Word: tourism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Tradition -- and tourism -- insists the Sagrada Familia is Gaudi's masterpiece. It is not. The Casa Mila and the crypt of the Colonia Guell, among others, are superior. But in any case, not all the best modernista building and decor are by Gaudi. Other and hardly lesser Catalan architects await discovery by the visitor. Two names in particular stand out: Lluis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923) and Josep Puig i Cadafalch...
Brown said that the companies were only interested in doing things good for New York, such as "trying to build tourism...
...most delicate issue is how to prevent the region from being overrun by immigrants. Scientific research and limited tourism will provide job opportunities for some of the 250 Pygmies who live in nearby Bomassa, but probably not enough to attract a large wave of newcomers. Of the three merchants who moved into Bomassa anticipating a boom, two have already relocated in disappointment. That's just fine with the park advocates, whose purpose is not to create new fortunes but to save the Ndoki's irreplaceable natural treasures...
...sleepy New Mexico village known for the sacred earth upon which the Santuario de Chimayo sits. Many of the pilgrims carry crosses on their journey, but this year they may feel inclined to brandish signs that say TOURISTS GO HOME! The source of their ire: New Mexico's tourism department, which is hyping the local shrine as the "Lourdes of America" in full-page ads in a dozen slick magazines, including Travel & Leisure, Holiday and Southern Living...
Worshipers are signing a petition condemning the ads, which tout the chapel and its indigenous liturgy as "just one of the many wonders . . . waiting for you," along with shopping for local weavings. Tourism official Marsha Adams acknowledges that the state should have consulted the Archdiocese of Santa Fe before launching the ad campaign, which probably will never run again. Meanwhile, in another manifestation of their protest, pilgrims say they will bar tourists from photographing their procession...