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  HighBeam Encyclopedia - quetzal
QUETZAL [quetzal] or quezal, common name for a magnificent bird of the family Trogonidae (trogon family), found in the rain forests from S Mexico to Costa Rica at altitudes of up to 9,000 ft (2,745 m).
De los volcanes mexicanos a la "translatio": la XIX edición de la Ruta Quetzal BBVA, todo un clásico, estudiará la historia de México a través de sus volcanes y conmemorará en España el V Centenario de la muerte de Isabel la Católica y el Santo Compostelano.
La ruta sigue el viaje en Espana: los Reyes han recibido a los expedicionarios de Quetzal a la vuelta de su periplo por el Nuevo Mundo.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/q1/quetzal.asp   (439 words)

  
 Juan Carlos I of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Carlos was born as son of Infante Don Juan de Borbon, son of Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
The heir to the throne of Spain was Juan de Borbón, the son of the late Alfonso XIII.
Juan Carlos also may have a legitimate claim to de jure Emperor of the Romans (basileus, kaisar autokrator ton Rhomaion) as he is descended from and is the successor of Ferdinand II of Aragon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Carlos_I   (2353 words)

  
 Noticias Ambientales - Arriba a la Isla la Ruta Quetzal - Puerto Rico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Cientos de jóvenes del proyecto educativo y aventurero conocido como la Ruta Quetzal llegaron finalmente a Puerto Rico como parte de su recorrido, que culminará en España.
La llegada de la Ruta Quetzal confrontó ciertos problemas a su arribo a Mayagüez, donde la revisión de la documentación de los jóvenes tomó varias horas.
Fondos federales para ayuda limpieza contaminación Vieques – 7- de de 2003 - 04: 1
www.ceducapr.com /noticias/wmview.php?ArtID=1625   (897 words)

  
 BBVA Group - Corporate Responsibility - Ruta Quetzal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ruta Quetzal BBVA is a cultural and adventure programme sponsored by BBVA since 1993.
Ruta Quetzal BBVA is a cultural exchange programme that supports education, innovation and preservation of the environment and it presents an example of peaceful co-existence, tolerance and hard work.
Details are now available for those who wish to participate in the 2006 Ruta Quetzal BBVA — refer to the conditions for Spanish applicants and the conditions for non-Spaniards.
www.bbva.es /TLBB/tlbb/jsp/ing/respscor/rtaquetl/index.jsp   (405 words)

  
 Resplendent Quetzal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ref: http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553589 ITIS 553589 The Resplendent Quetzal (''Pharomachrus mocinno'') is a colorful bird of the trogon family found in tropical areas of southern Mexico and of Central America.
Although "quetzal" is used to name all the species of the genus ''Pharomachrus'', the word alone is often used to name one particular species, the Resplendent Quetzal (''P. mocinno mocinno'').
Quetzal is a standardised file format for the saved state of Z-machine games, invented by Martin Frost.
www.wwwtln.com /finance/156/resplendent-quetzal.html   (946 words)

  
 Ruta Quetzal BBVA 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Ruta Quetzal BBVA is a combination of study and adventure.
The Ruta expediton will visit with the Kuna Yala ethnic group and hear native leaders lecture on the organizational model of their society and the maintenance of their traditional way of life.
Upon their arrival in Spain, the Ruta Quetzal participants will be received by the King and Queen of Spain in Madrid.
www.sgci.mec.es /usa/quetzal/2002/info-en-2002.shtml   (1545 words)

  
 Ruta QUETZAL BBVA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Y ya en la capital, acampamos en una especie de hípica, un lugar ideal, cubierto de hierva y donde disponíamos de muchas comodidades.
Sólo un puñado de días para despertar de ese sueño tan deseado y tan querido desde el día que descubrimos la existencia de una experiencia tan maravillosa y llena de aventuras.
Y tengo que concluir esta resumida crónica, sentado en un prado vasco, después de una larga caminata de muchos kilómetros.
www.bbva.es /RUTAQUETZAL/rutaquetzal/jsp/esp/rutas/2005/enruta/laruta/cronicas/20ju3403.jsp   (471 words)

