They even used cacao seeds as a form of money to pay taxes or give as holy offerings to the gods.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

She wanted to explore her husband's Latino roots as a family project, as a way to teach their young daughter.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

The demand for employees with green skills will continue to grow as the world seeks to become more earth friendly.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

Walking is safe. And,it is said be to as valuable for one's health as more intense forms of exercise like jogging.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

The purpose of immediate treatment is to cool the victim as quickly as possible to stop the body temperature from increasing.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

When you are out in nature it is important to speak softly so as not to frighten the animals away.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

At times like these, we remember that the ground is not as solid and unchanging as people might like to think.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

Some economists think the plan needs to provide as much as one trillion dollars or more to be effective.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

"As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before 9/11.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

"Emerging markets are as victim to the world meltdown as any other economy and there are no exceptions."

VOA: special.2009.12.04

But as early as the middle seventeen hundreds, Cape May began to be known as a place to visit in the summer.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

Outside,crowds lined the street to cheer Wilson as he returned to the White House from the Capitol Building.

VOA: special.2010.10.14

The puppeteers train for many years to move as one in bringing the puppet to life to act in complex theater productions.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

He said that never before had he spoken to a group as troubled and worried as the one he spoke to now.

VOA: special.2009.03.19