Mexico Trip Cabo San Lucas, a city of Mexico, this south of the border country contains many undiscovered beauties. Arriving in Cabo, my wife and I were impressed with the theater landscape layout of the city as it rose up from the shore line to the high hills behind the city, layering the different architecture of the buildings and homes. The color usage by the people of Cabo gave life and heritage of their culture to this small port life city. The merchandise of Cabo ranged from detailed hand crafted works to local production materials including foods, clothing and housewares. The main industry of Cabo is fishing for exporting and community jobs.
The Landscape of this beautiful, colorful city is very interesting to me, using the present
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Red, green, white, gold, silver and black were the main colors used almost over everything hence why their national flag has these colors. The building made heavy usage of the green and red with a base of white, lots of building used white, white served two purposes for them, one was for sun reflections to reduce heat and it made also a great canvas to show off the contrasting colors of the country. The higher the standard of living people for their businesses or homes was the colors gold and or silver with black which were incorporated in with the red and green. The foods of Cabo was not like Mexican food of America in fact tacos are an American idea not Mexican at all. Red and black beans with long grain orzo yellow rice was served with what the fishing vessels brought to shore. Beef was not a main meat for the city, pork was it is the easiest animal for them to raise, and it takes less land to raise …show more content…
Vending carts and pedals came to you, especially if you were a tourist, if you were laying on the beach there was a vender, even if you were in the ocean venders come to you. Tourism is a big business for the people of Cabo beside the fishing system. The children and elderly people of the city preformed some form of craft or service. Mostly hand crafted items were the big merchandising efforts they ranged from small village home carvings made from wood, to full blown 5 piece hand crafted furniture sets, even beautifully hand crafted shell inlayed chest tables and games boards made of wood, sea shells and brass or silver strips hammered into place then hand polished to perfection. They would even go out of their way to ship the items to your home in the United
Japantown, in San Francisco, is an ethnic enclave to the Japanese who migrated to the US and it is a space created by themselves for themselves to practice their old traditions and remind them of home. The Kinokuniya building in Japantown is home to many generations of Japanese and they would often celebrate traditional festivals and more than often there are many subculture groups within the Japanese here in San Francisco. One subculture that is evident is the Ikebana group located in Japancenter where they display flower arrangements called Ikebana. Being an outsider, the need to observe and research is very important to understand this art form flourishing in San Francisco. The empirical evidences I have gathered allowed me to dwell deeper into the history of Ikebana and the Ikebana group as well as the importance of this group to its fellow members.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. However, what words are being told in the Codex Mensoza 1964, Lám (Brumfiel 1991: 224) and more importantly what influential role did the Spanish heritage have in the artifacts? These credentials were offered as form of resolute of Aztec women’s productive activities in Mexico. Nevertheless, Bromfiel paint a different picture of the Aztec women. In these sketches, Brumfiel draws our attention to the background in which the women are performing their “productive activities.” (Brumfiel 1991: 224) At first glance, these images are portraying Aztec women. However, after careful scrutiny of the photos, I noticed several an uncanny discoveries. In the first two portraits, both of the weaving instruments appear to be bound to Roman and/or Spanish columns (to my untrained eye). In the last two illustrations, I observed “productive activities” (Brumfiel 1991: 224) of cooking being performed, in what appears to be in a non-traditional work environment that does not correspond with the “productive activities” (Brumfiel 1991: 224) of the women in that era. One appears to be working in luxury room while the other seems to be overlooking the mountains from a balcony. Although these duties were performed in a residential setting, the pictures fail to emphasi...
Mexican civilization is very much affected due its contact. with France, New Orleans of the USA.”Design, style and gastronomy are expressions that show the vibe of Yucatan, sentiment relevance more than its personal kingdom.”(4).
The journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is single handedly one of the most breath taking feats of exploration in the Americas. He departed Spain as a member of a royal Spanish expedition in hopes to colonize the mainland of the Spanish called La Florida, present day Florida. As a treasurer, he was one of the chief officers on the Narvaez expedition. Cabeza de Vaca ultimately departed from Spain for the Americas on June 1527. (pbs.org) (Americanjourneys.org)
The Albuquerque make-up business was booming. The nail art scene was especially thriving, and the companies manufacturing the resources needed were being boosted to godlike statuses. Two companies, above all, ruled the city with perfectly manicured iron fists. Chic Shine and Glitz were essentially religions for New Mexico based fashion blogs and trendy teenagers alike.
