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CONTENTS MAGAZINE 5 extreme sports 7 camping 8 ecological walks 10 influence of the cars in the human life 13 halloween 14 bikes and bogota 16 organic coffe 17 saraviada accesories 18 holi festival
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EXTREME SPORTS FACTS
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Extreme sports are about exhilaration, skill and danger. Analyzing the history of extreme sports, is interesting because you also get to know that some of the extreme sports have emerged by combining two or more than two extreme sports. Participating in an extreme sport allows individuals to experience feelings and emotions, you do not normally experience. Extreme sports are very popular in Canada, United States and Australia and are also known as adventure sports. People who pactice these activities use their skills and experience to control the risks. You do not normally involve teams and there are very few rules.
These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear for example you practice on air, water snow and ice. Some of the extrem sports that are popular in Canada, United States and Australia: Extreme sports are those sports or sporting activities with a component that could pose a real or apparent hazard or extreme difficult conditions in which they practice.
Snowkiting is an exhilarating sport quickly gaining popularity across the snow cover regions of the world. This is one of the most thrilling aspects of these. It involves using downhill skis or a snowboard and a specially design steerable that use in kite surfing. The only thing you need after that is some wind and a snow cover open área.
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Cavern diving is, by definition, a form of recreational diving. these sport is the exploration of permanent, naturally at overhead environments remotes. the divers generally go no further than 130 feet from the surface.
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Skydiving is a sport where participants jump or fall from at airplane. These sport is about
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exhilaration, because it is appeling for a lot of people cofeited. Up branch to easily missed by do. Cottage out was greatly prevent message.1
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Have a close encounter with Jaws is about descend into their territory and come face to face with one of nature’s most terrifying predators. its jaws without experiencing a shiver of fear.
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CAMPING SHORT ARTICLE Camping is a good activity to do with family or friends .it gives the option to enjoy your free time and nature outside urban areas. It became popular in the early 20th century, campers started to visit parks or private areas. There are different types of camping a campers and it requires equipment and experience. This activity is good for adults and children, sometime campers do some activities like canoeing, climbing, fishing, hill walking, hiking, etc. sometimes the people are interested in camping but they don’t know what they need and what they have to do for having an safe trip In Colombia there are different places to go camping, for example: in the park national
natural cocuy you can see laguna los verdes, grande de la sierra, la plaza Avellaneda and the thermal guican, this park is located in Boyacá. Other place is desert tatacoa there’re a astronomical observatory, fossils and a extensive desert, this is located the north of Neiva. In the park national tayrona you can see the sea, the cabo San Juan, cañaberal, reefs and desert beaches, it’s located north of Santa Marta. In Colombia there are a lot of beautiful places for camping so when you want do camping you can go to this places. If you aren’t an experienced camper, you need to know important things to have a good camping. You should have a correct equipment.
Things really necessary are sleeping bag, a lamp, swimsuit, water bottle, sneakers, insect repellent, suns cream, personal items and camping tent but sometimes the place has some. You have to know what you don’t need a lot clothes, jewelry, makeup and supplies. You should take into account these recommendations and precautions if you want to have an excellent camping. It’s impossible not to feel attracted by this kind of activity. It’s a sport and is passion, and we have to enjoy it. If you want a simple life, you can practice and go camping. If you want to have a good time let’s go to camping, we’re ready to go to camping, you don’t forget nothing of this article
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ECOLOGICAL WALKS ARTICLE
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PAT C H W O R K Ecological walks are recreational activities and seek to awaken interest in outdoor activities. You can enjoy the landscape, nature and the energy emitted by vegetation, explore news species, watch the flora and fauna that our country has and breathe fresh air. The intention of these walks is to promote healthy lifestyles, protect the environment and avoid a sedentary we live today. The ecological tours are easily accessible and can be done anywhere in our country. An example of this is the Guatavita Lagoon, where you can walk about three hours, strengthen your physical health
because you change the atmosphere of the city; if you want a longer walk or meet new landscapes of Colombia, you can go to the Cocuy Snowy. This is a long journey and a walk in which you can do different activities like camping, hiking, going around the various lakes and peaks that the Cocuy Snowy. You can go to Suesca, Villeta, and San Gil where you can make extreme activities, but always have contact with nature. In these places you can go camping, caving, rappeling. You know the history of different cultures and generate relaxation environments. There are really exciting walks
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and to Paramo of Sumapaz, Desert Tatacoa, San Antonio del Tequendama and many other different environments. To perform these hikes is required to wear protective clothing. For example waterproof clothing, comfortable and soft clothes, jackets, jumpers and anti-slip comfortable shoes; it is also necessary to take good food and hydration. You can take fruits, peanuts, tuna, food that does not need heat, and it is necessary to carry enough water; you can bring cameras, bags, medicine for headache or muscle and necessary implements for the kind of walk that takes place when camping or going for a short walk. With this type of activities you can promote healthy lifestyle. We must consider that when we do these walks we must pick up the garbage we generate with food packaging to protect the environment and provide an opportunity for future generations to enjoy these landscapes. Finally, we encourage people of all ages to perform these hikes to prolong the years of human life and the different species in our ecosystem. These walks are health, energy and take us out of the context in which we normally live, if is a recreational environment that we all have at some moment.
