Andes

There were countless civilizations I could have selected from but, none caught my attention quite like the Incas. Who are they? Incas are best defined as “a civilization in South America formed by ethnic Quechua people, also known as Amerindians” (Staff Writer, 2016). Inca descendants were originally hunters from Asia, who originated over the years to find new means of living. However, the Inca themselves would have you believe differently, they would “explain their origin through legends,…

Coming Soon To a theatre near you! Leif Eriksson-Rapid winds lead him off his route and took him and his ship all the way to the north american coast. Leif and his crew came in on the labrador Peninsula to, what is now, present day Canada. Soon after, the vikings sailed farther south to end up on the island of Newfoundland, and maybe to present day present day New England. When Eriksson landed, he ended up in a coastal area known as Vinland. Leif stayed, however, the vikings left just…

It is arguable that, throughout its history, military influence in Peruvian society has been very significant due, mainly, for the many years of military government. After Independence, the military had governed Peru for 110 years of the 195, of the 74 presidents, 51 were military. The armed forces had participated in Peruvian politics, among other ways, through military coups, co-managing the government with a president-elect, encouraging militarist policies in non-military areas, fulfilling…

Bogotá, Colombia Many people debate whether they should visit Colombia or not because its reputation for producing large amounts of narcotics and giving birth to infamous dealers like Pablo Escobar, Griselda Blanco, and members of the notorious Cali Cartel. However, the truth is that those hardcore criminal empires were powerful in the past but now the country has revamped itself and is a lot safer because of the police and military presence in throughout the country. Colombia is a wonderful…

The sophisticated lexis Defoe uses adds formality to the novel and especially in this extract there is a wide range of polysyllabic words mostly in the lexical set of Religion e.g. ‘spread my Table in the Wilderness’ and ‘Hand of God’s Providence’ as Crusoe starts to realise how good God has been to him since he arrived on the island. The abstract nouns ‘wilderness’ and ‘providence’ are consistent with the books formal register. Defoe’s use of linguistic features such as listing when Crusoe…

The Journey of Catalina de Erauso Erauso’s mysterious and twisted journey of gender identity crisis, deception, lies, addictions, and the death of a sibling, all began in the 1500s. Erauso was born to his/her father Captain Miguel de Erauso an officer in the Spanish army and mother Maria Perez Galarraga both happen to of been native residents of the Villa. Catalina was first sent to a convent upon age four as well as her two sisters. Due to the nature of Erauso’s temper her parents decided that…

“The way of the Shaman: a guide to power and healing” In The Way of the Shaman, Michael Harner tells his story of his experiences while he searches to understand the philosophy of shamanism. His story is presented in his book in which he shares his interactions with indigenous people from the upper Amazon forest of South America as well as to western North America and Mexico. Harner takes the reader along on his shamanic journey of enlightenment. This section contains a summary of The way of…

Ever since Edward Muybridge discovered the technique of high-speed photography, an invention which led to the birth of cinema, artists have attempted to stretch the capabilities of the medium to extreme degrees. 360-video, or arguably simply virtual reality, has started to take content-sharing websites by storm and a few storytellers that are ahead of the curve have already started adapting their stories into the virtual reality realm in order to take full advantage of this new technology.…

El Dorado Airport is one of the highest airports in the world at 8.360 ft. Additionally, right in front of the airport the Andes Mountains are an evident and very dangerous geographical obstacle. These two aspects are limitations for the airport because due to the high altitude, airplanes do not perform well and have to make more effort to takeoff. Moreover, just three types…

From the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, Mexico and Colombia have been on the forefront of widespread illegal drug trafficking. They produce and export the greatest amount of illegal drugs — marijuana, cocaine, and heroin — and distribute these illegal narcotics worldwide. These countries also contain the most violent and powerful drug cartels who play prevalent roles in drug trafficking in their countries. Consequently, these nations’ relations with other nations worldwide…