SS Central America

and Díaz, Díaz placed an importance on economic development through foreign investment. The Mexican dictator protected his interests in foreign investment through the exploitation of the Rural Police. Díaz concentrated the Rurales in Central Mexico. Díaz chose Central Mexico for the Rurales because the area was experiencing heavy modernization, which in turn resulted in an increase in new enterprises appearing. The growth of enterprise resulted in issues such as population disruption and…

Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) was established in 1994. Since 1994, they have been helping the following refugee communities: Hmong, Laotian, Slavic, African and Syrian. Firm is a christian based non-profit. It was founded to help the refugee community in the Fresno area. FIRM has a particularly important mission and vision. There mission is simple for these refugees to assimilate. In layman terms, this means for them to become Americans. Another mission is there moto,…

Formative Olmec culture ended about 400 BC with the rather abrupt decline and abandonment of La Venta, Although the Olmecs still has a sway in some areas of the late formative. Olmec contacts apparently broke down a good example is the ceramics of Central Mexico is no longer considered a symbol of the elite Olmec culture. The most important center of this Epi-Olmec culnd some fifty other monumental stone sculpture. Mesoamericans made the most impactful contribution in the creation of…

Yucatan Peninsula in North America. Put simply, the geography of Mesoamerica was less favorable than the geography in Eurasian. This, coupled with the lack of useful animals of labor, lead the Mayans to discover ideas, such as farming, far later than the Europeans. Despite this, the Mayans were able to develop things like math with the use of “zero”, a trade network, impressive stone structure, and a solar calendar. All of this was…

It is then decreasing, then decreases by 0.9 points, due to property rights and the integrity of the government. Out 32 other countries in the Americas region, El Salvador is the 16th of the overall score. (“Economic Freedom.” 2018). In the country of El Salvador farmers play an important role when it comes to their principle crops. Corn, beans, and rice are their primary crops in the country…

The ancient Maya lived thousands of years ago, their history preserved by archaic, mysterious, yet quintessential glyphs and records. Their culture deprived, their traditions burned, modern day scholars have very limited access to the ancient life of the Maya. When the Spaniards first came to the Yucatan in the 1600s, they were appalled by what they thought was "devil writing," therefore making the Maya synonymous to evil, sinister peoples. In an effort to "save" them, and save themselves, the…

35-year-old female from Honduras. Littzie was born in Honduras and came to America when she was a young child. By way of background, Honduras is located in the north central region of Central America, and Honduras’ coastline is a blend of Caribbean and Pacific cultures. Geographically Honduras is located east of Guatemala, north of El Salvador and west of Nicaragua. Honduras is the second-largest country in Central America, and physically slightly larger than Tennessee. The natives of…

Guatemala doesn’t really start until 1523. This year dates the time the spanish adventurer Pedro de Alvarado defeats the indigenous Maya and turns Guatemala into a Spanish colony. Due to earthquakes, the capital was never really made until 1776 at Guatemala City. From 1524 to 1821, Guatemala was the center of government for the captaincy general. It was an agricultural and pastoral area where Amerindian labor served a colonial landed aristocracy. The social life was dictated by the Roman…

The Maya of Mexico and Central America are one of the ancient world's most fascinating, creative, and mysterious civilizations. They left their mark on the region's culture, architecture, cuisine, and language—and left a permanent impression on the imagination of the modern world. Although the great Mayan culture goes back thousands of years, it is only recently that some of the most important remains of that culture have been discovered, and with these discoveries, comes a better understanding…

El Salvador is known for their democracy government. Once it was 1841 El Salvador had broken away from the Central American Federation. The Conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance also known as ARENA had gotten their share of presidency while still having competition with The Marxist-Leninist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front who is also known as FMLN. When the war had taken place there were 500,000 displaced and 75,000 dead which had led the ARENA party to capture the presidency…