DOCSLIB.ORG

Memoirs of an Optometrist Dr. Abraham Bromberg 2020

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Memoirs of an Optometrist Dr. Abraham Bromberg 2020 MEMOIRS OF AN OPTOMETRIST DR. ABRAHAM BROMBERG 2020 1 Translation by: Amalia Paredes Fernandez Cover designed by: Gerardo Gascon Edited by: Lizbeth Zavala Mondragon Editorial assistance: Sandra Karina Hernandez Millan and Norma Eloisa Hernandez Millan © Abraham Bromberg Alterowicz, 2020 © Consejo Optometria México, 2020 The total or partial reproduction of this text without the express consentment of the copyright holders is forbidden by the current legislation. Hecho en Mexico / Made in Mexico 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ................................................................................................ 5 How it all began ................................................................................... 7 My time in Berkeley ............................................................................22 Back to Mexico ...................................................................................34 The optometry associations, a fundamental part of professionalization ...........................................................................................................40 Professional practice ..........................................................................46 My time in Houston .............................................................................49 Back to Mexico ...................................................................................53 The publication of books, another field that optometrists must explore ...........................................................................................................74 My recent activity in optometry in Mexico ...........................................78 What the future has in store for us ......................................................90 Annexes .............................................................................................92 3 I dedicate this book to my lifelong friend and tireless defender of optometry in Mexico, Dr. Jose Francisco Matos Santos, R.I.P. 4 PREFACE Many will think that, because it is May of the year 2020 and the famous coronavirus keeps us in quarantine, I had nothing to do at home and began to write the memoirs of my life as an optometrist. The truth is that I had been thinking about this project for a long time, especially because I was lucky –or because I stick my nose where it does not belong– to experience many of the passages of the great changes in optometry in Mexico during the last 56 years. The time has come to share those memories, because I consider them historical and can help so that this profession continues growing and obtains the recognition it deserves. What I write in this book are authentic stories and they occurred just as I describe them. Optometry is a very old profession, as ancient as the use of eyeglasses, since 1623, or perhaps before, because there were optometrists or eyeglass masters, as they were called at that time. Since then and up to now, technology has made us have equipment that gives us information that we never dreamed of before; the development of new materials for contact lenses, progressive lenses and new drugs that allow us to give solution to the multiple problems that patients suffer. Today, the profession has changed very much. Before, we only prescribed eyeglasses and contact lenses. Now, we see to the primary and general visual healthcare of the population. Patients come to the offices with problems of visual health derived from cataracts or glaucoma, or diabetes, brain tumors and many other diseases, and we are in charge of diagnosing them and channeling them for the 5 adequate treatment. Sometimes, the diagnosis can be very hard for the patients as well as for the optometrists; however, there are also great satisfactions, like observing the face of a boy when we give him his first eyeglasses and he can see clearly, or when we know that a patient with low vision to whom we have given a special aid can read or see the photographs of his grandchildren. Over more than 50 years as an optometrist, for me it is a reason to be proud and satisfied to see how this profession has changed and how it has gradually gained the recognition it deserves. Today, the education that the university students receive in Mexico is the best of Latin America. In addition, practicing it has allowed me to share extraordinary moments with colleagues, and some very disappointing ones too. However, we have remained in the front line to achieve a better visual health for the inhabitants of Mexico. As you can see, I am in love with this profession. I hope that this book helps you who are beginning to study optometry or for those who have practiced it for 50 years to appreciate it. 6 HOW IT ALL BEGAN Frequently, when I give a lecture or talks to groups of students, they ask me why I studied optometry. In reality, there were many events that led me to the decision, and they began since childhood. When I was three years old, my parents noticed that my left eye deviated to the left and they took me to one of the best ophthalmologists of that time, Dr. Anselmo Fonte, who diagnosed Myopia –I think I had almost five or six diopters– amblyopia and strabismus of the left eye. He told my parents that I did not need surgery and not to let anyone operate me. At the Optica Panamericana on Madero Street, they adapted my first eyeglasses. All the optical shops were then on that street; the most renowned ones were Optica Economica, Optica Mazal, Optica Madero, Optica Lux and Optica Panamericana. My prescription changed as I grew up. In those years, the fifties –I was a teenager– I met an optometrist graduated from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN, by its abbreviation in Spanish) working at the Panamericana. As much