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The Luray Caves in Virgina

October 29, 2018September 26, 2018

Very few people have heard about Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains. They are the largest and the most popular natural caverns in the East of America. …

Nature, North America

The Grand Canyon

July 27, 2018July 25, 2018

Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona, comprises much of the immense Grand Canyon. The layered bands of red rock are known for their antiquity, as …

Archaeology, Built Heritage, North America

Xochicalco and the digitization go history

July 1, 2018June 19, 2018

Xochicalco is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a fortified political, religious and commercial center from the troubled period of 650–900 that followed the break-up of …

Food Heritage, GIP Jan - June 2018, North America

The Symbolism behind Rosca De Reyes

March 25, 2018April 16, 2018

The Rosca De Reyes is not only meant to look like a crown. It is bread that has a deep symbolism behind it in the …

Food Heritage, GIP Jan - June 2018, North America

Exploring America’s first gastronomical capital: Tucson

March 23, 2018March 16, 2018

The first place in the United States to be honored with the title of Gastronomy is Tucson. In 2004, a network of gastronomically rich cities …

GIP Jan - June 2018, museum heritage, North America

The art of Muralism in Mexico

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Art often becomes the novelty of a civilization as it washes away the dust of everyday life from the soul. The notion of Mural painting …

Heritage, Student Program, Underwater

Pirates of the Caribbean: Port Royal, the Underwater ‘Sin City’ of Jamaica

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016

Seventeenth century life in the Caribbean evokes images of pillaging pirates, naval battles, conquests, hidden treasure, overindulgence, and Johnny Depp. The wealthiest port on …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Student Program

Built Vernacular Adaptation During the Westward Expansion in North America

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

With a focus on farm and plantation house’s architecture Since the first colonialists landed in the United States of America they were expanding westward. However, …