Tag: Mexico

Horse-riding side saddle escaramuzas keep centuries-old Mexican sport alive in Chicago area!

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Beecher, Illinois – The oldest sport in Mexico is the sport of Chareria. “It’s considered a national sport – everyone thinks it’s football but it’s Karari,” Ferenc Lamas said. Equestrian men are known as escaramuzas, but perhaps even more impressive are the women, who are called escaramuzas. Literally translates to skirmish in English. The 32-year-old llama has lived in Beecher, Illinois and has been riding horses for 16 years. “Escaramuza is a Mexican cowgirl working in sync with eight other girls on the side saddle making dangerous passes, quick turns,…

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Mexico earthquake: 6.8-magnitude aftershock strikes the state of Michoacan, 2nd powerful quake to hit region this week!

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Mexico City – A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mexican state of Michoacan early Thursday morning The second strong earthquake To hit the area this week. Note: The video in the media player above is from a previous report on the 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Mexico on Monday. The earthquake occurred just after 1 a.m., just three days after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck western and central Mexico, killing two people. Thursday’s quake, like Monday’s, had its epicenter in the western state of Michoacan near the Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey said.…

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Mariachi Pumas learn art and history of Mexican music at the University of Houston from Jose Longoria!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – For more than a century, mariachi music has developed and become famous all over the world. So much so that you can find groups all over the United States and even in Europe. For the first time ever, the University of Houston has its own mariachi collection where students learn the art and history of music. Mariachi music is a type of music that has resonated throughout Mexican homes through generations. It is a distinctive style of singing and an unmistakable voice that is unparalleled all…

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Mexico earthquake: 7.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast in the state of Michoacan, USGS says!

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck off the coast of central Mexico on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck around 11:05 a.m. at a depth of about nine miles, according to the US Geological Survey, which initially estimated its magnitude at 7.5 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was 23 miles southeast of Aquila, near the border of the states of Colima and Michoacan. The tremor triggered the alarm of an earthquake in the capital. The warnings for the new earthquake came less than an…

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Watch the Localish Houston Special Celebrating Hispanic & Latin American Heritage!!

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Watch the Localish Houston Special that celebrates Hispanic And the legacy of Latin America! Hispanic celebration And Latin Heritage with ABC13! This unique culture adds great flavor, music, art, and fun to our city, helping it to be one of the most diverse places to live in the United States. Localis Houston dives into community stories that highlight and show Hispanic and Latin American pride! Watch the Sunday special, September 18 at 4:30 p.m. to see these inspiring stories. sponsored by . [ad_2]

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Girl scout Faline Howard spearheads conservation movement to protect monarch butterflies!

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Sonoma, California – As one of the most recognizable butterflies, it resonates with many monarch butterflies as a symbol of transformation and hope. Girl Scout Fallen Howard’s deep admiration for her monarch butterflies spurs him to lead a movement against the monarch’s decline. You do this by using one plant – milkweed. Howard explained, “We need to protect our pollinators, and it’s very important to learn how to do that. So, by growing their own plants that they need and like, it will help them.” Located at the Center for…

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DACA recipient Jaime Avalos stuck in Juarez, Mexico away from his wife and baby because of immigration mix-up!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – When Jaime Avalos applied for DACA a decade ago, he carefully planned a life that would include hard work, marriage, and starting a family. Everything has come true, but now his world is crumbling around him. “I graduated from Belair. I always worked. I didn’t miss any work, I didn’t get into trouble,” said the young father and husband, who now lives in Juarez, Mexico. With tears streaming down their faces, Avalos and his wife, Yariana Martinez, try to be strong for each other and their…

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Two Actors In Netflix’s American Jesus Adaptation, The Chosen One Dies In A Car Accident In Mexico

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Two Actors in the Netflix Original Series the chosen Six other crew and crew were killed and six others injured after a car accident in Mexico. Washington Post Reports, based on local media, said the production truck crashed while driving near Mulege on the Baja California Sur Peninsula on Thursday. The crew was working in the Santa Rosalia area. Reports say the truck veered off the road in a desert area and then overturned. On Friday, the Baja California Department of Culture reported that actors Raimundo Gardoño Cruz and Juan…

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Fragments of an asteroid that killed dinosaurs may have been found at a fossil site

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Scientists who studied a site in North Dakota that is a time capsule of that catastrophic day 66 million years ago said that pure fragments of the probe that killed the dinosaurs have been discovered. Scientists estimate that the object that struck the Yucatan Peninsula of what is today Mexico was about 6 miles wide, but the identification of the object has remained a topic of debate. Was it an asteroid or a comet? If it’s an asteroid, what type is it – solid metal or a pile of rocks…

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