Tourism Research : Cabo San Lucas

With no where to go, sharecroppers-turned-refugees left in search of a new home. Many heard of possible jobs in the grape industry in California. So, loading their cars and trucks with everything it could carry from their lives, they journeyed west to begin a new life.

Back in June 1846, the Mexican territory of California was about to witness the Bear Flag Revolt, a series of events that would forever change the territory. It all started several years back, with a small group of American citizens coming from Oregon and the east. Consequently, bringing concern to the Mexican government. Some military excursions specially the one led by john C. Freemont, alerted the local government and military commandants to heed the warning and pay special attention to the "The illegal immigrants in California" as the book calls them. A group of Anglo-Americans, who were drown to California by the lure of "Glowing reports". The first men were trappers and hunters, some came

The Dog Town Skate Team exemplifies Houston’s stance that California is both a “place and a state of mind”. Houston details California’s bountiful- indeed, seemingly endless reserve of natural resources- its “loamy soil”, “grazing land for cattle”, gold, and the oil reserves that enriched 1920s Long Beach as well as many other locales- that have both supported native peoples and drawn immigrants to California while subtly developing a similarly golden perspective or outlook within the people. California’s rich biodiversity and vast natural resources morphed within its occupants’ beings into a similarly rich mindset, holding as early as the 16th century that within California- the Amazonian paradise described in Garci Ordonez de Montalvo’s novel,

multiple perspectives of Costa Ricans faced with a choice, of remaining a surfers’ paradise or morphing into a tuna town. Two seemingly incompatible paths for a small-scale fishing community wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the rainforest.

As a result of the historical events which took place in the novel, the economy was on a downturn. Since consumers lost buying power, a proportional relationship between the decrease of industrial production and business failure was created. The staggering combination of inflation and increase in unemployment rates resulted in many individuals losing their farms, businesses and homes. Consequently, many people migrated to western states such as California, hoping that because of its geographical location and economical development during the past years, it would be beneficial and filled with career opportunities. Nevertheless, this wasn’t the case. The majority of those who migrated were slapped in the face by reality and the disappointment

All I knew about Corpus Christi, Texas, before I visited my step-daughter, Michelle, and her family there this summer was that it was a seaside vacation town on the Gulf of Mexico. I expected to find a typical American beach resort, replete with masses of tourists and messy hedonistic vitality. And, that’s what I found – in part.

The bare land of California faced severe drought under the scorching sun, precious crops are harvest ready, scarcely diminishing without any growers around. However, a group of benevolent nomads approaches this dying land in hopes of living among it and healing it. Migrants from all around the world travel across countries, borders, and vast terrain. California, being a famous location today in the United States, is also set to be the heaviest drought environment with very large farmlands. This land would have deteriorated, but it was healed in the most mundane way, agricultural farming. Steinbeck introduces the mere impact that these migrants they’ve had in the country, but in most cases, it’s not seen like that. In “The Harvest Gypsies”, Steinbeck writes a deliberate passage to assure that these migrants are not of the country's problem. He denounces prejudice views among them, includes the issues they face with the law, incorporates their unprecedented arrival, and alludes California’s importance in migrant labor for agricultural economics.

A cannery is the place where food gets canned to be later sent to food stores or markets. Marine biology plays a part in the fish industry because the fish and other sea creatures must be captured first as they enter the food canning process. The first cannery built was the canning of salmon in Monterey,

The isolated beach of Cabo Blanco is where Tina got bitten by a procompsognathus. The road leading to the beach hugs the edge of a cliff and looks over the ocean. The beach itself, a two mile crescent made up of white sand, tropical trees, and warm pacific water, is located on the west coast of Costa Rica. Untouched wilderness makes up most of the national reserve, along with the exotic animals that roam free. Some animals that frequent the beach include howler and white-faced monkeys, three-toed sloths, and coatimundis. This scene is one of the most important because it foreshadows the coming events before the real story even begins.

Because of California’s need of agricultural labor, many immigrants found work in the farm field of California. With this need

It also encourages civic involvement and pride from the people. The tourist industry helps to provide cultural exchanges between local people and tourists from around the globe. There is also the immense benefit from the encouragement of and preservation of the celebration of local festivals and cultural events that might otherwise be lost over time. The final benefit to the social aspect of Machu Picchu’s community is that the tourism industry helps to facilitate the infrastructure and facilities that are used by tourism (e.g. the railway) and in doing so, it can prove to also benefit the residents as well (e.g. transportation maintenance and support). (Barcelona Field Studies Centre S.L., Machu Picchu: Impact of Tourism)

First, Gulf of Mexico has many different creatures to catch. It is called the Gulf of Mexico because it runs by Mexico and up by Florida. My Papa, who is big into fishing, took us out on his boat. He took us out several miles and then showed us how to put the bait on the hook. We caught a lot of fish that we would not see here. My sister caught a puffer fish. It was a big fish that blew up like a balloon. She also caught a snake fish. She gave it to my dad to help him catch bigger fish. Instead of catching bigger fish, he caught two baby sharks. I caught an electric eel and a grunt fish. The grunt fish sounded like a pig. You could also catch tiger fish, cat fish, and swordfish. It was fun to see all the different fish.

With all these travelers from the east and different country made California a “melting pot” of different people and culture. When news that California that had gold began to spread outside of the United State it first hit Mexico and Hawaii lead to the first wave of immigrants with the purpose of mining. Then, news the quickly across the world from South America to Europe and from Australian to Asian, the impact was so big that the text said, “Irish immigration to the United States, already at 100,000 a year in 1847, more than double to 220,000 by 1851” (Gillon, 297). With all these people mining towns would quickly pop up across California, and these towns with every race you could think such as Black, French, Irish, Chinese, Mexican, and etc. The towns were constantly busy with people moving to and from mine and rivers. With a day or a week of work could make you a nice amount of profit, you could entertain yourself for a while before you had to go back to mining with bars, gambling parlors, and whore house. Prostitutes made good money because in text said that, “ One prostitute in California Boasted of making more than $50000in a year.” (Gillon, 297). I could imagine myself being there if I made it there.

In the short story “The Leader of the People” John Steinbeck writes about a young boy named Jody, who lives on an isolated ranch with his parents and a hired worker. Jody’s parents are stern with him and give him orders to take care of the ranch, but Jody wants to explore the world and live like a normal child. After Jody finds out his grandfather is visiting, he is happy and wants to hear about the adventurous stories his grandfather tells about the Great Plains. When Grandfather’s tales create a controversy, he tells Jody how the ocean is the end of discovery. In “The Leader of the People” Steinbeck uses the ranch, ocean, and Grandfather to symbolically develop the conflict between past and present.

California, nicknamed the Golden State, has attracted many an immigrant through the years. From the migrations of peoples thousands of years ago that led to the establishment of the many Native American tribes that populated the land, to the Spanish and Americans in later centuries, one wonders what attracted all to the farthest frontier, the unsettled west coast. That is until you delve deeper into what the land had to offer as an economic source. The year 1769 saw Gaspar de Portola and Father Saint Junípero Serra leading the first permanent European settlers to California. Before the end of the century, missions were established along the coast and towns were established, especially Los Angeles in 1781. The establishment of missions and towns began economic growth based on agricultural production and Native American labor that would soon lead to cities, ranches and local owners under Mexican occupation taking the same advantage to produce locally until the United States brought a wave of new settlement and industrial ideas that would sweep local trade and production into a new era of transcontinental economic growth, transportation and financial gains.