Valle Rosario Stepping off the greyhound at the town of Valle Rosario, Chihuahua is a huge culture shock, almost as if someone were to have stepped back in time. The difference compared to the United States is undeniable. The movement is significantly slower and gives tourist the ability to take in the great scenery. The slower paced environment gives them the ability to really take in the strong smell of the freshly rained grass, gravel roads, fresh water lake, and the scenery of the simple but beautiful architecture. Most of the architecture is very simple, but still beautiful in its own way. Commercial builds are essentially the same as the building you see in the United States. They feature square bodies made of clay and flat roofs,
Roll the windows down, turn the music up, and drive slowly. Now you're cruising. Cruising is the art of seeing and being seen, and in Tucson the center of this art is Speedway Boulevard. This six-lane street runs east to west through Tucson and is one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city. It hosts a mix of commercial and private buildings: small shops, offices, restaurants, grocery stores, apartment buildings and older homes, as well as the University of Arizona. Despite the apartments and occasional houses, Speedway is mostly a commercial street populated with strip malls and other businesses. Cruising is most visible along the more commercial, business-oriented East Speedway, which for the purposes of this essay is defined as the three mile stretch of road from Alvernon to Wilmot. Like most streets, Speedway was built for an entirely practical reason: to conduct automobile traffic from one place to another with a minimum of waiting. This utilitarian reason is inverted by cruising. The purpose of cruising, unlike driving, is not to arrive but to not arrive. Cruising is a social activity wherein the cars become tools for meeting other people as well as a means of getting from one place to another. The reputation of cruising, and of the nighttime Speedway, is not nearly so benign. As traffic slows and the music increases, the character of Speedway as a place - that is, a focus for human memory and experience - changes to reflect the activities and desires of the cruisers.
Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso 1880-1920 analyzes and discusses the Mexican immigrants to El Paso, Texas. The most western city of the vast state of Texas, a city in the edge of the Chihuahuan desert; a place too far away from many regions of the United States, but as Mario García explains a very important city during the development of the western United States. He begins explaining how El Paso’s proximity to different railroads coming from México and the United States converged there, which allowed El Paso to become an “instant city”, as mining, smelting, and ranching came to region. (García 2)
Environment/Geography- when it comes to the environment, it deals with the film Celebración Del Matrimonio the environment takes place in El Rito, New Mexico. William and Cecilia love playing Spanish music, surrounded by many deserts, nice, beautiful mountains, gigantic valleys, amazing images and plenty of more. Marriage is one of the best that can happen in New Mexico. I say this because when individuals who get married in the state of New Mexico, it’s like having a celebration for a new life. New Mexico has a beautiful scenery and enjoyment weather.
Could you imagine traveling the United States in just your specially made camper and the only company you have is your pet? John Steinbeck, the author of "Travels with Charley" wrote about his 1960's road trip about visiting multiple states. "What are Americans like today?"; that was the question that started his journey. His travels began in Long Island, New York, then he followed the outer border of the United States; from Maine to the Northwest. After he traveled to the Pacific Northwest, he went to Salinas Valley in California then across Texas, and through the Deep South. Finally after that 10,000 mile journey, he made is back safe and sound to New York.This rough and long trip included: meeting new people, exploring, and visiting different states.
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El Paso, Texas is a relatively large city with a small town attitude. It is one of those cities that grows on you. I embrace the laid back lifestyle and bi-cultural environment - it’s given me an opportunity to develop a unique bicultural identity that influences my motivation to succeed. Especially, being the daughter of an immigrant that upholds Mexican culture. The majority of the population is hispanic, which gave me the sense of mexican traditions that I would share with my family in Mexico. Growing up bilingual ironically provided me comfort in the community. Also, the efforts of the community are being made to modernize and improve the city.
Colorado quickly became a tourist’s destination instead of being a safe haven for sick people. By the 1870s, Colorado was becoming more user-friendly, especi...
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Puerto Rico was not always the tropical tourist destination it is today. Initially, it was a rural island with little to no modern amenities, and a severely impoverished population. Th...
Subsequently, Mexican transport by any means was not accompanied by comfort and pleasure. The retched highways of Mexico were a factor that most Mexicans tried to avoid, for one main reason; the natural causes of deterioration of Mexico’s highways made for an uncomfortable long ride. One early traveler of Mexico explains, “I have traveled on rough roads in my time, but such a road as this never” (Powell, 97). ...
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Commercial architecture does it respond to the identity surrounding it? Or does it merely respond to the conditions of Globalization? In order to answer the question above, in the following written piece I must explore the key elements of globalization and identity. I intend to relate both factors to commercial architecture, using the Hilton Tower in Manchester as a prime example. This written piece will effectively be split into two parts (Globalization and Identity).
where people are mostly spectators to be entertained. Architecture is an art that we see and use
Tourists should expect every evening at dusk in Havana; fisherman cast their lines into the splashing Caribbean. The setting of this old town is surrounded in old, beautifully decayed houses and green parks. With vistas, mountains and a view of the Caribbean and lush vegetation; Havana is a simple but colorful city in Cuba. The average pharmacy has a few shelves with maybe 100 drugs. A typical American grocery store often is larger than 40,000 feet; where a customer shops for thousands of various products in one store. In Havana, you will have to gather various products from different small stores that typically only carry a few items. The convenience and variety we have in America quickly fades away the second you step foot into foreign countries like Cuba. Havana’s street culture is filled with different people and music as one ventures through the crowds of friendly people who will instantly tell you their life story if given the
Architecture has been around since the beginning of humankind. It is how homes are designed, castles are built, and how there is a roof over your head. Many buildings that we live in, work in, or go to school in have all carefully been designed by highly trained Commercial Architects. Architecture, specifically Commercial Architecture, can seemingly defy gravity with sideways buildings or glass walkways dangling hundreds of feet into the air. Commercial Architecture is what designs the mile high skyscrapers and other vast commercial buildings, as well as awe-inspiring churches and museums, and spreads fresh ideas on designing.