HOMAGE TO THE SUN

             INTI RAYMI:

The Inti Raymi is a festival that celebrates the sun god of the Incas. Today is recreated on June 24 of each year as the greatest  celebration of the late Inca Empire . The stage of the Inti Raymi is the fortress of Sacsayhuaman , located in the north of the city of Cusco.  According to the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Sacsayhuaman is "the largest and most magnificent work that the Inca ordered to built  to show his power and majesty."



Other evidence , such as the British historian Clements Markham, say ' no building in the world can compare to its kind . " These arguments apply to give an idea of ​​the splendor arquitectónicode ancient stone fortress and stunning Marcoen which the celebration of Inti Cusco Raymi.El village prepares to party for many days before the June 24 date that bribe the esplanade in front of which the Sacsayhuaman fortress stands is performed.

To the beat of ancient musical airs , his four delegates parade with their traditional costumes and also, as coming from another time , ñustas , coyote and pallas, which move in undulating columns. Finally , suddenly, the Inca is  seen . The sovereign is carried on a litter - that time was the legendary gold and silver , and accompanied by an entourage of "orejones" and other dignitaries walking at a respectful distance from him .

While pututus sound , the trumpets and flutes, the Inca  stands and extending his arms toward the horizon, pays tribute to Inti. The Inca all in his majestic way  in one of the streets of Cusco notes his people and prays aloud in Quechua , promising obedience, respect and adoration .

Tino summits of the moments of the ceremony occurs when animals for sacrifice to the god on the scene to participate in a ritual that helps to purify the life and ward off nial . Voices and shouts , music and silence alternate during this ceremony while the other chosen women , spread Zancu or ceremonial bread and beer. During the time of the Inca Empire the crowd waited, squatting barefoot , the appearance of the Sun. 

Then the Inca rise gold two large glasses full of chicha , and while inviting the Inti sun which was in his right hand. He shares  with other relatives , pouring small amounts of chicha in their own sovereign vasos. Then he orders  his army and his subjects to continue with a tribute, involving various peoples who came forward to offer their gifts  and their best dances.

CANCUN VS ACAPULCO

   Cancun and Acapulco are well know because their beaches. In both places there is a lot of to see but here there is a comparison between them.

   Both are the most visited beaches in Mexico .Both have good beaches, harbor cruises, tropical climate.

 CANCUN: 

   Cancun is more convenient for people who practice scuba diving than Acapulco. 

In the seabed there is Maya Reef, one of the largest barrier reefs in the world, which runs parallel to the coast to Honduras. The best places to dive are Island Mujeres and Cozumel, where besides seeing goldfish, about a hundred species of corals and underwater plants, it is possible to explore ancient shipwrecks in the midst of a deep blue silence.

   Cancun is younger than Acapulco.

   It has little over 30 years, and tourism, as in life. Until the early 50s, the site was an uninhabited island, where there was only  Mayan ruins that people used  to not to look a lot.

   Cancun has fine white sand.
Cancun`s hotels are more expensive than Acapulco`s.



ACAPULCO:


   Some people believe than Acapulco`s name is more atractive than Cancun.

   Others preffer Acapulco because there aren`t hurricanes there. It`s always sunny.

   Acapulco is older than Cancun ,so it has more patriotic value than Cancun since people thinks that Cancun is more " American."

   Going to Acapulco is cheaper than going to Cancun. Food is cheaper too and It is as delicious as in Cancun too.

Acapulco`s Typical dish

Cancun`s typical dish

 

   Basically, Acapulco and Cancun are two distinct and similar places, they have a need: provide more than just sea and sand.

A RELIQUE IN THE OCEAN

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        THE RMS TITANIC:

The RMS Titanic ( English : Royal Mail Steamship Titanic " Steamship Titanic Royal Mail ") was a British ocean liner , the largest ship in the world at the time of its launch.  It sank in the early hours of April 14 to 15 in 1912 during its travel  voyage from Southampton to New York. 
In the sinking of the Titanic died 1514 people of the 2223 that were abroad. This tragedy was one of the largest wrecks in history occurred in peacetime. The Titanic was built between 1909 and 1912 at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, the Titanic was the second of the three trans- forming the Olympic class , owned by the White Star Line.




Among its passengers, there  were some of the richest people in the world, and hundreds of Irish. British and Scandinavian immigrants  went in search of a better life in America. The boat was designed to be the ultimate in luxury and comfort. It   had a gym, swimming pool, library , upscale restaurants and opulent cabins for first class travelers . It was also equipped with a powerful telegraph station for use by passengers and crew , and advanced security measures , as its hull bulkheads and airlocks activated remotely.



