Word: columbian
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...vicinity of the world's second largest metropolis. Chief among them is Puebla, two hours southeast of the capital. Set in a valley and ringed by a series of volcanoes - including the 14,636-ft (4,461-m) Malinche - Puebla was founded in 1531 along an important pre-Columbian trade route. This helped Puebla prosper during Spanish rule, resulting in one of the most elaborate and colorful town squares, or zócalo, in the New World, with High Baroque churches and hidden, Moorish-inspired courtyards...
...wealth of items based on indigenous art from the Americas, as well as the art of Japan, China and Ancient Egypt. Prices go from $15 for a silver-effect Peruvian bird pin - modeled on a motif found on a pre-Columbian tunic from Peru's central coast - to $2,500 for a one-of-a-kind Native American sterling silver and green turquoise necklace featuring a pendant called a naja, the Navajo word for crescent. www.brooklynmuseum.org...
...STATEMENT: Speaking about the Church's role in colonizing Latin America, the Pope said: "The proclamation of Jesus and of his Gospel did not at any point involve an alienation of the pre-Columbian cultures, nor was it the imposition of a foreign culture." He made no mention of the long history of forced conversions and other forms of violence perpetrated by Catholics...
...settle for just one superstar when you can have two? That’s the philosophy behind Beyoncé’s latest video, “Beautiful Liar,” a collaboration with Columbian pop queen Shakira. Beyoncé is turning out hits like a well-oiled machine these days—just look at the recent ubiquity of “Irreplaceable” and “Upgrade U.” But her partnership with Shakira is double the pleasure and double the fun. Although the video starts out slow, the later shots with...
Francisco rocks a Columbian leather messenger bag he bought on eBay. The contents? Books, wallet, cell phone, crushed wasabi peas, and two years worth of loose change. However, his man purse repertoire also includes a larger saddlebag which he hangs on his wall at home. Not be outdone, says Perese, his older brother, a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School, uses his fiancée’s purse...