Couple brings Mexican dome architecture to Arizona

HispanicTips has 41,062 stories & 80,000+ visitors a month.
Check out today's 11 stories - Knowledge is Power!
Posted on: February 14th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Art y Culture ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Arizona ]
Tags: ,

“Magdalena Otìlora and her husband, Paul Waterman, were in the midst of another casita renovation and development in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, when he had an epiphany for a small business the two could develop in Phoenix.

If you’ve been to the beach town most Arizonans call Rocky Point, you’ve no doubt noticed the bright white domes, large and small, that top many homes, bringing a touch of Moorish Spain to seaside Mexico.

The domes are also an architectural hallmark in the city of Guadalajara and throughout the state of Jalisco. Waterman and Otìlora had made them a hallmark of their housing renovations and new construction in Rocky Point. “*

*From: http://www.azcentral.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Stumble it! | | AddThis Feed Button

Other posts that may interest you

Couple making dichos are smart cookies - Their idea: taco-shaped cookies with Mexican proverbs and English translations tucked inside. Their challenge: to bring it to market.

Multiple styles in Mexican music - Festival Musical in Tacoma, Washington

Spanish-speaking couple struggles with 911, girl dies - Columbus, Ohio

Latina Lista: Latino Couple Help Young Soccer Players Realize Their Sueños

Lunes Libros : Cubano-Nuyorican Writer Charlie Vazquez brings Business as Usual » VivirLatino

Mexican politicians say migrants returning because of Arizona law

Professor Adriana Zavala revalues lesser-known figures in Mexican art - Tufts University

(Update on the Dichos story) The fortune cookie goes Mexican - Sid Martinez and his Takitos with 'dichos' from San Antonio

Mexican Lawmakers Denounces Employer Sanctions law - Arizona - ("will have a devastating affect on Sonora")

Spanish Architecture at MoMA: Sensual Market, Severe Housing





Check us out!

Feedback Form