as I try, I cannot remember his name, but when I visited him, we talked about his profession, his activities and where he had studied. Having used eyeglasses at such an early age affected my life in many ways. The kindergarten teachers did not let me play with my classmates because they were afraid that my eyeglasses might break –or I don’t know what they thought. Therefore, they had me sit with them during recess, which was not so bad, it had its advantages. I was one of the few children with eyeglasses at that time, if not the only one, which was surprising. In elementary and secondary school, perhaps due to my vision, I was very bad at sports (soccer, baseball.) When 7 teams were organized, they always picked me last and with an expression of “Too bad, Bromberg is on our team.” I was a shy and skinny boy with very thick glasses; however, I managed to make some good friends. In class, I was an average student, I did not excel. In the last year of secondary school, one had to choose the area of studies before enrolling in upper middle school: biological sciences, physics, mathematics, social sciences or arts and humanities. My uncle was a doctor; he suggested I study optometry, he thought it was a good profession, and I thought it was an excellent idea, something different; a profession I thought I knew well. Then, I went to ask for information at the IPN and was told that I had to enter the technical high school to be able to study my desired profession. My parents wanted me to study at the School. The IPN informed me what subjects I had to study: physics, chemistry and biology, which represented a problem, because biology was from one area and physics from another. These studies at that time were for a two-year period. The Institute approved that I study one area in the first cycle and the other in the following cycle. First, I studied physics, but, at the beginning of the second year, the Biology teacher whose name I forget, and would rather not remember, made a big scandal because she thought that if I had not studied the first course of biology, I should not study the second one. Since the school gave its authorization, the teacher failed me in all the exams. If it wasn’t for my mother who became her friend and asked her to give me private remedial classes in her house, I would have failed and would not have been able to enter the Polytechnic. 8 The Superior School of Medicine, IPN. The Superior School of Rural Medicine offered two professional degrees: medicine and optometry. It had that name “Rural Medicine” because they wanted the graduate physicians to work in the towns of Mexico, where their services were needed. Later on the name was change only Superios School of Medicine (ESM, by its abbreviation in Spanish). The degree in optometry began to be taught in 1950 after a series of events. In the forties, the Association of Opticians and Optometrists was established, and optometrists who graduated from universities of the United States and Germany joined, as well as Mexicans who had learned empirically and had been practicing for some time. They began to teach and give updating courses. However, aware of the fact that optometry was a university profession in other countries, the members approached the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, by its abbreviation in Spanish) to propose its creation, but were not successful. It was then that they approached the IPN, where it was approved as a technical course, for which only secondary studies were 9 required, and they did not grant a degree. It was not until 1960 that they began to require high school. After several legal battles from the graduate students, they achieved that a professional degree be granted. I was unaware of all this information when I approached the Superior School of Rural Medicine. I
Load more

Recommended publications
  • PEATONALIZACIÓN DE LA CALLE MADERO DEL CENTRO HISTÓRICO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO Análisis Del Cambio En El Ámbito Comercial
    PEATONALIZACIÓN DE LA CALLE MADERO DEL CENTRO HISTÓRICO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO Análisis del cambio en el ámbito comercial Clara ORTEGA GARCÍA Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Unidad Azcapotzalco Directora: Mtra. Ma. del Carmen Bernárdez de la Granja Mail: [email protected] RESUMEN Existe en la Ciudad de México, como en otros lugares, una tendencia que ha protagonizado las revitalizaciones de espacios públicos realizadas en los últimos años, se trata de la peatonalización de calles o avenidas. Dicho tipo de intervención es, definitivamente impactante en cuanto que modifica determinantemente el uso y percepción del espacio. La constante insistencia por la necesidad de revitalizar el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México ha provocado, además de una evidente transformación de imagen urbana, otras mutaciones en el espacio urbano, cambios muy evidentes de carácter social, espacial y económico principalmente. Lo que aquí se presenta, es un análisis de éste tipo de intervención, realizada en la calle Francisco I. Madero, arteria vital del centro histórico, que cerró el tránsito vehicular en 2010 para priorizar el acceso exclusivamente peatonal al centro de la ciudad; los impactos generados a partir de éste suceso, principalmente en el ámbito comercial. Palabras clave: Centro Histórico, Revitalización, Peatonalización ABSTRACT In Mexico City exists a trend, as in other places, that has played a main role in the revitalization of public spaces in recent years: the pedestrianisation of streets or avenues. Such an intervention has an important impact since it crucially modifies the use and perception of space. Constant insistence for the need to revitalize Mexico City's Historic Center has caused, in addition to a clear transformation of urban image, other important mutations in the urban space, mainly of social, spatial and economic nature.
