Spanish III Intv #2 - Culturales

Cataratas del Iguazú

• Most visited natural attraction in the province of Misiones and Argentina

• Close to Puerto Iguazu

• Iguazu river starts at Brazil

• The Devil’s Throat: main waterfall jump

• UNESCO heritage space, 7th wonder of the world

• Discovered by Europeans.

• Used to have human sacrifices for snake → caused waterfall.

Catarata

Waterfall

Parque Nacional Popocatépetl-Iztaccíhuatl (Popo-Itza)

• Tercera y segunda (3rd and 2nd) largest mountain peak in Mexico

• Great Biodiversity (Flora y Fauna)

• Mineral goods have been exploited by locals.

• Locals domesticated foods like maize, pintos, etc. here

• Seen as religious to locals

• One of the oldest protected areas in Mexico.

• UNSESCO Heritage Site.

Ushia

• Southern end of Tierra del Fuego

• Most Southern City in the world

• Surrounded by Martial Mountains

• Mountains, Sea, and forest

• Named by locals “bay that penetrates towards the west”

• Young City

• Full of people from Missionaries

• Used to have a prison there

• Tourist spot, international airport, closest port to Antartica.

• Hike any season, ski in the winter.

El Camino de Santiago

• Spain

• Travel from far to get here

• Many young ppl go there

• People travel for cultural reasons

• Historical place

• Walk, ride a bike here

• Pilgrims walked here

• Tomb of a saint

San Pedro de Atacama

• Chile

• Small town

• Famous for it’s attractive landscapes

• Valleys (Valleys of the Moon and Dead)

• Nation Park and Sanctuary

• Salt Flats/Mounds

• Diverse Species (Flamingos, reptiles)

• Geyser (Hot water springs)

Ecotourism en Costa Rica

• Strict on activities the tourists do

• 22 parks and reserves

• Very Important in that country

• Biodiversity

• Coffee industry

• Goal is to Preserve

• Main Industry & gets a lot of money

• 25% of the country’s protected

• Rafting, riding a horse.

Salto Ángel

• National Park

• Waterfall

• 3 times the size of empire state

• 15 times the size of the Niagara Falls

• Airplane crash with Jimmie and Joel

• Inspiration for the move Up

• Swim, Go on a boat (barco)