Poverty in rural areas is the result of: 1  high population pressures on overcultivated, eroded land supporting farms of an average size of 0.5 ha. 2  insecurity and displacement. 3  persisting drought. 4  scarcity or poor quality of agricultural implements and technology, and limited market incentives. 5  low productivity of labour.
The Alamo: 13 Days of Glory. February 23, 1836, began the siege of the Alamo, a 13-day moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas, into a shrine known and revered the world over.
Alamogordo / Ë Ã¦ l É m É Ë É¡ ÉËr d oÊ / is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by White Sands National Monument. It is the city nearest to Holloman Air Force Base.