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"The Romance Zone: Relationship, Travel, Cultural and Marriage Guidebook to Latin women"

AUTHORS' NOTES ....................................   3 INTRODUCTION ......................................  11 PART I THE CULTURAL OVERVIEW ......................  19 1 WHAT IS LATIN AMERICA? ..........................  21 2 A SHORT HISTORY .................................  23 PART II FACTS ABOUT LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN ..........  35 3 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ..........................  37 4 SOCIAL CLASS ....................................  41 5 RURAL VS URBAN ..................................  55 6 SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS .............................  59 7 FAMILY STRUCTURE ................................  61 8 INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS .........................  67 9 ATTITUDES TOWARD MEN ............................  71 10 RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX ..........................  83 11 FRIENDSHIP & ROMANCE ...........................  93 12 LOVE ........................................... 101 13 PASTIMES ....................................... 105 14 MEETING HER FAMILY ............................. 109 15 THE ROLE OF RELIGION ........................... 115 16 ACROSS THE DISTANCE ............................ 121 17 INS & OUTS OF MARRIAGE ......................... 129 18 KEEPING HER HAPPY .............................. 133 19 TIDBITS OF WISDOM .............................. 137 PART III CUSTOMS IN DAILY LIFE .................... 139 20 IN THE HOME .................................... 141 21 COMMUNICATING .................................. 147 22 IN PUBLIC ...................................... 155 23 DINING OUT ..................................... 159 24 PACE OF LIFE ................................... 165 25 PUBLIC SERVICES ................................ 169 26 AUTHORITY ...................................... 175 27 FIESTAS, FERIAS, AND FERIADOS .................. 181 28 FORMS OF ADDRESS ............................... 185 29 CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEPHONE MANNERS ........... 191 30 SHOPPING ....................................... 195 31 EDUCATION ...................................... 201 32 LIVING AS A FOREIGNER IN LATIN AMERICA ......... 207 PART IV TRAVEL TIPS & GENERAL SAFETY .............. 219 33 TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ............................... 221 34 TRAVEL GUIDEBOOKS .............................. 227 35 MONEY .......................................... 231 36 GETTING THERE .................................. 237 37 GETTING AROUND ................................. 243 38 ENTERING COUNTRIES ............................. 251 39 ACCOMMODATIONS ................................. 255 40 STAYING SAFE ................................... 259 41 LEARNING SPANISH ............................... 261 PART V HOW TO MEET THAT SPECIAL LADY .............. 263 42 CORRESPONDENCE ................................. 265 43 TOURS .......................................... 269 PART VI LEGAL ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & IMMIGRATION ... 281 44 IMMIGRATION OPTIONS ............................ 283 45 MARRYING ABROAD ................................ 291 PART VII GUIDE TO LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES ........ 297 46 ARGENTINA ...................................... 299 47 BOLIVIA ........................................ 305 48 BRAZIL ......................................... 311 49 CHILE .......................................... 319 50 COLOMBIA ....................................... 325 51 COSTA RICA ..................................... 331 52 CUBA ........................................... 339 53 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ............................. 343 54 ECUADOR ........................................ 345 55 EL SALVADOR .................................... 351 56 GUATEMALA ...................................... 355 57 HONDURAS ....................................... 361 58 MEXICO ......................................... 365 59 NICARAGUA ...................................... 375 60 PANAMA ......................................... 379 61 PARAGUAY ....................................... 389 62 PERU ........................................... 393 63 PUERTO RICO .................................... 397 64 URUGUAY ........................................ 399 65 VENEZUELA ...................................... 403 INDEX ............................................. 407 INFORMATION & ORDERING ............................ 410

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