    [Show full text]
  • The Church of San Francisco in Mexico City As Lieux De Memoire
    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses Architecture 5-2013 The hC urch of San Francisco in Mexico City as Lieux de Memoire Laurence McMahon University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/archuht Part of the Architectural History and Criticism Commons, Latin American History Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, and the Religion Commons Recommended Citation McMahon, Laurence, "The hC urch of San Francisco in Mexico City as Lieux de Memoire" (2013). Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses. 6. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/archuht/6 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Architecture at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. The Church of San Francisco, as the oldest and first established by the mendicant Franciscans in Mexico, acts as a repository of the past, collecting and embodying centuries of memories of the city and the congregation it continues to represent. Many factors have contributed to the church's significance; the prestige of its site, the particular splendor of ceremonies and rituals held at both the Church and the chapel of San Jose de los Naturalés, and the liturgical processions which originated there. While the religious syncretism of some churches, especially open air chapels, has been analyzed, the effect of communal inscription on the architecture of Mexico City is an area of study that has not been adequately researched. This project presents a holistic approach to history through memory theory, one which incorporates cross-disciplinary perspectives including sociology and anthropology.
    [Show full text]
  • Meet Me at Sanborns: Labor, Leisure, Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Mexico
    MEET ME AT SANBORNS: LABOR, LEISURE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY MEXICO KEVIN M. CHRISMAN A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HISTORY YORK UNIVERSITY TORONTO, ONTARIO October, 2018 © Kevin M. Chrisman, 2018 ii Abstract This dissertation is a cultural history about Sanborns, a Mexican business that began as a drugstore in 1903. It continues into the present as a national chain of restaurants and department stores owned by the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Each chapter explores different topics of analysis: modernity, consumerism, and upper-class leisure culture; revolutionary masculinity and racial politics; food, commodities, and Mexican nationalism; working-class labor struggles and company paternalism, and urban sexuality. The dissertation examines how everyday life created and was created by post-Revolutionary Mexico’s changing gender ideologies, evolving nationalist culture, and openness to foreign capital. It argues that the Sanborns chain has been an essential site of contestation and redefinition of gender roles across Mexico. Tracing the development of Sanborns contributes to the discussion of Mexico’s national culture during the twentieth-century. Commercial retailers and spaces of consumption helped shape Mexico’s urban landscape and consumer identities. The popularity of Sanborns was shaped by local consumer tastes and global technologies as they developed over time. My work describes the collaboration and conflict between Sanborns and its customers who used the floor space in their own way; the store began as a place of leisure for Mexico’s upper-class but evolved into a sexual space shared among classes.
    [Show full text]
  • Guidalsautoingles.Pdf
    You're in a building with over 400 years of history. The remodeling of these suites was carried out thinking of families who want to maintain and enjoy the culture, gastronomy and history that surrounds the Historic Center of Mexico City. Live it and enjoy it healthily with your family. Welcome to It is a pleasure for us to receive you at Casa Sauto. Our purpose is to provide you the best possible experience in the Historic Downtown of Mexico City. Here are some relevant guidelines and rules that will help you ensure a pleasant and comfortable stay. The topics covered in this document are: 1. Suite rules 2. Access to the building and the suite 3. Garbage disposal 4. The sofa-bed and Futton 5. Internet and TV 6. Utilities: water, electricity. 7. Transportation 8. Health / Safety 9. Places around CASA SAUTO. 10. Check-out process 11. Cleaning & Appliances 1. House rules There are a few but critical house rules that we kindly ask you to comply with: A. Do NOT smoke inside the suites. B. Do NOT consume any kind of illegal drugs inside the suites or the building. C. Everything in the apartment is there to be used (furniture, kitchenware, linens, appliances, books, etc.); we just ask for respect and an adequate utilization of each item. D. There are OTHER suites in the building; please treat everyone with respect. We strongly suggest to keep it low key while in the building. E. Keep the noise to the minimum, specially in public/common areas, and certainly at night.
