1 February, 2010 Tusker Geografica- Volume 6 - Issue 2  
IN THIS ISSUE
THE NEW GEOGRAFICA
A MISTRESS FOR SOME
A WARMER, SICKER PLACE
LAND OF THE LIVING
ALI FARKA TOURÉ
IN ANOTHER WORLD
THE NEW GEOGRAFICA
Tusker's Other Game

 
 
 
Four years ago, Eddie Frank’s lust for adventure and his passion for photography coalesced into THE TUSK, Tusker Trail’s monthly e-magazine. As time passed, and as Eddie’s vision exploded onto other continents, THE TUSK took on a more international flavor. 
 
Welcome to the new TUSKER GEOGRAFICA.

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A MISTRESS FOR SOME
Concubines and the World’s Most Prolific Lovers
by Raj Balu

 
 
Concubines were mistresses with benefits, and many Asian emperors maintained them along with their wives.
 
Genghis Khan, one of history’s most notoriously decadent figures, reserved thousands of concubines for his personal enjoyment, and as a result, Genghis left behind a record-breaking genetic legacy.

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A WARMER, SICKER PLACE
Global Warming & the Spread of Disease
by Raj Balu

 
 
 
A spike in the most deadly infectious diseases, dubbed the “deadly dozen”, is already gripping some of the warmer parts of the world. 
 
It now seems certain that one of the most immediate effects of global warming will be the advancing spread of disease.

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LAND OF THE LIVING
Mexico’s Day of the Dead
by Raj Balu

 

Spanish conquistadors, who landed over 500 years ago in what is today known as Mexico, were appalled by the indigenous people’s practice of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.


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ALI FARKA TOURÉ
Playing the Blues—African-Arab style
by Ken Brisken

 
 
Rolling Stone magazine placed Ali Farka Touré number 76 among a pantheon of the world’s greatest guitarists of all time.
 
Touré rose out of the dry, impoverished land of Mali to leave a legacy unlike anything else heard in modern world music.
 

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IN ANOTHER WORLD
Tusker Trail Journeys Through Time

 

After five years of trekking through Mongolia, Tusker Trail has created a unique experience that incorporates the best of what Mongolia has to offer.

A Tusker trek through Mongolia allows visitors to explore pristine alpine terrain while absorbing Mongolia’s countless hidden treasures. 

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