When we hear discussions or read articles about drug wars, killings, and illegal immigration into the United States, many of us immediately think of Mexico. As a nation, Mexico is a much greater country than these commonly referred to issues. Mexico is a country with a broad history, deep family culture, and an economy fueled by oil and tourism. The United States Department of State (USDS) offers a broad range of information on countries outside the US, including Mexico. I found a wealth of information about Mexico through the USDS Background Note provided on their website located at www.state.gov. I will outline for you the key information found in this report, and others, related to the Mexican economy, culture, and more.
Calico was first born as an island. The man, Prince of Arabia at the time was on a vacation and while sailing around, discovered the island. He had not an inkling of its large size, beauty and the resources that it had to offer. The prince set up a camp there for a day, and wrote down everything about the island.
There were modern Spanish designs of towns that were created all over Central Mexico that assisted as business, managerial, and religious spots that drew in an progressively Hispanic and Christian population from the country. Mexico City was constructed on what was left of Tenochtitlan and turned out to be the capital of Spain’s Northern Empire. The colonial society was based off of three core groups which were the whites, castas, and local people. Each of these people had certain rights and duties in the colonial society. Thru the colonial era the relationship between Mexico and Spain was based on the viewpoint of mercantilism. Mexico was obligated to give Spain raw materials which in turn would create finished merchandise and be sold at an advantage to the colonies. There were trade responsibilities that consigned strict limitations on the colonial economies that secured the manufacturers and traders in Spain from the outside rivalries throughout the
In central and southern Mexico, there are fundamental characteristic that deserve emphasis at the outset. The size and distribution of Indian peoples before the arrival of Europeans had a huge effect on the development of Mexico. The differences in the historical development of central and southern Mexico and the rest of North America derive in large part from the dense concentration of Indian peoples in the highland valleys of Mexico. The Spaniards had a huge role in the changing of the native peoples if Mexico not only politically and culturally as well. The timing of the colonization was also a huge fundamental influence on its development. Spain introduced their most important legacy to Mexico, the Reconquista. This was an 800 year long process of “reconquering” the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim control. This helped define the social and economic patterns that were introduced to Mexico. Along with the reconquering, Spain was full of a renaissance drive for knowledge, wealth and power. They attempted to recreate as accurately as possible the life of the medieval lord with his titles and power based ownership of large landed estates and control over subordinate and retainers. This was only made possible through the large population of Indians living in the area. They were the ones who did the heavy lifting and built the new society so that the Spaniards could accomplish their objectives. Unlike the central and southern Mexico, the northern section had a smaller Indian population, harsh climate and wide-open spaces helped develop a completely different culture. This section was a land of opportunity during much of its history.
Throughout the worlds history, many forms of folk art have been established. One easily identifiable is that of the Mexican folk art. Mexican folk art has great range and variety. This is primarily because the difference in available materials spread throughout the land. There are over a hundred types of clay, different woods and metals, and even a vast array of vegetable fibers used in textile work that let to a drastic amount of recognizable differences in the art. Artists used a large variety of animal, mineral, and vegetable products to dye and paint their pieces. There is also a very different stylization based on geographic locations and split of communities. This is due to the settling of invading Mesoamerican culture mixed with the Spanish and Arabic cultures. Although there is a vast amount of traditional folk art products from Mexico, pottery, wood burning, glass blowing, and paper mache are staples of the Mexican folk art culture. When Mexico ...
Mexico’s has a rich history, culture, economy, and government. Prior to the Spanish arrival, Mexico was habited by Indian groups with varying economic and political systems. The communities that lived in the north comprised of gatherers and hunters. However, agriculturalists populated the rest of the country. They were a dense population and were characterized by varying cultures (Miller, 2015). The county has developed tremendously since the Spanish conquest. The government has also changed continuously over the years.
Mexican culinary norms vary widely based on income level and social class. The diet of working class Mexicans includes staples such as corn or wheat tortillas, along with beans, rice, tomatoes, chili peppers and chorizo, a type of pork sausage. Empanadas, which are handheld pasty pockets that can contain savory or sweet fillings.
Although Puerto Rico is relatively young artistically, it has gone through major cultural changes, first with the Spanish conquest, and then with the United States and other immigrant groups. The artistic production of painters and craftsmen, through these not yet five hundred years, reflect these cultural shocks.
Mexican cuisine is a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, principally SpanisH elements. The basic predominant native foods such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced a large number of different foods,such as beef, pork, chicken, goat and sheep, farm products especially cheese and various herbs and lots of spices. Mexican cuisine is as complex as any of the great cuisines in the world, such as China, France, Italy and Turkey. It is crea...
A city has to be beautiful, though the definition of “beauty” is so vague. The beauty can be physical, such as enjoyable parks, streetscapes, architectural facades, the sky fragment through freeways and trees; or it can be the beauty of livelihood, people, and history. As landscape architects, we are creating beautiful things or turning the unpleasant memorial.