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE CAR IN THE HU MAN LIFE ARTICLE
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PAT C H W O R K At the beginning of human life, many devices were invented or discovered and they have been an important piece of human development, like the fire and wheels. But one of the most important inventions of human life is the car because nowadays it is the world’s most famous machine and everyone in the world have used a car once in their life for whatever purpose. One of the most valuable things in the world is the time, and the invention of the car made possible to reduce time and distances. Transportation affects every aspect of our life and daily routine, including where we live, where we work and where we study. Because of these distances, the car is an important part of our personal growing because a lot of opportunities that we can take or we can lose depend on the distance and time that we have to travel every
day. It directly affects our life and our personal development. There are so many ways of transportation designed to transport people, but the cars are the most important transportation type that has changed people’s life. Most of people want a car for professional and personal reasons. The car is one of the things that people want to maintain their social status as well as satisfy their needs. The history of the invention of the car is too long, but we can say that the first sketches of a car were made by Leonardo da Vinci during the end of 15th century. This sketch was called “self-propelled car”. The first car made using the design that is known today (whit a combustion engine) was made during the end of 19th century by Emile Levassor and Rene Panhard. But it was not until 1913 that the first mass
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production factory was created in United States by Henry Ford. He made possible to produce a car per hour so the car became a more affordable for average families. The history and development of the car as it is known nowadays has not been easy. It has overcome these troubles to be one of the most important inventions ever made. It has been a fundamental part of our history, it still continues and it will continue being an important aspect in our lives.
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HALLOWEEN ARTICLE
For so long, people have celebrated something called “Halloween”. However, not everybody knows what this concept refers to. In this sense, it is necessary to have a look at the elements that Halloween embodies: origins, celebration, tradition and superstition. Halloween’s origins were specially created in the ancient “Celtic” festival of Samhain. These people had some kind of rituals that were very important for commemorating the day of the dead and the saints day. On this occasion the costumes that people wear were especially of Saints, Angels and Demons.
holiday full of mystery, magic and superstition. People have a variety of omens in Halloween, all this because of what people said during all this time. Superstitions as crossing paths with black cats, try to not to walk under ladders, avoiding breaking mirrors, stepping on cracks in the road and spilling salt. In conclusion, these omens and superstitions will stay always in the people life and the future generations as a mystery that will continue to.
The American Halloween tradition is now “Trick-or-Treating”. Halloween is a holiday that year by year is celebrated with a variety of festivals that have as principal characteristic, the use of the costumes, the realization of gatherings and distribution of sweet treats. In addition, this celebration takes place all over the world. The tradition of dressing in costumes for Halloween has two roots Europe and the Celts. According to the traditions previously named you can say that Halloween is characterized now specially by the use a lot of types of masks and costumes in people. Halloween has always been a B u s i n e s s M a g a z i n e | A p r i l 2 0 11
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BIKES AND BOGOTA ARTICLE If cars are killing us and you know it, why are you still using that? In a big city like Bogota which is disigned to use your bike, why you don´t use it? For example if someone tells you that there is one way to keep your body healty, save Money, not to waste time and know new people just on the way to work what would you do?. I´m pretty sure you would want to know the answer and it is simple, cycling in Bogota is the best idea and option you can take.
In big cities one of the most notorial problems is the Smog from cars and in Bogota is the same. For example to ”2600 m. close to the smog” that is the nickname that some people gave to Bogota, the percent says that each year has 2.600.000 more tons from smog and for that reason is the third city most contaminated from Latin America and in a parallel world without cars we won’t be in that place, so why not help the world?
All over the world people want to look sexy and that’s one more reason to use bike, which works with a “natural“ motor, your legs. And if you ride every day I´m pretty sure you will keep your body really well and also you will be a healthy person going away from drugs, bad things and also saving money for not use the expensive gasoline. In Bogota we have some “parches” that are a group of people who like bikes, some of this ones are Ciclopaseo Cachaco, Gonorraiders, Ciclopaseo del IRD and others. And now you like a biker should know their because they are doing some trips around the city helping people and doing that kind of staff they are giving Jobs and also bringing a lot of tourist. If you do that you will know a lot of people and have a nice time doing sport. To conclude cycling in Bogota is the best option you can take like an employer or
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a student for all the reasons I already explain and give to you, to end I really want to say you that doing this little things we are saving our planet and the planet from our children, so I really hope you will take this opportunity to help us and to change your and my life my dear reader.
