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Amazon Communities : A wonderfully harmonious community thrives along the Taissui, a small river in the Amazon ecosystem. It’s a very short river flowing through the Amazon forest in the Brazilian state of Para. The beautiful and simple community that has grown around this small and gentle river is only one example of the thousands of communities that depend upon and influence the Amazon.

Amazon Communities

A wonderfully harmonious community thrives along the Taissui, a small river in the Amazon ecosystem. It’s a very short river flowing through the Amazon forest in the Brazilian state of Para. The beautiful and simple community that has grown around this small and gentle river is only one example of the thousands of communities that depen ...

Updated: Aug 01, 2009 6:51pm PST

Chinese Watertowns : Chinese watertowns apparently began along the Yangtze River, mostly in the Ming dynasty. There are six well preserved examples of these 900 year old communities in the Shanghai region. The winding canals, difficult access and relatively small size of these communities spare them from much of the chaos of war and the Cultural Revolution, so they are preserved in much of their original condition. The examples here are from Zhouzhuang and Xitang.

Chinese Watertowns

Chinese watertowns apparently began along the Yangtze River, mostly in the Ming dynasty. There are six well preserved examples of these 900 year old communities in the Shanghai region. The winding canals, difficult access and relatively small size of these communities spare them from much of the chaos of war and the Cultural Revolution, ...

Updated: Aug 01, 2009 6:28pm PST

Boats of Brazil : Boats say a lot about us, especially when you live in a place where boats are your home, your living, your life. Many areas of Brazil are just that way, find out why here.

Boats of Brazil

Boats say a lot about us, especially when you live in a place where boats are your home, your living, your life. Many areas of Brazil are just that way, find out why here.

Updated: Sep 15, 2009 5:04pm PST

Religiosity : Random views of how people express their beliefs.

Religiosity

Random views of how people express their beliefs.

Updated: Dec 02, 2009 6:43pm PST

The Bells of Arcosanti : Visiting Cosanti is very much like tripping back to a desert commune of the ‘60’s. It’s an intriguing place caught in time. The bells are cast each morning and the sand molds are broken in the afternoon. If you are in the Phoneix, Arizona area, it’s worth a trip to both Cosanti the foundry, and Arcosanti the urban experiment. See the whole story here

The Bells of Arcosanti

Visiting Cosanti is very much like tripping back to a desert commune of the ‘60’s. It’s an intriguing place caught in time. The bells are cast each morning and the sand molds are broken in the afternoon. If you are in the Phoneix, Arizona area, it’s worth a trip to both Cosanti the foundry, and Arcosanti the urban experiment. See ...

Updated: Dec 15, 2009 5:35pm PST