    [Show full text]
  • GUÍA ESENCIAL DE LA CDMX CDMX ESSENTIAL GUIDE [ EDITORIAL ] [ CONTENIDO ] CONTENT Amigo/A Visitante
    GUÍA ESENCIAL DE LA CDMX CDMX ESSENTIAL GUIDE [ EDITORIAL ] [ CONTENIDO ] CONTENT Amigo/a visitante La Ciudad de México es uno de los destinos culturales más fascinantes en el mundo. No sólo somos una de las tres ciudades con mayor número de museos, sino que contamos con un legado histórico Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco de incalculable valor, una oferta gastronómica aplaudida en todas 02 HISTÓRICA / HISTORICAL latitudes y cientos de lugares de interés para que familias, parejas y los [ CENTRO HISTÓRICO ] amantes de los viajes disfruten al máximo su estancia entre nosotros. HISTORIC CENTER Es una ciudad que siempre recibe con los brazos abiertos a millones de visitantes, quienes disfrutan los festivales culturales, deportivos y 12 ARTÍSTICA / ARTISTIC artísticos más importantes de Latinoamérica. La integración cultural [ ROMA-CONDESA-JUÁREZ ] de nuestras raíces la llena de magia, costumbres y tradiciones como ROMA-CONDESA-JUAREZ pocos destinos en el mundo. Esta guía te llevará de la mano para disfrutar los lugares más 22 FESTIVALES CULTURALES emblemáticos, históricos y sorprendentes de la ciudad. Prepárate CULTURAL FESTIVALS para descubrir lugares maravillosos y vivir experiencias inolvidables. ¡Bienvenido a la Ciudad de México! 24 MOVILIDAD INTEGRADA DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO Dear Visitor / friend / INTEGRATED MOBILITY OF MEXICO CITY Mexico City is one of the most fascinating cultural destinations Paseo de la Reforma in the world. We are not only one of the three cities in the world with the largest number of museums, but also, we have 26 EMBLEMÁTICA an invaluable historical legacy, a large variety of gastronomic / EMBLEMATIC options acclaimed at all latitudes and hundreds of places [ POLANCO-CHAPULTEPEC ] with activities for families, couples and travel lovers, all this POLANCO-CHAPULTEPEC will make you enjoy your stay in our city to the maximum.
    [Show full text]
  • Cosmopolitan Aspirations, Urban Encounters and Class Boundaries in Mexico City
    “For The Enjoyment of All:” Cosmopolitan Aspirations, Urban Encounters and Class Boundaries in Mexico City Alejandra M. Leal Martínez Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2011 © 2011 Alejandra M. Leal Martínez All rights reserved ABSTRACT “For The Enjoyment of All:” Cosmopolitan Aspirations, Urban Encounters and Class Boundaries in Mexico City Alejandra M. Leal Martínez This dissertation examines the production and experience of class and racial distinctions in contemporary Mexico City by focusing on encounter and proximity between different social groups in the country’s most emblematic urban center. It draws on eighteenth months of ethnographic fieldwork with artists and young professionals living in the city’s historic center as part of a public-private redevelopment plan locally known as the “rescue.” Led by multimillionaire Carlos Slim, this endeavor has been framed as an initiative of civil society to recover the symbolic heart of the nation from crime and illegality while transforming it into a secure and livable space for all Mexicans. The rescue mobilizes a neoliberal idiom of the modern (associated in Mexico and across the world with democracy and responsible citizenship, a retreating state and a free market economy) and epitomizes the illegibility of public and private distinctions. I focus on moments of encounter between the historic center’s new affluent residents, on the one hand, and the inhabitants of its dilapidated tenements and the vendors of its informal street markets, on the other. Such encounters slide into suspicion, uncertainty, instability and misrecognition.
