Conditions
How to grow avocados, conditions required, watering, potting etc. The avocado (Persea gratissima) is originally native to Central America but today is grown widely in tropical and sub-tropical regions. It can, however, be grown in UK, but clearly ... [... more]
Hints and Things |
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
Although known as the Indian bean tree, this handsome species comes from hot areas of Central America and, while not tender, is best grown in very warm sheltered spots to protect its large ornamental leaves from cold winds. It will flower and ... [... more]
BBC |
Manatees 2009 Wall Calendar
 Manatees Wall Calendar: Manatees live in rivers, bays and coastal waters of the southern United States, Central America and northern South America. Florida is known to host a year round population of these giant, vegetarian sea mammals. However, the [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
Grow Tomato Index
The tomato originated in the Andes, South America where they grow wild. They were first cultivated by the Aztecs and Incas as early as 700 AD. The tomato plant arrived in Europe in the 16th century. They were brought back from Central America by ... [... more]
Garden Action |
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E was first recognised as a distinct human disease in the 1980s. HEV is transmitted by the faecal-oral route and is common in Asia, Africa and Central America, particularly where sanitation is poor. HEV usually produces mild disease but ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria is predominantly a disease affecting Africa, south and central America, Asia, and the middle east. The heaviest burden is in Africa, where around 90% of the approximately one million deaths from malaria worldwide occur each year. Malaria ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Philip Hawley, Jr.
Philip Hawley, Jr. is a general pediatrician in Los Angeles, California. In writing Stigma, he drew on his experience working among remote Mayan tribes in Central America. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Nick Hazlewood
Nick Hazlewood has a degree in history and, in 1994, left his job with the trade union UNISON to travel throughout South and Central America. He is a freelance journalist and writer and lives in Madrid. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Yucca elephantipes
Yuccas come from the deserts and plains of southern North and Central America and with their stiff, leathery leaves and panicles of creamy white flowers, they make great architectural plants. Y. elephantipes has light to mid-green leaves that are ... [... more]
BBC |
Mayans (Spanish) 2009 Wall Calendar
The Mayans Wall Calendar: The Mayas, a sophisticated, technologically advanced civilization indigenous to Central America, reached their zenith between the 4th and 12th centuries A.D. The Mayas were learned in math and astronomy and had successfully [... more]
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