Sonora y Sinaloa en el siglo XVII

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Uno de los fines principales de este libro es dar a conocer las causas de los terremotos, la forma en que las ondas que generan se propagan, y cómo afectan el terreno y estructuras, así como los principios de riesgo y prevención sísmicos. "Ésta es -escribe el autor- la justificación y la finalidad de mi trabajo, en el cual se pretende presentar los principios de la sismología en forma cuidadosa, pero de tal manera que el lector no necesite de conocimientos especiales de física, matemáticas o geología para entenderlos."

Esta Cronolog a iberoamericana recoge los principales acontecimientos hist ricos, pol ticos, econ micos, sociales y culturales de cada uno de los pa ses iberoamericanos, as como los hechos m s relevantes en t rminos del trabajo regional com n; conferencias regionales, creaci n de organizaciones y foros diversos.

The complexity of a country in which violence and internal armed-conflict coexist with enormous cultural, natural, and human riches is captured in this illuminating essay by Colombian poet William Ospina. The accompanying photographs—all previously unpublished—are taken by some of Colombia's best photographers, and each in its own way sheds light on the possibility of a future in which the nation may become reconciled with itself. Esta colección de textos del célebre escritor colombiano William Ospina es un retrato de matices, buenos y malos, escrito de manera crítica pero certera...