  
 BBVA Group
The auditorium of the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao was the venue for the closing ceremony of this year’s BBVA Ruta Quetzal.
The academic aspects were complemented by an intensive course at the Palacio de Miramar in San Sebastian and visits to the Chillidaleku Museum and the birthplace of Lope de Aguirre.
BBVA Ruta Quetzal is an institutional programme supported by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Secretary of State for International Co-operation and Ibero-America.
press.bbva.com /view_object.html?obj=22,101,c,2472   (610 words)

  
 Education Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
She was also editor of the "Nueva Revista de Política, Cultura y Arte" [Politics, Culture and Arts Journal] and is a member of various national and international Political Science and Sociology associations.
Ruta Quetzal-Argentaria, sponsored by Argentaria and under the auspices of the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Latin America of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been declared of "universal interest" by UNESCO.
Ruta Quetzal is an educational program sponsored by Argentaria under the auspices of the State Secretariat for International Cooperation and for Latin America of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.embaspain.ca /english/educat/menu-7.html   (1329 words)

  
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Student selected to participate must decide in consultation with their parents or guardians what they will do with regard to the recommendations detailed in the "medical note" that will be sent to the scholarship recipients.
The decisions of the juries may not be appealed and the juries are solely responsible for interpreting rules regarding selection of participants.
Students who are selected to participate must send all required documents (application, medical certificate, etc.) to the Education Advisor in their states (see #10 for addresses) by the end of March, 2006.
www.sgci.mec.es /usa/quetzal/indexe.shtml   (1225 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner News - Jamaican student on Spanish adventure - Monday | June 12, 2006
The Ruta Quetzal, named for Christopher Columbus' voyages (Ruta) and the magnificent Mexican bird (quetzal) worshipped by the Aztecs and Mayas as the god of the air, recreates the adventures of times past when groups went on journeys of discovery to distant land.
Participants will this year rediscover the lost Mayan cities in Guatemala and Belize and then end their tour in Spain, culminating with the group of young people being hosted by the king of Spain.
This programme has an enormous impact in Spanish media being extensively covered by the press and each day of the tour can be tracked in any part of the world with daily stories posted by the Spanish media on an official Ruta Quetzal BBVA media site.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060612/news/news6.html   (292 words)

  
 AATSP - Indiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Igualmente hay cursos de lengua y cultura española para administradores educativos.
Los cursos de tres semanas se desarrollarán por la mañana mientras que los de master tendrán horario de mañana y tarde.
• Cursos de verano para profesores de universidad http://www.sgci.mec.es/usa/becas/.
www.pike.k12.in.us /phs/other/Aatsp/scholarship.htm   (251 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for quetzal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
quetzal QUETZAL [quetzal] or quezal, common name for a magnificent bird of the family Trogonidae (trogon family), found in the rain forests from S Mexico to Costa Rica at altitudes of up to 9,000 ft (2,745 m).
trogon TROGON [trogon], family of tropical jungle birds related to the roadrunners and including the quetzal.
It is unclear whether the ruler took his name from the god
www.encyclopedia.com /printablenew/38654.html   (478 words)

  
 Cultura | Cerca de 750 expedicionarios de la Ruta Quetzal visitan la Comunidad
El encuentro Milenio Ruta Quetzal, que congregará a cerca de 750 expedicionarios que participaron en las rutas Quetzal desde 1985 hasta el año 2000, comenzará mañana 27 de abril y se prolongará hasta el 1 de mayo, según informaron fuentes de la Generalitat Valenciana.
La llegada a Castellón comenzará con una charla a cargo de los miembros de la Ruta Quetzal sobre "El antes y el después de la Ruta Quetzal" en el Museo de Bellas Artes, y posteriormente visitarán el Centro de Educación Ambiental en Sagunto.
Miguel de la Quadra Salcedo, uno de los organizadores de este encuentro de la Ruta Quetzal, manifestó que la visita que la expedición hará a la Comunidad Valenciana "es una experiencia pionera que no se ha realizado en ningún país del mundo".
www.panorama-actual.es /Cultura/Not36442.htm   (366 words)

