The southern part of New Mexico is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, one of the largest and most biologically diverse deserts in North America. The eastern portion of New Mexico is part of the High Plains, a vast expanse of grasslands and rolling hills that gradually rise in elevation from ...
Current Resident: Living in McAllen, Texas, provides a mix of cultural richness, community spirit, and hot weather. McAllen sits on the U.S.-Mexico border and is greatly influenced by Mexican and American cultures, reflected in its food, language, and festivals. The subtropical climate of th...
With a population approaching that of Chicago, Houston, Texas is the fourth most populous city in the U.S., the number one southern city for population, and the sixth most populous city in North America. Houston has the greatest ethnic diversity of any area in Texas, and some consider it...
At first glance, it appears that all of this probably took place at the Grand Hotel in Walla Walla; “The place where the traveling man feels at home,” but as I read the hotel letterhead on which the license was hand written, I noticed that under the hotel logo in the upper left is...
Southern cities continue to steal the hearts of T+L readers, thanks to the wonderful mix of warm hospitality, approachable size, excellent food, and striking architecture. Daniela Duncan/Getty Images Every year for our World's Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel ...
Kung Bushmen material orA.Leeds, “Some Problems in Yaruro Ethnohistory,” inActas y Memorias del 35° Congreso Internacional de Americanistas,Mexico, 1962 (México, D. F.;1964): 157–175. Google Scholar A. Leeds, “Towns and Villages in Society: Hierarchies of Order and Cause,” in...
Southern Mainland Caribbean Southern Atlantic and River Plate Region Pacific Connections Back to top Kagan, Richard, and Fernando Marías.Urban Images of the Hispanic World, 1493–1793. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000. Midway between art history and cultural and political history. The ...
Nestled at the southern foot of the massive and majestic Mogollon Mountains you can find the quiet and quaint Silver City. While outdoorsy types will enjoy the vast swathes of untouched nature in the nearby Gila National Forest, its historic district is packed with attractive old Victorian, Queen...
Overall, cities located in dry areas, for example, in Africa, southern parts of North America, and Eastern Asia, showed a decrease in annual and seasonal precipitation, while wetter conditions were favorable for cities located in wet regions such as, southeastern South America, eastern North ...
Louisiana, constituent state of the United States of America. It is delineated from its neighbors—Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and Texas to the west—by both natural and man-made boundaries. The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south. The c