Yucatán Peninsula

Cancun, a Mexican city on the Yucatán Peninsula, bordering the Caribbean Sea, was discovered by the Mayan ("Cancun" 1). Since Cancun is a peninsula, it is normally a tropical climate. Specifically a tropical wet and dry climate, with temperature differences between seasons, but it is a rainy place. May, June, September, and October are the wettest months of the year, in the two months, there is an average of 9 inches each month. All though Cancun is warm year-around. It is basically like having summer all year around. About four decades ago Cancun has been just a deserted island on the on the forgotten region of the Caribbeans. It wasn’t until the early 1970’s when Cancun was going to be turned into a resort. Before Cancun was called Cancun, it used to be called Ekab, until they changed it. (“10 Amazing Facts” 1). Cancun is one of the largest tourism destinations. One main reason Cancun is one of the largest tourist destinations is because of their gorgeous beaches. So that’s why so many people go there for vacation,spring break, weddings…

Ancient Maya Geography Mayan civilization occupied most of what is now the Yucatan Peninsula. In the early days in Mayan society, they were situated around Mexico, and Central America The Mayans built small huts with thatched roofs, usually one-room. The walls consisted of interwoven wooden poles, and dried mud. Huts were used primarily for sleeping, cooking and other daily chores took place outside. Decision Making The King or High Priest were at the top of the Hierarchy The King was believed…

Ambivalent Conquests: Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1517-1570 is centered around three Spaniards and their approach to Maya in the Yucatan Peninsula. Clendinnen weaves a tale of forced conversion, colonial power struggles, and mass torture, but she contextualized these horrors in a way that the rationales of the Spaniards do not get lost. However, the Maya side of the story gets lost with only one Maya figure, the resistance leader Nachi Cocom, emerges as an individual. The Catholic religion…

Essay C While trekking through the Yucatan Peninsula I discovered a primordial chest hidden beneath an alluring waterfall. The chest contained a golden antique artifact resembling a ticket. I soon realized the ticket held celestial powers that allowed the beholder to physically travel through space-time and back. Amazed by the powers I had acquired, I decided to travel back in time to one of my parents darkest moments: their miscarriage. My mission was to travel back in time and save my deceased…

The technology is becoming important in the future development of the financial industry especially, banking industry. Electronic banking channels are providing alternatives for faster delivery of banking services to the customers such as online banking. Electronic-banking is the latest delivery channel of banking services. Once banking institutions recognized the low processing cost per transaction via the internet, they began viewing online banking as an extension of the bank rather than as an…

The unfamiliarity of the “other” often leads to the creation of an enemy, with the Middle East being no exception. This enemy status has been habitually established through the implementation of stereotypes by the USA towards the Middle East in media and entertainment such as movies, television, and music. This enemy status created through stereotypes has been explored in academia such as Edward Said’s Orientalism, written in 1979. Beginning with Said’s Orientalism and continuing with the…

Women in general have not been treated the way they are suppose to. They have been facing discrimination throughout the history everywhere. One of the main reasons why women in the middle east are treated poorly is because people do not see their rights as human rights and they separate women’s rights from the other rights. Women face discrimination in the Middle East more than anywhere else. Lack of education and the issues of poverty are some of the main reasons why women are treated that way.…

Many people do not know much about Spain 's history. However, like a lot of European countries that had to go through finding a nationality and trying to keep it from other countries. At one point in Spain’s history find their self-identity and take back their country from foreign invaders. Also, there were some tension between the Spanish and the Muslims that were living in Spain at the time. This could have been the domino effect that lead into the Reconquista. Here I am going to be discussing…

Literacy has broader implications of the word than the definition in the dictionary. The reason why I recalled the moment of a middle school class in Korea is also related to impacts of literacy. That is because backgrounds and experiences of a person determine literacy of the person. Since I learned shallow definition of English words in Korea, sometimes I misunderstand lectures. These kinds of situations might be seen as one of 'literacy events ' due to different backgrounds. "Literacy…

Introduction The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula in terms of land mass and third most populous in the Middle East after Egypt and Iraq. I hope that Arklan can expand its agricultural goods and generate additional revenue in the near future. Therefore, I believe that there is a gap in the market and as an expanding company we can take full advantage of this. Before developing a relationship with this country, there are a few fundamental factors that are…