Category: Mexico
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The Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde is a series of cliff dwellings created by the Ancestral Pueblo in southwestern Colorado near the modern city of Cortez in Montezuma county. The people of this area were skilled basket makers, architects, potters, mathematicians, among other things. Their ingenuity allowed them to survive for centuries in the unforgiving…
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The Color TV
The color television was invented in Mexico by Guillermo González Camarena in 1940. Camarena first became interested in engineering when he was just a child. His interest began with radios, and he would scavenge for parts for his experiments at flea markets near Mexico City where he lived. His interest…