Jose Luis Mateo/Spanish and English

The book is an historic and graphical account of the patios of "vecindad" (neighbourhood) in the port city of Veracruz, in a period that goes from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The foreword of this edition, states that the first record of a patio of a "vecindad" dates back to 1791, highlighting that those patios have seen the early years of musician and singer "Toña la Negra" and were the place of origin of the famous "picadas" from Veracruz, one of the most popular snacks of the jarocha traditional cuisine.

Luxurious edition that reviews the history and architecture of the Mexican governmental building "Palacio Nacional" and the rich artistic and political patrimony it holds.

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

El estudio del crecimiento urbano de una ciudad puede abordarse desde distintas perspectivas, según sea el interés profesionista, académico o político: el efecto ambiental, el contenido en cuanto a la calidad del espacio urbano edificado, el componente social de los asentamientos humanos involucrados, la funcionalidad de la ciudad, la movilidad, el suelo urbano, etc. En esta obra el autor se ha enfocado en los aspectos cuantitativos y locacionales del crecimiento urbano de la ciudad de La Chorrera, en búsqueda de una definición de su forma urbana, antes, ahora y después, sin que...