             


The collision opened several hull plates on its  starboard side below the waterline along five of its sixteen bulkheads , which began to flood.For two and a half hours the boat was gradually sinking his front while the stern rose , and at this time several hundred passengers and crew were evacuated on lifeboats, some of which were not filled to maximum capacity.  very large number of men died due to rescue strict protocol followed in the process of building evacuation , known as " women and children first " Just before 2:20, in   April 15 , the Titanic broke in half and sank by the half with hundreds of people still aboard . Most of those left floating on the sea surface died of hypothermia , though some were rescued by the lifeboats. The 710 survivors were rescued by the RMS Carpathia few hours later.The wreck of the Titanic was discovered on September 1, 1985 by oceanographer Robert Ballard U.S. at the bottom of the North Atlantic at a depth of 3784 meters . The remains are badly damaged and suffer a progressive deterioration , but since its discovery thousands of objects on the boat have been recovered from the seabed and are on display in many museums. The Titanic is perhaps the most famous ship in history and its  memory is very much alive thanks to numerous books , songs, films, exhibitions and memorials.                                                                                          

Robert Ballard 

In April 2012 , the Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced the construction of Titanic II , which will be an exact replica of the RMS Titanic. The launch is scheduled for September 8, 2016. 
After sail from Southampton on April 10, 1912 , the Titanic docked in Cherbourg, France and Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland, before setting sail the Atlantic Ocean. At 23:40 on April 14 , four days after leaving and about 600 km south of Newfoundland, the Titanic struck an iceberg.However, due to outdated safety standards of the time, only carried lifeboats for 1178 passengers, five little more than half the people on board on its maiden voyage and a third of its total capacity.

WHICH IS THE MOST USED CURRENCY IN THE WORLD?

Currency is one of the most important aspects when people want to travel. Here there are the 7 most used:

1. THE AMERICAN DOLLAR: 

Without any doubt , The most used currency  is the American Dollar.  Basically, it is accepted in all around the world. Even it is only issued in the U.S.A,  some countries such as: El Salvador, Panama or the Marshall islands use it as their  official currency too.

There are five fractions of dollars: the penny -10 , the nickel -5, the dime-ten, the quarter -25, the 50 cents and the half dollar.

Also, there are issued seven bills,  that instead of been  made of paper they are made of cotton and output.

The phrase " In God we trust" appears since 1956, and some of them say that appear hidden Masonic symbols.

    2. THE EURO:

Despite it`s youth, the Euro is the second most used after the american dollar. It is the official currency of the 18 countries of  the European Union: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Stonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, and Portugal.It is also  in Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino, Andorra, Montenegro and Kosovo.

The Euro, which symbol is inspired by the Greek letter epsilon alphabet, has coins of one, two, five, 10,20 and  50 cent and one and two euros with the same obverse ,but with different ambers according the country when it is issued.

3. THE JAPANESE YEN:

It was created in 1874 . It counts with six coins: one, five, 10,50,100,500 yenes, two of them : the ones of  five and fifty have a hole inside. The reason about this was the neccesity of save money after the war. The Yen is also printed in big numbers but their  time of  movement is short  since in Japan is disrespectful paying using old bills. 

4. THE POUND STERLING 

The Pound Sterling belongs  to the United Kingdon . It was created in the XII century . It is simple know as the pound.  From  1971 it is subdivided into 100 pence . It  has six  coins : one, two, five, ten,twenty, fifty pence and one and two pounds respectively. It is not common to see a bill of one pound because it is only printed in Scothland.

There is not a stative price for an euro, so a poind is the same as 1,22 euros.

5. THE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 

It was created in 1966  to replace the  Pound Australian. The Royal Australian Currency House issue four fractions of dollar: five, ten, twenty and fifty cents and two more coins : of one and two dollars. It also issue 5 bills of five dollars, ten, twenty,fifty and hundred. The peculiarity for these currency is that they are made of polymer, a plactic material that is difficult to fake or to destroy.

6. SWISS FRANC

 The Swiss Franc is the currency from Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is considered as one of the most steady currency of the world. 

Each bill.  Each bill has a special design with a face of an artist in them. It is divided in cents named in different way  according of its each official  languages  The rappen (german ), céntimo (french), centesimo (italian) o rap (romance). 

7.  THE CANADIAN DOLLAR: 

It has been the official currency of Canada since it`s  History. It is divided in hundred cents. Both bills and coins have two inscriptions at the back in English and French. 

In a reference of  what appears at the back of the bill they are called informally : loonies.

THIS IS ME

ABOUT ME:

My name is Zabeli Canchari. I live with my parents in Peru and I am a student of the UCV.

 I like reading a lot since I was a child; even I won a contest of poetry. 

  I like English, since forever,  I had good grades at school and the teachers were good. It was funny since I still remember my school classmates asking me for help or fighting for it. This is not a lie,  I  am also an English teacher .  Working with children is fun but tired. Teenagers are not my favorites but I keep teaching high school. 

 I  studied English at ICPNA  and I  would like to learn more languages as possible as  I can. 

Now I am 25 years and I want to become a translator . Even though French will be more complicated to learn for me because I have never been taught about it I can`t wait to start. 

In my family, we are 5 people:  My father, my mother, my two sisters and me. Everybody in my family works. It`s a blessing to have my parents alive and together even my sister-relationship doesn`t work as I want. 

I enjoy many things such as reading, drawing , listening to music, singing, and acting too. I don`t have a favorite food but I prefer rice than noodles and fish than chicken. I can cook but I don`t like doing it.