Happy Birthday! Planeta begins its third year of publication with this issue and second full year on the World Wide Web.
Planeta is a quarterly journal available both in print and electronic versions. It is aimed at conscientious travelers who are interested in Latin America. Stories feature travel and environmental information (sometimes intersecting in the field called "ecotourism."
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In light of the upcoming conference on Ecotourism and Conservation in Central America, I'd like to request Central America-specific materials for the next issue. Please take the time to peruse this journal and if you can, answer the Question of the Issue:
All stories copyrighted. Contact authors directly if
you want permission to reprint any article. For more info, email ron@txinfinet.com.I'd like to take this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the following eclectic group for their encouragement and correspondence that allowed me to produce this and recent issues of El Planeta Platica: David Barkin, Jorge Benard, Ingrid and David Berger, Mark Beyeler, Harry Browne, Tom Brosnahan, Jeff Brauer, Tom Buckley, Joe Bundy, Calvin and Hobbes, Ron Casela, Bill Christianson, Diane and Chris, Adrian Demayo, the Democratic Process, Ann Dibble, EPA, ETNA, ETC., Tom Ellis, Jeff Evans, Eric Fajer, Carla and Herb Felsted, Agustin Galindo, Cynthia Goodner-Bock, Ronda Green, Greg Green (somewhere in Costa Rica), Margo Gutierrez, Daniel Hernandez, Sarah Hernandez, The Institute of Latin American Studies (Austin), ISO 14000 Fans, Fernando Justicia, Sergio Legoreta, Jackie Lockett, Justin Longo, Manny Lorenzo, Macintosh - Live Long and Prosper, Manny Lorenzo, Richard Luger, Maura Mack, Jerry Mallet, Raul Marco del Pont, Barbara and John Mader, Francisco Madrid, Richard Mahler, Brad Martin, Deidre Meaker, Ana Cecilia Figeroa Medina, City of Miami, Fernando Mino, Gustavo Morales, Rocio Noriega Pinner, Office Depot (for all those empty boxes!), Yvette Ogle, Derek Parent, Rob Rachowieki, Cyrus and Rosa Reed, Blanca Robleda, Jose Sanchez de la Pena, Rene Ramos, Timmons Roberts, Secret Meetings at Border Institutions, SEJ, Mark Spalding, Texas Environmental News, Mary Uebersax, U-Haul, Johannes Werner, Sandy Wiseman, Peter Young, Susan Zakin