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By The Sea Necklace, a design of Manola Maria. Tagua Beads Giveaway April 2013

fverac — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:35:59 +0000

Hello there, WE are starting to receive designs for our tagua beads giveaway. This is a new participant from Greece for our April 2013 contest. Her name is Manola Maria. As soon as we have 5 contestants we will open the contest and give you the link to vote for your favorite. Please remember [...]

Thai ivory ban needed to save elephants, help ban the thai ivory trade.

Jhonny — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:31:40 +0000

Massive quantities of African ivory are being laundered through shops in Thailand and fuelling the elephant poaching crisis, conservation group WWF says. The organization today is launching a global petition asking Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban all ivory trade in Thailand in order to curb the illegal killing of African elephants. Although it [...]

Blood Ivory, National Geographic, offers the first in-depth investigation of this untold story.

Jhonny — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:26:30 +0000

Ivory Worship Thousands of elephants die each year so that their tusks can be carved into religious objects. Can the slaughter be stopped? By Bryan Christy Photographs by Brent Stirton IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK, SLAUGHTERING HUNDREDS OF ELEPHANTS—entire families—in one of [...]

Ecuador a world of crafts

jahaira — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:15:24 +0000

Can you imagine having figures made in bread dough?, Or fascinating jewelry made from seeds, or perhaps items made of leather, and why not clothes woven and embroidered entirely by hand?, For all this is possible and in one place , Ecuador, in addition to its diversity of landscapes, it also has very diverse people [...]

Collection “Arabian” ecological jewels for Ecuadorian women – José María Zambrano

Jhonny — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:22:29 +0000

Arabic is the name of the new collection of organic jewelry made by entrepreneur María José Zambrano Manabi, through his firm Manabijou SA This new work that reflects the creativity of Ecuadorian hands, contains 10 rooms which are what make “Arabian” purely handmade jewelry, whose main ingredient is roasted arabica coffee, the same being treated [...]

Aromatherapy with your own hands

jahaira — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:16:39 +0000

Although the application of aromatherapy is currently the most attractive centers and spas, it is equally true that this technique does not necessarily need specialists to apply, a few essential oils and a little ingenuity will help you build your own session relaxation in your home. The aroma therapy is a relaxing routine that uses [...]

Otavalo shirts, fashion culture

jahaira — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:39:34 +0000

Otavalo embroidered shirts, made famous by President Rafael Correa, not just one more piece of fashion. For the people Otavalo this dress has a meaning beyond fashion. The Otavalo Indians look with pride in the clothes that most are hand-woven by themselves, with colors, embroidery and natural designs that symbolize his art, thought and work. [...]

Zero tolerance for hunting of elephants in Gabon

jahaira — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:37:09 +0000

More than 1,200 ivory tusks were publicly burned as a sign of the struggle that is taking place Gabon poaching of elephants. On the initiative of President of Gabon, Ali Bongo a huge pyre was lit in the capital of the southern African country, as a rejection of indiscriminate hunting of elephants in the region. [...]

Aromatherapy, a healthy alternative

jahaira — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:01:15 +0000

Aromatherapy is an ancient art that provides a use therapeutic scents in a natural treatment that helps restore our balance and harmony. This art, practiced long ago made by all cultures and religions, now becomes a remedy for many ailments, especially those having to do with stress. The mode of action of aromatherapy is through smell harmonizing [...]

Ecuador promotes alternative medicine

jahaira — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:27:51 +0000

The need for health and wellness in the accelerated world we now propose the application of therapies that allow human beings to be in harmony with the surrounding environment, that is the objective that seeks to exposure of various alternative medicine practices , which in Ecuador is taking great force. The aromatherapy, naturismos, laughter therapy, [...]