Centro de Estudios Tcnicos y

avanzados de Chimaltenango
COMPLEJO CETACH
Integrantes
Antoni Amadeo Canu de len
Fredy Leonel Lpez ixen
Victor Rene Roquel Monroy
Juan Carlos Tay Balam

Catedrtico
Jorge Gonzales

Curso
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Carrera
6TO Bachiller Industrial y Perito
en Informtica y Computacin

Fecha
16/06/2016
 France
France; AFI, officially the French Republic is a sovereign country, member of the European
Union, established in social and democratic state of law and whose form of government is a
semi-presidential republic.
Capital: Paris
President Franois Hollande
Currencies: Euro, Franco CFP
Neighbouring countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Monaco,
Luxembourg, Andorra
Official language: French Language

Location of France

France has a total area of 551,000 km, making it the third largest in Europe after Russia and
Ukraine country, the gala nation has a more or less similar to that of a hexagon shape and
shares its borders with seven countries: with Spain and the small state of Andorra in the
southwest, while in southeastern France is the border with Italy.
To the east of France she shares the border with Switzerland, while northeastern France has
borders with Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. Many of France's borders are mountainous
into consideration both the southern borders with Spain and Italy, where the Pyrenees and the
Alps are, respectively, while the border in northeastern France are instead on the plains, which it
has caused problems with the invasions of neighboring countries throughout history.
 Cities of France
Paris
The great City of Light has a wide variety of sites and attractions that many people want to
know. official seat of government agencies and architectural wonders, this city is wonderful.
Marseilles
This is the second largest city in France, even the oldest. It has a variety of cliffs and hills.
Because Marseille has a wide variety of cultures and is considered the gateway to Africa is
bound by numerous boats from various destinations step.

Lyon
Declared World Heritage by UNESCO, this is the capital of the department of Rhone and
second largest city in France. It is a town famous for its rich cuisine and have constituted
interpol headquarters since 1989.

Toulouse
It is located in the heart of Southern France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic
Ocean, it is a wide and enthusiastic cosmopolitan city in which live their heritage and pleasures
of the party. It is a must-see destination, it is a modern city proud of its past.

Nice
It is one of the paradises of the Blue Coast in the south of France, near the Principality of
Monaco and the Italian border. Considered the Mecca of artists, one can find many art galleries,
great historic and fascinating Mediterranean Sea.
 Places to visit
The Arc de Triomphe: It dominates one end of the famous Champs-lyses, in the middle of the
Place de l'Etoile. It is a national symbol because it burns to his feet, never extinguished the
flame in memory of the fallen during World War soldiers. He is currently a link between the old
Paris and the present and is part of the axis that separates the Louvre modern arch Arco
neighborhood of Defense. There spend most of the large demonstrations in honor of the French
Republic as the parade of July 14 or a sporting event such as the arrival of the Tour de France.
Each year, almost a million and half visitors climb to the terrace of the monument to admire the
12 avenues that are emerging from the monument forming "star" that gives its name to the
square. If you like excitement I advise you go by car this roundabout is like being raised in
bumper cars fairs. The adrenaline rush is guaranteed!
-The Grand-Palais in Paris: This building was built in 1900 for the Universal Exhibition, along
with the Petit Palais, the Pont Alexandre III (one of the prettiest in Paris) and ... the Eiffel Tower,
is today one of the "palaces-museums" of the French capital. National Galleries reconverted by
Andr Malraux, prime minister of the time, the Grand Palais has since the mission to host
temporary exhibitions of artists worldwide. Since its foundation collaborates with the most
important museums in France and abroad, the latest temporary exhibition was dedicated to
Christian Dior and met some of the work of the creator with original costumes, models of their
perfumes etc ... Every year, more than a million and visitors walk through the halls of this palace
large windows near the Champs Elysees.
The National Museum of Natural History in Paris: This museum consists of several units located
elsewhere in the capital, and even in France, where you can see the theories of evolution, the
gallery of paleontology and comparative anatomy, Cabinet Natural History and the zoo at the
Jardin des Plantes and the Museum of Man (closed until 2015) that can be seen at the
Trocadero Gardens at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. This museum hosts two million visitors each
year.
Orsay Museum: located on the left bank of the Seine, the museum is installed in the former
Orsay railway station built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Within its walls the public can
know the whole world artistic creation in 1848 until 1914, although the museum is best known
for hosting the largest collection of Impressionist paintings in the world. Visitors have the good
fortune to admire there works like "Breakfast on the Grass" by Manet, "The Dancer" by Degas
or "The Origin of the World" by Courbet. Every year come more than 3 million people to admire
these works.
 History
France is one of the oldest states in Europe, although France only appears with such name
from the Middle Ages in a difficult precise date irrefutably. fully Gaul is recognized as a historical
antecedent of France, although the Galia occupied a slightly more extensive than present
France European surface.
In the European hegemonic wars France imposed tried it several times and at different times
had to face almost all Europe (separately or together as a counterbalance to French
expansionism). So it was with Charlemagne (Charles I, "The Great") in the ninth century, Louis
XIV ( "The Sun King") in the seventeenth century, and Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon's "The
Great") in the nineteenth century.

