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Street Food | Doriantojos

Street Food | Doriantojos

There is a new kind of street food that has crept up on the streets of San Cristobal de las Casas in the last...

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Photos for ADAY.org

Photos for ADAY.org

Last week I was invited by my friend Inger Vandyke to participate with her team in a project on...

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Sheltered American Kids a...

Sheltered American Kids and the Rest of the World

Statistically American children have it easier than most other kids on the planet. Child labor laws protect...

Photo | La Catedral de San Cristóbal

Dominating the central part of San Cristobal is La Catedral de San Cristóbal. Construction on the beautiful mustard...

Photo | La Catedral de San Cristóbal
posted on: May 14, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Photo | Lagunas de Montebello

Laguna de Montebello located in the magnificent Lagunas de Montebello National Park near the Guatemala border in the...

Photo | Lagunas de Montebello
posted on: May 11, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Photo | Stone on Carpinteria State Be...

I have always been fascinated by the seashore. Where the ocean and the sea meet is to me a metaphor for life....

Photo | Stone on Carpinteria State Beach, California
posted on: May 9, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Meet Your Food

There was a time, now long past, when humans lived with an awareness toward other species that we “more developed”...

Meet Your Food
posted on: May 8, 2012 | author: Jonathan
Photo | Multnomah Falls Near Portland, Oregon

Photo | Multnomah Falls Near Portland, Oregon

posted on: May 7, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Multnomah Falls, just east of Portland, Oregon, USA is beautiful display of the power of mother nature. The 611 foot tall cascade of frigid water is...

El Chiflón Falls in Chiapas, Mexico

El Chiflón Falls in Chiapas, Mexico

posted on: May 4, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Only a 30 minute drive from Comitan, Chiapas is one of Mexico’s highest and most impressive waterfalls, Cascada El Chiflón. At the top bright teal...

Weekly Giving | PSI

Weekly Giving | PSI

posted on: Feb 12, 2012 | author: Jonathan

For this week’s Consistent Giving I have chosen PSI. PSI is a global non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of people in the...

Photo of the Day | Mayan Woman in Traditional Dress

Photo of the Day | Mayan Woman in Traditional...

posted on: Feb 8, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Most Mexican states either totally conquered or assimilated their aboriginal peoples, the indigenous of Chiapas, have not been conquered or...

Photo of the Day | Iglesia de Santo Domingo

Photo of the Day | Iglesia de Santo Domingo

posted on: Feb 7, 2012 | author: Jonathan

The Santo Domingo church was built by Dominican Friars in 1546. The facade was beautifully restored in 2006. The church is considered one of the most...

Mixed Metaphors

Mixed Metaphors

posted on: Feb 6, 2012 | author: Jonathan

I was raised in high-school-football-country. On Friday nights all over high-school-football-country the stands are filled with diehard fans and kids...

Photo of the Day | Textiles at the Artisan Market

Photo of the Day | Textiles at the Artisan Ma...

posted on: Feb 5, 2012 | author: Jonathan

The Artisan Market in San Cristobal de las Casas offers an amazing mix of everything from Amber Jewelry to Zapatista Dolls. Most of the products are...

Weekly Giving | Greenpeace Fund

Weekly Giving | Greenpeace Fund

posted on: Feb 5, 2012 | author: Jonathan

For this week’s Consistent Giving I have chosen Greenpeace Fund. As you are no doubt aware Greenpeace is a high profile environmental organization...

Photo of the Day | Sunrise at Arches National Park

Photo of the Day | Sunrise at Arches National...

posted on: Feb 1, 2012 | author: Jonathan

I made this image early one morning in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. Arches is one of the the United States’ iconic National Parks and...

Weekly Giving | Freedom From Hunger

Weekly Giving | Freedom From Hunger

posted on: Jan 29, 2012 | author: Jonathan

For this week’s Consistent Giving I have chosen “Freedom From Hunger.” Freedom from Hunger is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that brings...

Photo of the Day | Reflection of San Felipe de Neri Church

Photo of the Day | Reflection of San Felipe d...

posted on: Jan 28, 2012 | author: Jonathan

  The skies were brilliant after a rain storm blew through “Old Town” Albuquerque on a seasonally cold winter’s day. The iconic San Felipe...

Weekly Giving | Heifer International

Weekly Giving | Heifer International

posted on: Jan 22, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Heifer International fights poverty by providing long-term development solutions rather than short-term relief programs. The founder Dan West,...

Photo of the Day | Three Amigos

Photo of the Day | Three Amigos

posted on: Jan 22, 2012 | author: Jonathan

These three little guys just loved horsing around and following me as we checked out the school in the village in Nichnamtic, Chiapas, Mexico. They...

Weekly Giving | Population Connection

Weekly Giving | Population Connection

posted on: Jan 15, 2012 | author: Jonathan

Population Connection is the United States’ largest grassroots population organization with about 140,000 members, supporters, and educators. One...

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