Southwest+Border+Area

= The Southwest Border Area = The Southwest Border Area includes the parts of California and Texas that border Mexico, and most of Arizona and New Mexico. There is some overlap here with the Empty Interior, and California,

=**__BIG CITY__**= ==

To start off Los Angeles is a big city, 469 square miles big, and is also home to about 4 million people. There are many landmarks in the city that include Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Angels Flight, the Kodak Theatre, the Griffith Observatory, and many more. Los Angeles is also home to one of the most famous airports, LAX, which serves about 66 million people a year. The average temperature in downtown is 66 °F during the day and 57 °F at night. The city is the home of several professional sports teams. These Los Angeles teams include the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. Unfortunately Los Angeles is home to 45,000 gang members and averages 250-300 homicides a year.

=__**FOOD**__=



The variety of different foods in the Southwest Border Area shows the diversity in this area and how everyone has something to bring to the table. With the many different fast food places such as Mc Donald's, Popeye's and Taco Bell there are many options to choose from on what your preference is. What is commonly thought of as the core of Southwestern cuisine are tacos, enchiladas, burritos, tostadas and tamales. Some of these traditional entrees are slow-cooked stews,like //chili con carne// or bean chili, one a beef stew and the other a bean stew. An example of a slow-roasted meat is carne asada, which is a slow-roasted meat that has been marinated. Vegetables are an important part of Southwestern food and are often served diced and mixed together in salsa. A typical salsa is the cold, chopped salsa called //pico de gallo// that contains raw chopped tomatoes, onions and cilantro. Some Native American foods include beans, corn, tomatoes, avocados and squash which has brought more alternative foods from different people. With more adoption of new foods being introduced there was the opportunity to add these foods into your food choice.

= Beautiful Places =

// Laguna Beach //

Laguna Beach is a city in Orange County, California that consists of 29 beaches and coves spanning across roughly eight miles of beautiful coastline. Although California has tons of beautiful beaches along its coast, Laguna has some of the coziest and cleanest spots to enjoy. One of the popular beaches in Laguna is referred to as The Main Beach. The Main Beach, or the “Window to the Sea,” is located in downtown Laguna Beach. This specific beach has a boardwalk area, sand volleyball courts, basketball courts, a children’s playground, a picnic area, and public restrooms/showers. Not to mention, you can score a killer view of the sun setting on the ocean’s horizon.

// The Grand Canyon //

The Grand Canyon is one of the most popular national parks in The United States. The Grand Canyon is enormous, spanning 277 river miles long, 18 miles wide, and one mile deep. It is home to many species of plants and animals and tons of rocks that are filled with information of the canyon’s past. Here’s a video to help you visualize just how beautiful this piece of land is:

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=__**Historic Places**__= ==

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=**__Holidays__**=



==Halloween, which is also known as Allhalloween, is a yearly celebration observed in many countries on October 31st, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallow's Day. Halloween's has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. On October 31st the Gaels believed that the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc. Some traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting haunted houses and carving jack-o-lanterns. Western countries adopted the holiday in the late twentieth century including Puerto Rico, Ireland, Austrialia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom.==



=**News**=


 * San Diego is the 4th most expensive U.S. city to live in based on total housing costs.**

When you add up the total amount of expenditures necessary to keep a home functioning properly, San Diego ranks as the 4th most expensive City in the US. San Diego is only surpassed by New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., with the average mortgage/rent in D.C. being roughly $17,603 annually. In the year 2012, San Diegans spent roughly $22,000 during the year on mortgage costs, utilities, household furniture and operations, and housekeeping supplies. Below is a chart that compares the average annual housing costs in several metropolitan areas throughout the US.


 * Bears reunited after cub gets stuck in a trash bin.**

That's right. Two brown bears were seen traveling together through residential areas of Pasadena, California earlier this morning (10.16.14), when they both got stuck in a trash bin. The larger brown bear scurried away when a wildlife officer shot it with a bean bag round. Soon after, the cub jumped out of the bin and reunited with the larger bear. They both Climbed up and down a tree together before crossing the street and continuing on their merry way throughout the neighborhood.

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=**Theatre and Film**=

//KiMo Theatre//



The KiMo theatre is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was opened on September 19, 1927. The theatre was built by a man named Oreste Bachechi, and it takes on a very southwestern style. The name KiMo came from a contest that was held to name the theatre. KiMo is a combination of two Indian words literally meaning "mountain lion" but more liberally interpreted as "king of its kind." What's interesting about this theatre is it's said to be haunted by a little boy who died in an explosion in 1951. The boy, Bobby Darnell, ran downstairs during the middle of a movie and arrived in the lobby as soon as the boiler from the basement exploded. Bobby isn't the only spirit that visitors has witnessed, but he is the only one who haunts the theatre. The other ghost, an old lady wearing a bonnet, has only been seen roaming the halls of the theatre, minding her own business. In 1977, the citizens of Albuquerque saved this theatre from being demolished, and now it stands as a performing arts center and on the National Register of Historic Places.

=**Art**=

//El Paso Museum of Art//



The El Paso Museum of Art is located near Southwest University Park. The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA), founded in1959 is a major cultural and educational resource for West Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. The Museum houses a permanent collection of over 6,000 works of art. In addition to displaying works from its holdings, the Museum offers a diverse schedule of temporary exhibitions, films, lectures, concerts, and other educational programs to the general public. EPMA has a steady record of accreditation by the American Association of Museums. The Museum was first accredited in 1972, then re-accredited in 1985 and, most recently, in 2001. Since the new downtown building opened in 1998, the Museum serves approximately 80,000 visitors per year. 

===The Southwest Border Area are where teams such as the Arizona Cardinals reside in. Founded in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, they are the oldest continuously ran pro football team in the United States. It became an APFA (later to be called the NFL) team in 1920 after establishing itself in Chicago in 1898 and along with the Chicago Bears, both teams are the only teams still operating ever since the opening of the franchise. It wasn't until 1988 when the team moved to Arizona. They currently play at the University of Phoenix Stadium where the NCAA Fiesta Bowl is hosted at every year.===
 * Sports**