    [Show full text]
  • Participant's Handbook
    Participant’s Handbook Welcome! This Handbook will show you the information related to the XXIX Ordinary General Assembly. Held on September 18, 19 and 20, 2019, Mexico City. 1. Registering for the Ordinary General Assembly You can register for the Ordinary General Assembly by going to the following link. http://registro.rev-developments.com.mx/registro/default/login. Click here 1. Click on Register 2. Complete the full form and click on Submit. 1 3. You will receive a message “Successful Registration”, and a confirmation email. Click on the link you received to enter the registration form. Contact Information: 2. Event Location Address: San Ramón s/n, Col. San Jerónimo Lídice, C.P. 10200, Alcaldía Magdalena Contreras, Ciudad de México. Phone numbers: + 52 55 53 77 47 00 / + 52 55 55 95 00 11 Lobby location: The CISS Hotel lobby locations is to the left of the main entrance of the Inter-American Center for Social Security Studies (CIESS). 2 Route from Mexico City Airport to CISS (Estimated Time: 40 – 50 minutes) Route from Royal Pedregal to CISS (Estimated Time: 16 – 22 minutes) 3 3. Activity Schedule Work Program – General Assembly 2019 September 18 CISS academic event in the framework of the September 19 September 20 General Assembly 08:20 - 08:50 9:00 - 10:00 09:00 - 11:00 Registration Associate Members Meeting Permanent Committee Meeting Benito Coquet Auditorium Commissions Room PB Commissions Room PB 08:50 - 09:05 10:00 - 10:30 12:00 (Expected duration: 5 hours) Inauguration **CDMX Evacuation drill General Assembly Meeting (Photo Exhibition) Sessions Room Auditorio Benito Coquet 11:00 - 13:30 Subregions Meeting 18:00 09:10 - 10:10 North America and Anglo Caribbean Dinner Keynote speech: Social Anguilla - Antigua & Barbuda - Aruba - Bahamas - Barbados - Belice - British Virgin Islands - Canadá - Curacao - Dominica - Auditorium Lobby Security and Welfare Grenada - St.
    [Show full text]
  • Batallones Femeninos and Mare Advertencia Lirika Linda D
    ¡VIVAS NOS QUEREMOS! Feminist Activism in Hip-Hop Culture in México: Batallones Femeninos and Mare Advertencia Lirika Linda Daniela Villegas Mercado Department of Gender and Cultural Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Sydney A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctoral of Philosophy at the University of Sydney 2019 1 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. Linda Daniela Villegas Mercado March 2019 2 ABSTRACT In a Mexican political context permeated by drug-related violence, organised crime, and violence against women and feminised bodies, young women with different class and ethnic backgrounds are using hip-hop culture to denounce the government and create consciousness in relation to feminicide in the country. This thesis focuses on the work of the female rap collective Batallones Femeninos (Women’s Battalions) which originated in the frontier of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and of Mare Advertencia Lirika, from the southern state of Oaxaca. Immersed in heavily male-dominated hip-hop culture, the female rappers in my research emerge as openly feminist artists and position their feminisms with reference to very particular geographical contexts, and class and ethnic backgrounds. In the case of Batallones, their feminism is informed by specific experiences in el barrio (the hood), of Juárez and Mexico City, the influence of autonomous Zapatismo, and their travels through the country.
    [Show full text]
  • Mexico City: Growth and Development
    Voices ofMexico !October • December. 1995 61 Mexico City: growth and development Francisco Pérez de Salazar V.* y the time ofthe fifth occurrence which motivated islands the Jeader of the Mexicas millennium B.C. the Valley settlement on the small islands within (Aztecs) found an eagle perched on a B of Mexico had become an the Valley ofMexico's system of cactus plant devouring a serpent, and area of stable settlements lakes. This enormous natural basin that is whát led to the foundation of where farmers cultivated coro, chiles, contained the salt water ofTexcoco this great city. squash, avocados and beans. Jake as well as the fresh waters of The island gradually grew in size Development continued slowly, under Xochimilco and Chalco lakes. dueto the deliberate drying out of these conditions, until the year 1,000 According to legend, on one of the severa! small adjoining surfaces. This B.C.; the altiplano (highlands) began to feel the influence ofthe Olmec "mother culture," originating along the coas! of the Gulfof Mexico. The first influences arase in what is now Tlatilco, where the oldest archeological remnants are to be found. At the same time, Cuicuilco flourished to the southeast of the Valley ofMexico. Teotihuacan was founded jusi a few miles from the Anáhuac Valley, becoming the first great city in ali of Mesoamerica -we understand Mesoamerica to be the area from the northern center of Mexico, in the state of Zacatecas, to Honduras and Nicaragua in Central America. The great Tenochtitlan-today Mexico City- served as headquarters for the greatest kingdom, consolidating itself in the J 5th century A.D.