  
 Honduras This Week Travel and Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Additionally, Miguel de la Quadra Salceado, creator of the "Ruta Quetzal" who relies on the patronage of the well-known Spanish company "Chocolates Valor", collaborated with the fairs organizers to create a series of activities in the pavilion.
In order to celebrate these contributions to history, the Honduran Minister of Tourism, along with Ruta Quetzal BBVA and Miguel de la Quadra Salcedo, will preside over the organization and promotion of an exhibition area that commemorates the expedition led by Christopher Columbus 500 years ago.
Santa Maria de la Nueva Valladolid, or just Comayagua, was founded by Don Francisco de Montejo, who ordered Captain Alonso de Caceres, to found a town an equal distance between the two oceans.
www.marrder.com /htw/2002feb/travel.htm   (4949 words)

  
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Ruta Quetzal 2004 This time the journey begins in Mexico where students will study that country’s pre-Columbian cultures and volcanoes, and gain a better understanding of modern scientific methods used to prevent and fight natural disasters.
A letter written by the student in Spanish in which he/she explains the reasons for applying for the 2004 Ruta Quetzal-BBVA program and why he/she should be selected for the program.
Further Information on the Ruta Quetzal Expedition You may find additional information on the Ruta Quetzal expedition, in Spanish, as well as advice from previous participants on how to submit projects and photographs of some of them on the Ruta Quetzal Web page:  HYPERLINK "http://www.rutaquetzal.com" www.rutaquetzal.com.
www.tea.state.tx.us /curriculum/rq04info.doc   (1723 words)

  
 My Interests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 1998 I discovered the wonders of the mountains by going on weekend camping to the Cordillera de los Andes in Santiago de Chile.
In 1999 I went on a 1 week trip to Cuzco in Perú and did the Inca trail in Macchupicchu (4,200 mts.
In 2002 I chaperoned (along with 8 other chaperones) a group of 350 kids from 47 different countries in what is known as the Ruta Quetzal BBVA.
www.isp.edu.pa /hsweb/sperez/history/history/interest.htm   (318 words)

  
 Goiena.net - Ruta Quetzal espedizioa dator eguenean Oñatira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Goiena.net - Ruta Quetzal espedizioa dator eguenean Oñatira
Txokolatea eta ogia emango die Klaxk txokolorateroen elkarteak meriendatzeko Ruta Quetzal 2005 espedizioko lagunei.
Gainera, De La Cuadra Salcedo elkarteko kide egingo dute eta Amerikako eta Oñatiko kakaoaz eta txokolateaz jardungo dute.
www.goiena.net /Oinati/News/1121694538   (113 words)

  
 Especial - Ruta Quetzal 2003
Cada día, uno o varios jóvenes participantes en la Ruta Quetzal BBVA hacen de reporteros y comentan sus impresiones de la jornada.
La casa de la Moneda y la tertulia de la noche
Los cinco trucos de belleza de la Ruta Quetzal BBVA
especiales.prisacom.com /2003/quetzal2003/cronicas.html   (995 words)

  
 Puerto Rico WOW!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
By LUIS A. The 2004 Ruta Quetzal, sponsored by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), will include three students from Puerto Rico among its 350 participants representing 40 countries.
Ruta Quetzal is an annual cultural & adventure program designed to expose European and American students aged 16 and 17 to the human, geographical, and historic aspects of ancient civilizations.
Grupo BBVA invested $1.4 million in last year’s Ruta Quetzal.
www.puertoricowow.com /html/Archives/ArcDetail2.asp?archID=12930   (218 words)

