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Lonely Planets Mexico is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover the ancient Maya world at Palenque, explore the world-class diving reef at Cabo Pulmo, and tour the most important works of Mexicos top muralists around Mexico City; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mexico and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planets Mexico Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020s COVID-19 outbreak Top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of Mexicos] best experiences and where to ...
The only volume on the work of Vicente Carducho in English Analysis of the Dialogues on Painting by international experts Contributors are art historians or hispanists, offering a multi-disciplinary approach
When the Spanish colonized the Americas, they brought many cultural beliefs and practices with them, not the least of which involved death and dying. The essays in this volume explore the resulting intersections of cultures through recent scholarship related to death and dying in colonial Spanish America between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. The authors address such important questions as: What were the relationships between the worlds of the living and the dead? How were these relationships sustained not just through religious dogma and rituals but also through everyday practices? How was unnatural death defined within different population strata? How did demo-graphic and cultural...
Practical travel guide to Mexico featuring points-of-interest structured lists of all sights and off-the-beaten-track treasures, with detailed colour-coded maps, practical details about what to see and to do in Mexico, how to get there and around, pre-departure information, as well as top time-saving tips, like a visual list of things not to miss in Mexico, expert author picks and itineraries to help you plan your trip. The Rough Guide to MEXICO covers: Mexico City, Acapulco and the Pacific beaches, inland Jalisco and Michoacán, the Bajio, Veracruz, the north, the northwest and Copper Canyon, Baja California, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco and the Yucatán. Inside this travel guide you'll find...
The Rough Guide to Mexico is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating nation: with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best Mexican attractions - this completely revised, full colour edition features new, easy to find practical sections, full transport details for every location and new colour maps. Discover Mexico's highlights with stunning photography and information on everything from Baja California's beaches and the silver towns of the Bajío, to the jungle-smothered ruins of Oaxaca and Yucatán. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Mexico City, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Mexico also includes detailed itineraries covering the best of the country, as well as things not to miss and regional highlights detailing the most unforgettable experiences. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Mexico. Now available in ePub format.
Práctica guía de viaje con la más completa y actualizada información del Estado de Aguascalientes (México) Cerro del Muerto Cerro de los Gallos Sierra Fría Zona Arqueológica El Ocote Cañón de Huijolotes El Sabinal Barranca de Santiago Sierra del Laurel Sierra de Asientos Otros Atractivos Naturales Haciendas 160 páginas a todo color: planos, mapas, fotografías y la más completa información del Estado de Aguascalientes, con especial énfasis en sus aspectos más prácticos. Una deliciosa travesía por los espacios naturales del Estado de Aguascalientes: sierras, barrancas, reservas, haciendas, cascadas... Interesantes recorridos por sus pueblos y ciudades, descubriendo sus monumen...
Francisco de Paula Santander fue condenado al destierro por su supuesta participación en la conspiración contra la vida de Simón Bolívar, el 25 de septiembre de 1828. Santander se expatrió en Europa hasta 1831, cuando finalmente se le levantó la pena a que había sido sentenciado. La vivencia del exilio quedó registrada en un diario de viaje y en la correspondencia que el ilustre proscrito intercambió con familiares y conocidos, tanto en Colombia como en el Viejo Mundo. De la intimidad de esos documentos emerge un personaje extraordinario, no solo por su habilidad para sacar ventaja de la adversidad, sino porque fue el único período de su vida adulta que no dedicó al servicio púb...
On September 29, 1927, Cuban soprano Rita Montaner walked onto the stage of Havana's Teatro Regina, her features obscured under a mask of blackened glycerin and her body clad in the tight pants, boots, and riding jacket of a coachman. Standing alongside a gilded carriage and a live horse, the blackfaced, cross-dressed actress sang the premiere of Eliseo Grenet's tango-congo, "Ay Mama Ines." The crowd went wild. Montaner's performance cemented "Ay Mama Ines" as one of the classics in the Cuban repertoire, but more importantly, the premiere heralded the birth of the Cuban zarzuela, a new genre of music theater that over the next fifteen years transformed popular entertainment on the island. Cu...
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