BaukeSat, Jun 6, 2009 Nom the Puppet: Thanks for the reply, I've read it quickly and will dig deeper into it later.
Meganmay: Thank you for your interesting contribution. I was not aware of the fact that there still is no man's land on earth. Islands have their advantages and disadvantages; on an island, it's more easy for a community to build and remain their cultural identity. Not only because of physical but also because of psychological borders. Examples of this can still be seen in our world, even in the western society (Iceland has a rich and strong cultural identity).
Disadvantages of islands are indeed inbreeding. There's nothing wrong with some racial seperation on voluntary basis but inbreeding will do no good either. Also on the mainland when a community grows to big, it can easily split up, overpopulation on an island is alot more difficult to handle.
It just happens that the girfriend of a friend lived in Panama for a few years and she told about small untouched islands that could be rented for a few days/weeks. I doubt it's the islands you are speaking of but I will ask her if she knows more about this.
Nom the Puppet: Thanks for the reply, I've read it quickly and will dig deeper into it later.
Meganmay: Thank you for your interesting contribution. I was not aware of the fact that there still is no man's land on earth. Islands have their advantages and disadvantages; on an island, it's more easy for a community to build and remain their cultural identity. Not only because of physical but also because of psychological borders. Examples of this can still be seen in our world, even in the western society (Iceland has a rich and strong cultural identity).
Disadvantages of islands are indeed inbreeding. There's nothing wrong with some racial seperation on voluntary basis but inbreeding will do no good either. Also on the mainland when a community grows to big, it can easily split up, overpopulation on an island is alot more difficult to handle.
It just happens that the girfriend of a friend lived in Panama for a few years and she told about small untouched islands that could be rented for a few days/weeks. I doubt it's the islands you are speaking of but I will ask her if she knows more about this.