  
 What's New
Katie atop one of the cannon at the Plimoth Blockhouse.
Gallery: De Soto Landing Reenactment c.1963, back when there was a beach at De Soto National Memorial.
Clerics of the De Soto Expedition based on research that I did for the De Soto 2000 event.
mywebpages.comcast.net /calderon/whatsnew.html   (2565 words)

  
 EMC/Paradigm: Electronic Resource Centers
Haga clic en "Expediciones Anteriores" y busque el año "2000" y haga clic en "Expediciones Carolinas a las tierras de América del Norte".
Luego haga clic en "Crónicas" y busque "27-7-2000 ¡¡Esto es la Ruta!!" dentro de "Seleccionar crónica" y haga clic en él.
Por último, haga clic en "ir" a la derecha de la página.
www.emcp.com /electronic_resource_centers/listonline.php?GroupID=4889&Printable=Yes   (135 words)

  
 Extremo tu comunidad de jóvenes online I Xducativa I La Prensa Gráfica
De las Ciudades de los Reyes al Amazonas
Ayer viajaron tres salvadoreños a una cita juvenil de aventura, que será del 17 de junio al 30 de julio, con 307 jóvenes más de Europa, América y Asia.
“De las ciudades de los reyes al amazonas y a la tierra de los Vascos” es la expedición de la que formarán parte tres salvadoreñós y cerca de 300 jóvenes de 53 países.
www.laprensa.com.sv /extremo/quetzal/quetzal.asp   (145 words)

  
 Recognition of Outstanding Student Academic Achievement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Activities in 1998-99 have included a scholarship program with summer institutes in Spain for bilingual and Spanish teachers from Texas, as well as a Visiting Teachers Program that has seen approximately 40 teachers from Spain recruited by 12 Texas school districts to teach various subjects at various grade levels within their districts.
The international Ruta Quetzal-Argentaria scholarship, an award offered to outstanding students of Spanish from around the world, is being extended for the first time to four American students, including one award to a Texas student of Spanish nominated from the 12 school districts participating in the Visiting Teachers Program in Texas.
The recipient will join an elite group of students from 43 countries of the world in the summer of 1999 for a six-week educational and cultural expedition through Spain, Costa Rica, and Panama.
www.tea.state.tx.us /sboe/schedule/9905/outstandingaca.html   (273 words)

  
 Conference Assistant - Jobs Resume Listings on ICCA
I am posting my résumé in order to find an assistant position in which I can use and develop my acquainted skills.
In 1997 I participated as only German representative in the Ruta Quetzal*.
* Ruta Quetzal (Argentaria 1997): 6 ½ week long study and adventure trip to Spain and Mexico with international participants; awarded by the Spanish Embassy, supported by the UNESCO
www.iccaworld.com /jmps/resdtl2.cfm?ResumeId=211   (569 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Yannick Beauregard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Yanick has also excelled in the academic area, particularly in languages and the sciences.
Of note, Yannick's work in Spanish led him to being one of two Canadian students to be awarded the Ruta Quetzal travel scholarships awarded by the Spanish Government.
He also applied and was awarded the "Gene Research for a Week" award were he spent the March break of 2003 working in the laboratory of Dr.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Beauregard_Yannick_587772605.htm   (268 words)

  
 INGUAT: Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo: Guatemala Tourism Commission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
INGUAT: Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo: Guatemala Tourism Commission
El museo de numismática de Guatemala abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes.
El Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología permanecerá cerrado temporalmente por remodelación.
osi.gua.net /site/home/index_1.html   (89 words)

  
 Youth ...on the move!
The Ruta Quetzal-BBVA is a scholarship program for youth between the ages of 16 and 17 and combines both study and adventure.
The journey features a broad program of academic activities and a curriculum to teach young people the historical, geographical and cultural foundations of present-day Latin America.
The deadline for the 2003 Ruta Quetzal-BBVA has passed
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canada-europa/youth/rqbbva_ca-en.asp   (99 words)

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