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This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

The nearby forrests not only provide protection from incoming tsunamis but are also a reliable and sustainable source of material

This is the main entrance to Louis Armstrong Park in the Treme just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter. Today the park honors jazz legend Louis Armstrong, but it is here where Congo Square still stands, where slaves and free blacks would…

Madame John's Legacy is a great example of Louisiana-Creole 18th c. residential architecture, and is one of the oldest remaining houses in the French Quarter. It is run by the Louisiana State Museum and was declared a National Historic Landmark in…

El Castillo is a pedestrian-only town, with no cars.

El Castillo is a pedestrian-only town, with no cars.

The Cassava also known as “Yuca” is a tuber that is grown heavily in the amazon rainforest. Chicha means drink in Kichwa and it is typically a fermented drink that is prepared throughout the Andean cultures. The kichwa communities of the amazon…

Chicha means drink in Kichwa and it is typically a fermented drink that is prepared throughout the Andean cultures. The Kichwa communities of the amazon rainforest are known for preparing the chicha of chonta fruit through a process of chewing and…

The Kichwa communities of the amazon rainforest are known for making a drink called chicha from the chonta fruit through a process of chewing and spitting as a way to ferment the drink. It is a typical fermented drink that is prepared throughout the…

Pilche means drinking gourd in Spanish and produced mostly in the amazon rainforest where this particular fruit grows. The Kichwa communities of the amazon rainforest use the hard shell of the fruit to create a functional drinking gourd for everyday…