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At least three people have been reported dead in Mexico after Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the season, officially made landfall Thursday morning.The storm is expected to bring ...
Coat of arms of Mexico.svg 579 × 525; 249 KB Cristales cueva de Naica.JPG 5,184 × 3,456; 7.88 MB Descripción histórica y cronológica de las dos piedras que con ocasión del nuevo empedrado que se está formando en la plaza principal de México, se hallaron en ella el año de 1790-1b.jpg 2,664 × 2,670; 10.04 MB
In 2017, Marfa was featured as the setting of the Amazon series I Love Dick, an adaptation of Chris Kraus's 1997 novel, which was set in Pasadena, California. [29] [30] [31] Marfa was also the filming location for the music video of the xx song “On Hold.” Marfa is featured in the 2019 Simpsons episode "Mad About the Toy." [32]
A Marfa light (center) seen from the official viewing platform east of Marfa, Texas. The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, are regularly observed near Marfa, Texas, in the United States. [1] They are most often seen from a viewing area nearby, which the community has publicized to encourage tourism. [2]
The Chihuahua Trail connecting Mexico's state of Chihuahua with Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened in 1839. [12] [13] By 1848, Ben Leaton built Fort Leaton, sometimes called the largest adobe structure in Texas, on the river as his home, trading post, and private bastion. Leaton died in debt in 1851, with the fort passing to the holder of the ...
Prada Marfa is located relatively close to Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation. The site-specificity of Prada Marfa invites for a comparison with other art movements such as minimalism and land art, which are equally dependent on the site where they are placed. Prada Marfa relies almost entirely on its context for its critical effect. [7]
Mata Ortiz is located the Mexican state of Chihuahua about 4.5 hours south and west of El Paso, Texas, United States. [1] It is a small town with adobe dwellings at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental, along the banks of the Palanganas River.
Agustín Víctor Casasola (1874–1938) and his brother Miguel (1876–1951) were pioneers of photo reportage. From their photos of the Mexican Revolution, where they sold the prints but retained the negatives, the archive was begun by Agustín Victor and carried forward by his children Gustavo (1900–1982), Agustín (1901–1980),Ismael (1902–1964), Dolores (1907–2001), Piedad (1909 ...