Category Archives: Culture

Stunning pictures of indigenous beauty queens of Guatemala

Posted on 19/08/2011 by judugrovee

Rodrigo Abd, Argentinian photoprapher for Associated Press, recently went to Guatemala and took pictures there of candidates for the title of National Indigenous Queen of Guatemala. Myles Little of Time Magazine has a very interesting short article about it. The … Continue reading →

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What do anthropologists think about the 2012-phenomena?

Posted on 16/08/2011 by judugrovee

I came across an interesting interview with John W. Hoopes, anthropologist at the University of Kansas. In it, he approaches the 2012 phenomena from the anthropologic point of view. You can find the whole interview here. However, I want to … Continue reading →

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Where does North America begin?

Posted on 22/07/2011 by judugrovee

As a European, I’m familiar with the common misconceptions about countries south of the USA. There are for example always the same discussions about Mexico not being North America. Such a judgement might be coming from ignorance, but it is … Continue reading →

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A humoristic approach to the Mesoamerican ballgame

Posted on 29/06/2011 by judugrovee

Rob Sylvester over at Cracked.com covers the Mesoamerican ballgame or in their words The Greatest Sport Ever Invented. Readers of cracked.com might expect an humoristic approach, but nevertheless the given information is overall accurate. For example there is no mention … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture covers Mixteca

Posted on 28/06/2011 by judugrovee

The Big picture of boston.com covers the Mixteca region today, especially the little town San Miguel Cuevas. The Mixteca region, which covers parts of the Mexican states Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla, has been hit hard by emigration to the USA. … Continue reading →

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