Posted in Monterrey on Jun 27th, 2007 1 Comment »
Lugar: Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
Fecha: Junio de 2006
Temperatura: No mayor a 30 grados.
Hora: 14:03 horas aproximadamente.
Yo estaba dentro de mi casa, con el aire acondicionado encendido ya que el calor, incluso en la sombra, era insoportable, me decidí a encender la televisión para ver el noticiero con Lolita Ayala y fue entonces cuando sucedió algo, […]
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The image of a city is produced from a combination of factors: edifices, people, and cultural practices, along with numerous small details that constitute the intricacies of that particular place. However, these small details are typically lost on a visitor’s first impression, which usually is drawn from pictures, tourist sites, or transportation terminals. As for […]
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Posted in Group One, Monterrey on Jun 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Just a few days ago, the Vatican issued a list of 10 commandments for motorists to promote safer driving. The 36-page manuscript – which encourages drivers to make the sign of the cross before setting off on any trip – was established as a consequence of the 1.2 million people deceased on the road each […]
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Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), more affectionately known as Tec de Monterrey, was founded in 1943 by Mexican businessman Eugenio Garza Sada. Sada, the owner of Monterrey’s Cervecería Cuauhtémoc, had earned an engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1917, and upon his return to Mexico, he […]
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Posted in Group Two, Monterrey on Jun 18th, 2007 No Comments »
The northern city that we are currently calling home was established in 1596 and currently consists of over 3 million inhabitants (accounting for 74 percent of its state’s population). With such a long history and large demographic volume, it is no surprise that Monterrey has made great cultural, technological and political impressions on the world.
Food, […]
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Posted in Monterrey on Jun 10th, 2007 No Comments »
Colombia is not only known for its world class coffee, but for the
sweetener look-alike it exports to the world. Cocaine, along with
other drugs available in the drug market find in America their
number one consumer. And what’s in between South America and the U.S.?
Mexico. The illegal but easy source of income drugs provide has spread
to Mexico’s […]
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Posted in Culture, Monterrey on Jun 8th, 2007 No Comments »
El MARCO (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo) es una de las instituciones culturales mas importante de América Latina. Desde que llegas al lugar puedes apreciar su ejemplar arquitectura combinada con una característica enorme paloma que en conjunto hacen del edificio un atractivo visual. Ya adentro, las diversas exposiciones que presentan generalmente logran que el público quede […]
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Posted in Monterrey on Jun 4th, 2007 1 Comment »
When I first arrived at Tec, I was impressed by the cleanliness of the campus.
Whether inside the classrooms, the residences, and the bathrooms, or outside in the grassy areas and sidewalks, I never saw trash carelessly thrown away. What impressed me most was that the attitude on campus does not merely consist of a desire […]
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