When visiting Cielito Lindo Mexican Grill, customers can enjoy an unlimited salsa bar to top off their orders. The chilaquiles is wonderfully flavorful and can be ordered with a tender ribeye steak. Those who love burritos have so many options, from shredded chicken and chile verde pork, to vegetables and beans. Tacos are great as well and there are favorites like the fish tacos and the fish tacos. There is also a lettuce taco version for those who are on Paleo or Atkins.…
Puerto Azul Restaurant, in San Jose, serves fresh and tantalizing Mexican cuisine with a California twist in its charming and friendly eatery. For starters, enjoy the chorizo con queso cheesy dip with Mexican sausage and the quesadilla Puerto Azul stuffed with cheese and shrimp, both of which are great to share. Some of Puerto Azul Restaurant’s house specialty entrées include the pork chile verde in a tangy tomatillo sauce, the breaded steak Milanese con papas and the beef, chicken and shrimp molcajete en mole sauce with grilled nopales. Other favorite dishes include the more traditional Mexican fare, such as the beef and cheese deep-fried chimichanga, the shrimp enchiladas de camaron topped with Mexican sauce and avocado and the crispy chicken…
Enjoy the big burrito at Rey Azteca that is filled with sliced steak or chicken, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, cheese dip & burrito sauce on top. Rice and refried pinto beans are served on the side. The Guadalajara special is prepared with tortilla chips with ground beef, shredded chicken, refried pinto beans, and rice covered with cheese dip, lettuce, guacamole dip, sour cream, two taquitos (one beef, one chicken) and one chicken tamale. A meal wouldn’t be complete…
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an ambitious, at times ruthless Portuguese soldier who served the Spanish Empire. Cabrillo eventually made his fortune in Guatemala, mining gold and trading goods while participating in the slave trade. In hopes of more riches, he set out to explore the California coast, mapping landmarks and identifying Native villages. He died on January 3, 1543, of infection from a wound suffered after an attack on his expedition by Tongva tribesmen.…
We want to Cancun, Mexico. The very first day we flew into Cancun, Mexico on the American Airlines. We stayed at the Paradisus Cancun. The total cost of the flight and hotel all together was $648. Our hotel is so cool it has free wifi, free food, and a pool. The first night we went there we went and ate at The 5 senses it is a popular tourist spot because it has, live music and a club next door. On the second day we were in Cancun, Mexico we got up early to go snorkeling in the ocean. We went out with Scuba Diving Cancun company, a really good company for taking snorkeling trips. It only cost us $130. We really enjoyed it and saw many extoic fish. Than we decided to go to Playa Delfines beach it is a favorite beach in the town we are staying…
Puerto Padre is a fantastic town and municipality found in the province known as Las Tunas in Cuba. The region has some of the best and beautiful villages in the country. The history of Puerto Padre dates back in the mid-16th century. The municipality is also referred as the City of Mills. Transformation of the town began in the mid-19th century. The region developed from a small township and transformed into an attractive industrial center. In the 1850s, there was the construction of the first mill for sugarcanes in the region. Additionally, Puerto Padre has a remarkable history in the memories of the citizens because it played a significant role in the war for independence in Cuba. Currently, due to its history, the town is a tourist center where thousands of local and foreign travelers visit every year.…
The research presented here examines the history, the pros and cons, and the future of maquiladoras along the United States and Mexico border. If you have ever had the opportunity to travel across the border it only takes a moment to see the maquiladoras flourishing in the Mexican border towns. Having had the opportunity on several occasions to take high school students on mission’s trips to work in orphanages in these border towns makes this subject of special interest to me.…
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, an early explorer and first historian of Texas, was born in 1490 in Jerez de la Frontera, in Andalusia, Spain a province in the south of Spain near Cadiz.…
Tequila is an alcoholic beverage that comes from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, hence giving it the same name. It was first produced in the 16th century near the location of the city Tequila. Aztecs previously made beverages from the agave plant long before the Spanish arrived in 1521. Around 1600, Don Pedro Sánchez de Tagle began producing Tequila at a factory in modern-day Jalisco. By 1608, the colonial governor of Nuevo Galicia had begun to tax his products. Finally Spanish King Carlos IV granted the Cuervo family the first license to commercially make Tequila.…
Hernanando Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who is known for conquering and bringing the downfall of the Aztec empire. He lead the first expedition into the new world for France and claim land all across. After all of Cortes’s conquests, he was made governor of New Spain for a brief time. Cortes was successful in his conquests of the New World because of his courage to explore new lands, find riches, and his resources available to him. Though, he may seem interesting, his life was actually quite normal until his expedition into the new world.…
Tortillas made by hand thrown over the pan, as the heat puff up the tortillas, it is thrown on this red sauce that looks like lava. Then, it is pulled out from the sauce and thrown on to the plate ready for the chopped up cabbage, the onion with oregano, and Mexican cheese. The enchiladas, I wouldn’t dare eat for three-hundred and sixty-five days because the same food taste, the condiments will be overwhelming, forever I have to wash my hands, and I will result in obesity.…
The mariachi music began around the 1800’s. Mariachi is usually most exciting and delightful. It was believed that it was obtained from French marriage. Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Ciudad de Jalisco. It was said that the mariachi orchestra was composed of violins, harp, and guitars. Later it began spreading differently in the areas of Mexico such as Veracruz and Huasteca. The harp has been replaced by two violins and the guitarro. The mariachi music is composed of a guitarron, vihuela, guitar, violin, and trumpet. It is fell into mestizo folk music. In mariachi, people dance the zapateado that originated in Spain. It is Son Jalisciense and son jarocho combined. In mariachi music it could speak…
Pancho Villa is mostly known as being a notorious leader during the Mexican Revolution, but he was not always depicted as the good guy. Although there is not much documented on his life before the outbreak of war, it is without a doubt that he was once a bandit on the run from the law (Quintana 8). His days of being an outlaw would eventually shape him and give him the experience he needed to become one of the greatest revolutionary leaders of his time (Katz 88).…
Quite a few years ago after Halloween my family and I were looking to get a puppy. I was’nt sure what kind of puppy I wanted for our family. I knew that whatever we decided to get the breed had to be great with kids. I did some research. On the best family dogs; Labador retrivers were on top as far as ranking and reviews.…
“Hi, welcome to CiCi’s!” This is the warm greeting that every CiCi’s employee will welcome every customer with when they walk through the door. This warm welcome is just one of the many things that CiCi’s does to exceed the customer service expectations that come with a buffet style restaurant. With competition lurking, and the economy pinching, great customer service has become a premium. This is why CiCi’s focuses so much on the customer’s wants and needs. The mission statement is as follows: Do “Whatever it Takes” to exceed each guest’s expectations.…