Portafolio De Ingles 3 Semestres

Tsunamis, also know as tsunamis, japanese name that means big within the bays. Also referred to as tidal waves, although do not sympathize with the name. the truth is that tsunamis are the product of submarine eruptions and tremors volcinicas which shake the world. Tsunamis cross the ocean waves as low, often without the ships that are at sea perceive them because they glide speed reaches up to 270km per hour at 15 minute intervals.

Thet tsunami wave has its origin in a seismic wave caused displacement of a body of water thet is capable of traveling vast distances before coming in contact with the earth and its speed is related to the depth of the water. This type of natural ohenomena, which occu in the pacific ocean are most disasters have humanity, especially in countries like japan. Chile and Peru.

Before coming to a beach, we suspect the arrival of a tsunami, first because the waves get bigger and harder. But the most powerful signal is when the water begins to move away from the shore leaving dry boats, reefs and even fish. When this happens, run out of the sea and stay away as much as possible to high places, because the next thing will be the thunder of a huge wave that can vary from six to twenty feet in height and can reach frightening coves proportions.

Maya civilization

Clothing

With an age of about 3000 years, the Maya civilization was confined to the territory of South-east of Mexico, Guatemala today, Honduras and El Salvador, basically.

Similar to other neighboring indigenous civilizations, Maya dress responded to a social sectorization, projecting or caste status of each of its members.

Because a large majority was dedicated to the works of the land, the costumes were simple and functional character: the women wore a skirt huipil called a mantle worn on the torso. It also is worth mentioning some differences according to geographical location. The Guatemala Mayans wore long skirts and blouses embroidered with bright and colorful.

For warm areas, the dresses were lighter, loose, white and knee.

The men wore pants with a kind of called pati. Similarly, the people of Guatemala were distinguished with beautiful embroidered ponchos.

The body deformations were a symbol of beauty, either head, generating a crushing of the newborn’s head for five days from birth or subjecting them to visual diversion, little balls hanging in the center of the nose, that were crossed, the men had their faces painted black and body until marriage. Once contracted the link , changed to red, reverving the previous black for religious festivals.

The actual Mayan art that different from other communities were the wonderful fabrics of various colors. Originally, the art of weaving carries a religious meaning, hence the exotic and colorful.

Gift of the Goddess Ixchel (Goddess of the Moon), women received the gift of her loom. In this sense, the symbols that were embroidered garments genres and had sacred significance.

The tones were achieved using dyes that are made from certain plants, minerals and sometimes animals: the red was obtained from a insect called Cochineal.

Sometimes and especially to the higher classes, consisting of the clergy, the military and the rulers, the dress was accompanied by significant feathered headdresses, medals, gems and leather sandals on his feet.

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