Bienvenidos! Welcome to New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment.
On this land in the southwestern region of the United States of America, you will be fascinated by the cultural amalgamation of Native American, Hispanic, and Mexican culture. And here you do not learn cultures in just museums; you get the chance to explore the landscape and meet people and make the experience truly YOURS. And it doesn’t matter if you don’t speak Spanish.
New Mexico is divided into six different regions: The Northwest, the Northcentral, the Northeast, The southwest, The southeast, and the Central region. And in our 2-week trip, we will get a chance to see them all.
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The trip starts at the central region in the city of Albuquerque, the state’s largest city, where we will take the world’s longest aerial tramway up to the top of the Sandia mountains, 10378 feet above the ground. From the tram, you can see captivating landscape. And if you are lucky, you may discover flora and fauna what are unique to New Mexico.
On the next day, we’ll be visiting Petroglyph National Monument, where you can discover 20000 carvings, ranging from the simple animal scratches to the complex abstracts. Here we will get a chance to see a variety of wildlife and traces of volcanic activity during trekking.
Not only is scenery distinctive to Albuquerque, but also its live cultural heritage. The Old Town Albuquerque, the city’s first neighborhood, invites travelers to appreciate its artistic richness both in the artists’ studio and the galleries. If you happen to bring your children with you, don’t worry to leave them at !explora!, the large interactive science center that will attract their attention for the whole day.
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...n for different cultural events. You will have a full day by yourselves. Walk around the plaza, get yourself absorbed into the adobe structures, and find some native food to eat.
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Remember that this is just some of what we have prepared for YOU!
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Throughout the trip, we will be staying in different accommodations, including St. James Hotel in Cimarron, which has hosted many famous people, and the visitor’s houses in the National Monuments where you can experience nature all night long. We will also bring you to one of the best restaurants in each area and it’s on us.
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Final Warning: There is a likely chance that you will get enchanted here forever. So, don’t forget to bring your spell breaking potions.
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Monroy, Douglas. Thrown Among Strangers: The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California . 1990.
Jalisco is seperated by the peaks of the Sierra Madre. Jalisco is known for having a complex landscape - now lofty plain, now rugged sierra - the area is however very good for fertility, and is as beautiful and varied as any in Mexico, ranging from fresh pine woods and cool pastures to lush tropical forest. This state stretches all the way to the coast, with resorts and beaches that vary from the sophistication of Puerto Vallarta to the simplicity of Barra de Navidad.
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The continuing damage produced by the Apaches and the failure of the civil power to mount a determined response caused in the leaving of many smaller, distant settlements. Population became determined in central communities such as Tucson and Nogales. Moreover, continued civil unrest in central Mexico and the failure of the central government to establish effective running in the region resulted in the isolation of the southern Arizona population. Finally, these issues caused a shift in the economic connections of people living in the border, and they united with the expanding interests of the United States. With the opening of the Santa Fe Trail by Americans in 1821, the southwestern region became closer to the overland and sea directions that supplied communities along the Mississippi River as well as the western area of the United States. Although the southern Arizona area ...
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El Paso is 256.3 square miles, so in my eyes it’s pretty big. From the alluring sight of the sunset that the west side of El Paso provides, to the desert view the far east side shows for miles on end there are just so many beautiful places to go. Yet of all the places to go there’s one that I always enjoy visiting, and that’s downtown. I love walking around downtown and exploring each of its stores, casting an eye over its beautiful buildings, and contemplating the atmosphere that is downtown.
Kanellos, Nicolás, Felix M- Padilla, and Claudio Esteva Fabregat, eds. Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1994. Print.
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With the advancements in technology today, the process of learning has become easier. Instead of just reading, one can look at video documentaries or web sites to acquire information they need or want. In my Latinos in the U.S. class, we have access to all types of information in our quest to learn about Mexican-American history. By reading Zaragosa Vargas= Problems in Mexican-American History, looking at the Chicano Park web site and viewing part one of the Chicano! video documentary, I have encountered a variety of representations of Mexican-American history. However they are not all of the same quality for the video and web site do not give as much information as the readings in Vargas= book or the class lectures and discussions do. Both the video and web site touch on a very small portion Mexican-American history, however, they only refer to the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo established in 1848 and that Mexicans are of Aztlan heritage.
As a result of leaving Mexico when I was a young child, I did not experience the Mexican culture to the fullest or became well versed in its
The official name of Mexico is The United Mexican States (Hamilton 39 ). The country is located in North America, and bordered by the United States to the North, Belize and Guatemala to its South. The country is 761,601 square miles, making it the fifth largest country in America (Stein 16). Mexico’s main language is Spanish. An the country carries an estimated population of 116,220,947(Stein 84). Making the nation of people full of diverse culture.