Dance Dancing can be interpreted and defines in many ways. To some, it is to represent their cultural background and to others, it is an art form. In each, dancing is a way of telling a story or of expressing emotions. Most people have urges to dance, whether for fun or in front of an audience...

I went to El Pollo Inka, on January 14, 2003, in Gardena. When I arrived outside of the Peruvian restaurant, I saw a big fire spit roasting some chickens in the window. Aztec Indian model statues where also displayed behind the window. Walking into the restaurant, I heard the pleasant sound of Hispa...

Mexico Mexico, officially United Mexican States, is an important country because is sharing common border throughout its northern extent with the United States. Consequently, we should spend time analyzing and researching its human culture and environment because this culture is influences Un...

Mexico has around 105 million people, a population that is growing at 1.4 percent annually. About 60 percent of the population is mixed of Spanish and indigenous heritage. Roughly thirty percent belongs to various indigenous groups. Most of these are descendants of the Mayans and Aztecs. About 9 per...

Hallucinogenic Substances and Cultural Uses Throughout the centuries, natural herbs and plants that produce hallucinogenic effects have been used for various reasons within a religious context, ranging from religious rituals to alleviating cold and flu symptoms. These religiously structur...

THE INVASION OF THE NEW SPAIN Who would have taught that a strong group of native Indians from Mexico would someday be defeated by the introduction of Europeans into their own world. It was the year 1519 and many European conquistadors set out to conquest the New Spain. They did not know in w...