parks. Openings begin March 26 at multiple parks including Assateague and Patapsco Valley with limits due to repairs, and April 25 for Susquehanna Fort Frederick Rocky Gap New Germany Swallow Falls Deep Creek Lake and Washington Monument. Reservations start May 12 for nine parks with weekday arrivals only and a $3 site fee.
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Don MacLauchlan
Maryland
Assateague
Pocomoke River
Shad Landing
Milburn
Ele Weck
ConDgham Falls
Martinak
Patapsco
Philippines tourism eyes revenue rebound under Aquino era
Manila reports tourism hopes rise as new government restores access to Malacanang area and improves security. Industry execs forecast a 10 percent revenue rebound this year, citing rising hotel occupancy, stronger promotional campaigns, and a shift from the old Marcos era image to a welcoming, stable Philippines.
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Philippines
Manila
Corazon Aquino
Malacanang Palace
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Aquino
Marcos
Philippine Travel Agency Association
Ermin Garcia
Garcia
Jose Antonio Gonzales
Benigno Aquino
United States
Jose Aspiras
U.S
Newneports
Miguel Cerqueda
Martin Bonoan
Philippine Airlines
Associated Press
Florida museum honors nation's police officers
Northport Florida host museum honors lawmen who died on duty with displays of badges weapons and forensic science. It lists over 2100 officers from federal states and municipalities and includes a murder scene clue display with certificates for solvers. Widows and families find meaning in the remembrance.
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Florida
Northport
Fla
American Police Museum and Hall of Fame
Tom Noto
Ote Wand
Arenberg
Association
Miami
Rory
NATO
U.S. 41
Sarasota
Ted Lee
Golf
Chicago
Omom
Omom Central Baa
Liberty Weekend Next Statue of Liberty Centennial Schedule
New York Visitors Bureau outlines Liberty Weekend July 3 celebration with torch lighting unveiling by President Reagan, Harbor Festival, Circle Line ferries, Operation Sail, fireworks, and a free schedule by mail. Express Paradise Island vacations from Baltimore/Washington with 4 to 8 day options, hotel stays, transfers, taxes, and tips priced from 449 to 879 per person.
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Lower Manhattan
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Circle Line
New
Express
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Baltimore/Washington International
Paradise Island Resort and Casino
Grand Hotel
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Edna Shoemaker
Deldee Truxall
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C. Winslow Renshawe
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Donald Null
Mrs. Curry England
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N.C
Outer Bank
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Melegne
Vecksburg
Natchez Rosedawn Plantation
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Helen Garide
Yass River
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N.Y
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Western USA
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Butchart Gardens
Seattle
Francisco
Grand Canyon
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Forrest Worth
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Yellowstone
Ozark Mts
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le Lowise
Dakota
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Quebec
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