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ORGANIC COFFE ARTICLE they support their families. For example, Arhuacos Indigenous are producing organic coffee at Sierra Nevada. Finally, around the world more people drink organic coffee, the most important city have a new café. In Colombia, for example, Oma and Juan Valdez have organic lines. In my opinion, all those initiatives are welcome because organic Organic coffee has become is a very important topic. This is coffee is the best model of rural a trendy topic nowadays. called ecologic agricultura and development, also because it Basically organic coffee is pro- has many benefits for the envi- helps our ecosystem and our duced without chemical sub- ronment. For example, it cleans health. stances (e.g: herbicides or pes- air, conserves the clean wáter ticides). In a world full of tech- and forest preserves, among nological processes and chem- others. icals in food, the choice for organic product is powerful. In Another important idea is this sense, organic coffee offers that people that drink organic two amazing advantages: it coffee have better health helps the enviroment and con- because they have less toxins tributes to your health. in theirs body. Moreover, they have fewer probability of Firstly, on the world more having cancer, this conclusion consumers appreciate that is found in academic newsletAgriculture help to care our envi- ters. Therefore, many people ronment. This process involves eat only organic products. This which good practices. For movement increases every example, when it takes care of year because many growers animals and ecosystems which can develop better lifestlye and B u s i n e s s M a g a z i n e | A p r i l 2 0 11
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SARAVIADA ACCESORIES ARTICLE Saraviada is a brand of jewelry inspired in delicate girls that enjoy a simple life. Saraviada accessories is happy, colorful and attractive. These accessories allow to give a touch of elegance and distinction through their simplicity. The Saraviada’s girls have a youthful spirit, no matter their real age. They’ll always be young and always try to bring joy to their outfits. They love fashion trends and Saraviada accessories allows them to look more innovative. But what does Saraviada mean? Saraviada is a word that is only used in Colombia and Venezuela, it’s used for qualify spots in birds plumage. Saraviada is the name
that embodies all attributes of the brand because it’s quaint, native, different and very funny. The raw material used in each design of Saraviada has high quality like golfi gold, silver, Swarovski crystals, and semiprecious stones, creating exclusive accessories that make a woman unique and trendy.
very colorful plumage and “saraviado”. All the elements together made a corporate image fun and native. Women need to feel different among other women, but without losing simplicity and elegance and Saraviada Accessories allows a distinction through their exclusive and special products.
Saraviada was created in early of 2014 trying to give identity to the accessories and to become a brand positioned in the market for jewelry. The colors that represent the brand are purple, cerulean, white, magenta, and light rose are colors female and cheerful. The logo is a hen that has a
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HOLI FESTIVAL ARTICLE
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PAT C H W O R K “Holika” is a celebration full of energy, color and tradition that has won over the soul of all people regardless of age or origin. This festival comes from Hindu religion that celebrates the triumph of good against evil and also marks the beginning of spring in March. Thus, it`s praised for being a joyful festivity that has become in a strong attraction to travel extensively for two days around India, it is the place from which it was first celebrated. However, the festival of colors has different characteristic that have changed over time.
persons. In the first night, we can find many Bonfires around the city on behalf of the fire that consumed Holika in the festival story and the next day, traditionally all people go out to streets and throw water and a kind of powder with different colors based on medicinal herbs named “Gulal”; In this festival We had the possibility of try new food, drinks and sweets typical of each region. Nevertheless, the celebration of this festival isn’t always celebrated in the same way in all places due to some customs have been lost to globalization festival.
According to Carl Sagan “in the past, the gods were operating nature; Therefore, it was necessary a god for every human concern reason “. Hence, Hindu culture wasn`t the exception and expressed the interpretation of different phenomena with the evocation of ancient deities. As a consequence, There are a lot of festivals in their honor in India like the Holi festival. In the original festival the main objective is represent happiness through color and the opportunity to share a really good time for a couple days with other
From India this festival has inspired people to positive feelings for a few days around the world. Therefore, Since 2012 in Berlin this party continued to spread by four European cities but with the support of Holi Concept GmbH that combine electronic music with the idea of making Holi festival thus at a private event where the ticket costs about 12 or 29 euros and the only cause for celebration is love and equality with a fun time dancing in the audience which has led him to receive an enthusiastic response from the young people especially. However,
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the popularity of the festival of colors did not stop on this continent and this feast spread to other countries like America and some in Latin America such as Chile, Peru, Argentina and Colombia course. Finally, it should be noted that despite its age this festival has been consistently evolving as a result of different changes in their traditions. During its popularization among other places and generations around the world, The Holi festival has been changed to protect the public and nature with new products such as biodegradable powders to prevent allergies and implementation of new recommendations to the public as the use of the White and comfortable clothing control of food and alcoholic beverages and of course a good attitude to exit colorful festival. Consequently,Holi festival is a recommended activity for even once in life but honestly it is impossible to attend some time and did not want to return.
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