Myths and facts. Diabetes is a number of diseases that involve problems with the hormone insulin. Normally, the pancreas (an organ behind the stomach) releases insulin to help your body store and use the sugar and fat from the food you eat.
Valle del Cauca Department. Valle del Cauca, or Cauca Valley (Spanish pronunciation: [ËbaÊe Ã°el Ëkauka], locally: [ËbaÊe Ã°el Ëkauka]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali.
The perspective is enlarged by chapters on Moho Cay, at the mouth of the Belize River, and on the small centre of Pacbitun and the larger one of El Pilar, which lie in the hills south and north of the Valley respectively; there is also one on the enormous site of Caracol--a major player in the now well documented Maya warfare of the sixth through eighth centuries--which, although some way to the south, undoubtedly influenced the lives of the valley communities even if their nearest potent ...