false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172086723m/136893.jpg 136893 3 The eastern savannas of war-ravaged Colombia, known as the llanos, are among the most brutal environments on Earth, an unlikely setting for one of the most hopeful environmental stories ever told. Here, more than twenty-five years ago, an intrepid visionary named Paolo Lugari set out to create a village that could sustain itself agriculturally, economically, and artistically. He reasoned that if a community could survive in the Colombian llanos, it would be possible to live anywhere. The new village was named after the graceful river terns common in the area, los gaviotas.<br />The early inhabitants of <i>Gaviotas</i> soon realized that if they wanted even basic necessities, they would need to be very resourceful. So they invented wind turbines that convert mild breezes into energy, super-efficient pumps that tap previously inaccessible sources of water, and solar kettles that sterilize drinking water using the furious heat of the tropical sun.<br />They even invented a rain forest! Two million pine trees planted as a renewable crop have unexpectedly allowed the rain forest to re-establish itself. Paolo Lugari and the Gaviotans, in their quest to create a model human habitat, serendipitously renewed an entire ecosystem. This is why Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez has called Lugari as &#147;The Inventor of the World." 131928 1998 Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World total:195|5:104|4:58|3:23|2:8|1:2| 195 839 320 51 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 11:16:36 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 11:32:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 16:34:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 16:31:26 -0700 2009
The book portrays a well nigh impossible scene there: nati...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jun 27 00:45:27 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 00:45:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 00:00:40 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 02:12:46 -0700 2008 This book flies in the face of pessimists grown frustrated with the status quo.
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