The Citlaltepetl volcano in the territorial conformation of Orizaba
From dimensioning volcanoes as landscape markers, the Citlaltepetl is considered as a great benefactor of the valley below it and it reflects on the consequent urban and architectural configuration of the city of Orizaba. Thus, is reviewed from the histriography a set of texts, stories and pictures...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Academia XXII |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/72353 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/aca/article/view/72353 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | volcano Citlaltepetl landscape Orizaba urban configuration architecture volcán paisaje configuración urbana arquitectura |
| Sumario: | From dimensioning volcanoes as landscape markers, the Citlaltepetl is considered as a great benefactor of the valley below it and it reflects on the consequent urban and architectural configuration of the city of Orizaba. Thus, is reviewed from the histriography a set of texts, stories and pictures that contributed to the cultural construction of this volcano with the idea of prosperity, since the pre-Hispanic era, the colonial period and until the nineteenth century. In turn, some urban-architectural aspects and productive activities that made Orizaba a strategic place between the Veracruz coast and Mexico city. |
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