Prehistory:
There are significant remains of Lower Palaeolithic in the Somme River and traditional Pyrenees
(Neanderthals) as well as in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Le Moustier and La Ferrasie. Upper
Paleolithic there are abundant traces of the Cro-Magnon, Grimaldi and Chancelade, dated at
about 25,000 years old, which are located in the Dordogne Valley. [1] Among the most famous
paintings in the world are those of Lascaux and Font de Gaume, in the French Pyrenees.
In the Mesolithic some agricultural activities were replaced in importance to the caves, and the
Neolithic (from the third millennium BC) the megalithic culture (that used menhirs, dolmens and
burial grounds) emerged. Since around 1500 B.C. Bronze Age begins, developing trade routes.
It found Acheulean tools of homo erectus industry 900 or 1000 years ago in the cave Le
Vallonnet, in southern France. Iron Age and Celtic cultures are within the first millennium B.C.
Old age:
What is now France, it was formerly known as Gaul. Gaul was populated by Gauls, Celtic
people of Indo-European origin. Its borders were partially stabilized by the north with the current
Channel, to the west by the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean), south to the Pyrenees mountains
and the Mediterranean Sea, and on the east by the Rhine River ( that separated him from the
Germania) and the Alps mountains (which separated him from Italy). The Gauls Celtic
civilizations staged La Tene and Vix. In southern Gaul Greeks (Ionians), who founded Massalia
(Marseilles), Agde, among others (s. VIII VI B.C.) were established.
Gaius Julius Caesar defeated Gallic chief Vercingetorix in 51 B.C., creating a mattress between
Rome and the Germanic peoples, with their migrations harassed Rome periodically. Then there
was a genocide that decreased considerably to the gala population. This facilitated the rapid
Latinization, but also the work that began not long after making the first Christian missionaries
who progressed expanding within the borders of the Roman Empire. Thus, most of Celtic Gaul
soon became Latin and Christian. Lugdunum (Lyon) became an important Christian religious
center. The increasingly enriched, Latin and Christian Galia reached important cultural levels
that survived even the barbarian invasions. Times after the barbarian invasions the Germans
became Latin and was the necessity to declare war to the Germans.
 Foods
Favorite dishes by French

Raclette: originally from Switzerland, this meal was adopted by the French and eaten regularly
throughout France. The peculiarity of this dish is that it incorporates a machine that heats the
special cheese to melt. Then it is mixed with potatoes and sausages.

Gratin dauphinois or Le (gratin dolphins) from France (more precisely in the region of Dolphins
in the French Alps), is a dish baked potato gratin thinly sliced and mixed with fresh cream or
milk. In addition, it is often add much cheese and mushrooms ... what would the French without
cheese!
La soupe l'oignons (onion soup) is a signature dish of traditional French cuisine. It was
invented during the French Revolution when only simple cooking deingredientes was available.
It is made with croutons, beef broth and caramelized onions. And attention: cooking time can not
exceed 2 hours!

Ratatouille: is a specialty of southern France, a healthy dish that mixes tomatoes, garlic,
peppers, zucchini, and eggplant with different Provencal herbs. If you want to cook, you can mix
all these ingregientes, so only you would need to put the vegetables are cooked longer in the
correct order. Easy to cook, you get to impress your guests.
Moules frites (mussels-fries literally): traditional dish mainly in Belgium and northern France. As
the name suggests, the dish is made from mussels and fries with onion sauce and cheese. In
general, the French eat this food restaurants in unlimited quantity.

Le foie gras (fatty liver) is a dish that is eaten especially during the Christmas holidays. It is a
food product made of hypertrophied liver of a duck or goose that has been specially
supercharged. Consumed mostly with bread and jam, foie gras is part of the cultural and
gastronomic heritage protected in France.
Les escargots de Bourgogne: As the Spanish, the French like snails. The best come from the
region of Bourgogne and cooked with lots of recipes. The best known are with butter, parsley
and garlic mayonnaise sauce.

Les cuisses of grenouilles (frog legs): France is the largest consumer of frogs' legs. But
increasingly it extends, and this dish begins to appear in most European restaurants. To cook, it
is essential roll them in flour to coat. After, cast salt, parsley and butter for a delicious result!
Boeuf Bourguignon (beef bourguignon) is a traditional meal of French cuisine. It owes its name
to its two key ingredients: the ox and wine, two flagship products of Burgundy.
Crpes sales et sucres: is a traditional dish of northern France: Bretagne. But now, all over
France savor these PANCAKES! You can make a meal as a main dish savory crpes (put in
whatever you like: mushrooms, meat, cheese sauce ...) or pancakes dessert sweet fruit, ice
cream (! yes, as you hear), Nutella, jam ...

Things to do in A TRIP
1- Eiffel Tower, to start with something else? It is the unmistakable symbol of Paris, and with
much merit! We climbed overnight to the top floor and almost gives us a fit: joer as moving! But
when suddenly the lights began to flicker as distant shooting stars (more like a nightclub kitch
80s) I understood that it would be an unforgettable moment. Geek yes, but in the highest tower
of the most romantic city in the world! Qins!
2- Enjoy the great city street performers and their performances.
3- Photographing the famous art Nouveu subway signs.

4- Make shopping at Galeries Lafayette and the Champs Elysee (p come to delude ...
shopping? Look but do not touch!) And since you are, climb to the viewpoint of Galeries
Lafayette (Boulevard Haussmann, 40) for one of the best views from Paris. And completely free!

5- Make a picnic in the Jardin du Luxembourg or the Tuileries Gardens.