Gulf of Mexico

The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle is a modern novel that depicts the lives of two couples--one a wealthy American couple and the other a poor, illegal, Mexican immigrant couple. The novel is, in many respects, a commentary on the stereotypes, biases and walls Americans have built to separate themselves from immigration. Boyle uses these real and imagined boundaries to expose the social, physical and economic divisions between Americans and Mexicans in the United States. The most obvious…

If you ever happen to visit Skagway, Alaska a good place to visit is the Klondike Gold Rush National Park. It is the gateway to the famous Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 which happened in Yukon Territory. On August 19,1896, a man named George W. Carmak, along with his wife and brother in-law found gold in Yukon Territory. The location was suggested by Robert Henderson, a prospector grubstaked by a French-Canadian agent for Alaska Commercial Company, who previously found gold at this location.…

South America is located under Mexico. There is a total of twelve countries located in South America. The population of South America is 427,328,290. South America is also the fourth largest continent in the world. The land area of South America is about 6,878,570 square miles or 12% of the world’s land area. The most frequently languages are Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and French. Over 30% of South America is covered with rainforests. Peru is located in South America. Peru is…

While beachside resort towns like Cancun, Cozumel or Los Cabos get all the attention, quiet little San Miguel is a well-kept secret treasure. Once visitors experience this magical place set in the high desert mountains, they instantly fall in love, and many decide to make San Miguel their home. In fact, almost twenty percent of the residents of San Miguel are expatriates. What’s so great about this charming city? For starters, there’s the breathtaking and well-preserved Colonial and Spanish…

Mayans live a very unique lifestyle and have many creations of their own. Mayan people are very tan, skinny, and very smart. These people have invented the zero to help with harvesting, predicting when the next solar year will be and to use a calendar. The Mayans have invented many things that are still being used in today's world. This culture believes in being with their ancestors by eating a certain type of food. Mayans existed in the classic and pre-classic periods, which some of these…

The conflict which would become known as the Water Wars, began as a series of public meetings held by local professionals and peasant irrigation farmers in Cochabamba. Initially, these meetings garnered little media attention and were ultimately ignored by the Bolivian government and Aguas del Tunari. However, as the public became more aware of the impending price hikes, the resistance picked up support from water cooperatives, neighborhood associations and most significantly labor unions. In…

“Miami isn’t too far; it is ninety-five miles away at the most…” Maya’s cherubic features made it hard to fabricate an excuse for wanting to stay in Cuba. I knew that staying here, staying in poverty, predisposed me to a life of misery and malnourishment. The journey would be perilous, which made me wonder if it was worth it. I longed to voice my dissent and convince her to condone the actions of the corrupt government, however I knew the time to liberate had come. My patience for living life…

The movie Babel is revolves around four cultures and families that are, in one way or another, linked to each other. The movie takes place in Japan, Morocco, America, and Mexico. In each setting the culture is exhibited in great detail and many stereotypes of each are proven to be false. In Babel, Yasujiro Wataya, father of Chieko Wataya, had given Hassan his rifle in thanks for being his guide. Hassan later markets off the rifle to Abdullah, father of Yussef and Ahmed. Yussef later takes aim at…

known as MS-13. MS-13 is a Los Angeles based gang comprised of mostly Salvadorans and people of other Central American descent. They have long controlled the flow of drugs, weapons, and illegal aliens coming in though the porous border we share with Mexico. Over decades they have grown from a small gang designed to protect Salvadoran immigrants being exploited by other established gangs in Los Angeles to a criminal organization comprised of 30,000 to 50,000 members spread all across the United…

Around 10,000 years ago, several indigenous groups are thought to have lived in Panama. When the Spaniards first arrived in Panama, the Cuevas and Coclé were the major tribes in the area. However, many natives of the area were killed upon Spanish arrival by the spread of European diseases. Columbus claimed the area for Spain in 1502 and Panama was used as a route for shipping Incan goods to Spain. In 1821, Spain was overthrown and Panama became a province of Colombia. In 1903, Panama declared…