    [Show full text]
  • Redalyc.EVALUACIÓN POST-OCUPACIONAL DE LA
    Revista Legado de Arquitectura y Diseño ISSN: 2007-3615 [email protected] Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México México Hernández Romero, Yissel EVALUACIÓN POST-OCUPACIONAL DE LA CALLE MADERO. EXPERIENCIA SATISFACTORIA E IMPLICACIONES DEL DISEÑO Revista Legado de Arquitectura y Diseño, núm. 15, enero-junio, 2014, pp. 127-138 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Toluca, Estado de México, México Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=477947303009 Cómo citar el artículo Número completo Sistema de Información Científica Más información del artículo Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Página de la revista en redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto EVALUACIÓN POST-OCUPACIONAL DE LA CALLE MADERO. EXPERIENCIA SATISFACTORIA E IMPLICACIONES DEL DISEÑO Post-occupancy evaluation of Madero street. Satisfactory experience and design implications M. EN D. I. YISSEL HERNÁNDEZ ROmeRO Maestría en Diseño Industrial, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. [email protected] Fecha de recibido: 2 de septiembre de 2013 Fecha de aceptado: 9 de octubre de 2013 pp: 127-138 FAD | UAEMéx |Año 9, No 15 Enero - Junio 2014 UAEM127ÉX RESUMEN La transformación de los espacios públicos contribuye de manera importante a 127-138 127-138 pp la configuración física y social de las comunidades, mientras que la satisfacción | RO relacionada con el uso de éstos puede derivar en el fortalecimiento de vínculos, me RO la apropiación y un mayor cuidado de los mismos. Esta investigación analiza la Z E satisfacción post-ocupacional de los transeúntes de la calle Madero, ubicada en el RNÁND E Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México, y transformada en corredor peatonal en H L E el año 2010.
    [Show full text]
  • Transportation Problems and Needs in the Aftermath of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake Antoine G
    University of South Florida Scholar Commons Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute FMHI Publications (FMHI) 1-1-1987 Transportation problems and needs in the aftermath of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake Antoine G. Hobeika Siamak Assaee Ardekani Alejandro Martínez-Márquez Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/fmhi_pub Part of the Mental and Social Health Commons Scholar Commons Citation Hobeika, Antoine G.; Ardekani, Siamak Assaee; and Martínez-Márquez, Alejandro, "Transportation problems and needs in the aftermath of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake" (1987). FMHI Publications. Paper 29. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/fmhi_pub/29 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FMHI Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HAZARD HOUSE COpy " 1""".....,....~ ?...L~ -.J AAteJ, if1l n... A-Ph.,~ ,;f ~i. I.e&- l'1e,l'c. G'!> c.,.."... .... 0;. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center Campus Box 482 University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309-0482 TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND NEEDS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 1985 MEXICO CITY EARTHQUAKE Anto·i ne Hobei ka Siamak Ardekani Alejandro Martinez-Marquez 1987 Quick Response Research Report #10 This publication is part of the Natural Hazards Research & Applications Information Center's ongoing Quick Response Research Report Series. http://ww.N.colorado.edu/hazards Institute of Behavioral Science #6 • (303) 492-6818 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS •••... i i ABSTRACT ... .... iii I. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE ....•.......•....• 1 II.
    [Show full text]
  • Mexico City & Copper Canyon
    Mexico City & Copper Canyon Mexico City is the densely populated, high-altitude capital of Mexico. It's known for its Templo Mayor (a 13th-century Aztec temple), the baroque Catedral Metropolitana de México of the Spanish conquistadors and the Palacio Nacional, which houses historic murals by Diego Rivera. All of these are situated in and around the Plaza de la Constitución, the massive main square also known as the Zócalo. Copper Canyon, in northern Mexico, is a series of massive canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. Popular for hiking, it gets its name from the copper-green hue of the canyon walls. The famous Chepe (Ferrocarril Barrancas del Cobre) train connects the region via over 80 tunnels and nearly 40 bridges. Divisadero, a photo stop on the line, offers views into Urique Canyon. Day 1: Arrival in Mexico City Mexico City lies in the heart of Central Mexico and is the capital of Mexico and the oldest capital city in the Americas. It is one of the largest cities in the world with over 20 million inhabitants (in the greater metropolitan area) and has a rich history and colourful culture. On arrival into Mexico City you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Arrive Anytime. Flight is not included Overnight in a Standard Room at Best Western Hotel Majestic (or similar) Day 2: Half Day Mexico City tour including Museum of Anthropology We will explore magnificent Mexico City, built on top of the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Our first stop is the Zocalo (main square), one of the largest public squares in the world.
    [Show full text]