Chiapas on the Web.The eyes of the world have been on the southern state of Chiapas since the Zapatista National Liberation Army Noun 1. National Liberation Army - a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN (EZLN EZLN Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Zapatista Army of National Liberation, Chiapas, Mexico) ) rose up in arms armed for war; in a state of hostility. See also: Arms on Jan. 1, 1994. With a new governor and negotiations underway between the federal government and the EZLN, Chiapas is again making headlines around the world. News coverage is quite ample on the Web, along with editorials and activist campaigns. That said, it's disappointing to find so few in-depth sites. While various foundations and non-profits have channeled resources and aid into the state, it's hard to find current information on their accomplishments. NA BOLOM Na Bolom, located in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, is a non-profit foundation whose purpose is to aid the indigenous peoples of Chiapas, primarily the Lacandon people of the Selva, in the preservation of their culture, and promotion of education, and medical care. : HOUSE OF THE JAGUAR www.ecosur.mx/nabolom/nabolom4.html ***** (out of five *) Na Bolom is a Mexican non-profit environmental center founded in 1951 by Danish Archaeologist Frans Blom Frans Blom (Frants Ferdinand Blom, August 9 1893 in Copenhagen - June 23 1963 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico) was a Danish explorer and archaeologist. Frans Blom was born in 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark to a middle-class family of antique merchants. and Swiss photographer Gertrude Duby Blom. Although the Bloms have passed away, they left a strong legacy of research and environmental activism. People planning to visit their beautiful home in San Cristobal San Cris·tó·bal A city of extreme western Venezuela in a mountainous region near the Colombian border south-southwest of Maracaibo. Founded in 1561, it was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1875. Population: 298,000. de las Casas Las Ca·sas , Bartolomé de Known as "Apostle of the Indies." 1474-1566. Spanish missionary and historian who sought to abolish the oppression and enslavement of the native peoples in the Americas. will benefit from a virtual tour of this rich, bilingual website. Individual sections focus on Na Bolom's extensive library and excellent photo archive, and there are even volunteer opportunities (www.ecosur.mx/nabolom/volunteer.html).The Na Balom website has undergone several revisions in the past few years and will no doubt continue to improve. YAHOO! -- CHIAPAS NEWS Email contact: nabolom@sclc.ecosur.mx espanol.yahoo.com/noticias/temas_de_actualidad/chiapas/ **** Chiapas-related news is indexed and regularly updated on this Spanish-language portal. Included are recent news stories from Notimex and Reuters news services and editorials from Lo Jornada newspaper. This is a clean site and well administered. There is little duplication and the page features links to daily coverage from the past week. Too bad there's no English equivalent, but this site definitely deserves a bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. EZLN www.ezln.org **** While not the official Zapatista site, EZLN is the hub for its communiques. The site provides a good history of the Chiapas political movement as well as explaining its own role (www.ezln.org/about.html): "The crisis in Chiapas will not be resolved in cyberspace; yet, the Internet can be a powerful tool for activism and the dissemination of information (hence, the page's existence)." Sorry. Subcomandante Marcos does not have a direct email address See Internet address. , but you can contact the webmaster at webmaster@ezln.org PRESIDENCIA: CHIAPAS www.presidencia.gob.mx/?EXACTO=Chiapas&P=48&subTipo=Exacto **** Mexico's government has a well-designed website with a new section exclusively on Chiapas issues. Entitled "Chiapas: La Reconciliacion Posible," the page includes all the recent articles and press releases from Los Pinos that mention Chiapas. Used by journalists to gather the latest official statements, this site is worth viewing by anyone interested in regional politics. RELATED SITES BIODIVERSIDAD DE CHIAPAS -- CONABIO CONABIO Comisión Nacional Para El Conocimiento Y Uso de La Biodiversidad (Spanish: National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, Mexico) www.conabio.gob.mx/biodiversidad/chis.htm?CHIAPAS#area * A "just the facts" approach to the diversity of flora and fauna in one of Mexico's greenest states. CHIAPAS STATE GOVERNMENT www.chiapas.gob.mx/ * Very little about the state government. The page instead focuses on Chiapas Governor Pablo Salazar, including a URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. re-direct to www.pablosalazar.org.mx/ CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL -- MEXICO www.ci-mexico.org.mx/ and www.conservation.org/web/fieldact/regions/mcareg/mexico.htm * Here are two websites (in Spanish and English) that provide superficial information about Cl's work in the Lacandon Rainforest. Too bad neither site provides in-depth reports or news. Ron Mader is the author of the guidebook Mexico: Adventures in Nature and host of the popular Planeta.com: Eco Travels in the Americas website (www.planeta.com).The Planeta.com state guide to Chiapas can be found online (www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/chiapas/chiapas.html). |
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