The two pearls

Abstract

History reveals that Mexico and Cuba are Latin American countries united since times prior to the discovery of the so-called New World by Europe. The conquest of Spain over the lands of America created the conditions for Cuba to serve as natural bridge between Europe and the region of present-day Mexico. The Cuban city of Cienfuegos is also known as the Pearl of the South. The Mexican city of Mazatlán is called the pearl of the Pacific. Seafaring cities, the two pearls, essentially have the sea as their protagonist. Both are angles of the imaginary triangle with Spain through the migratory footprint that it left them as living heritage: the language. The research is pioneering in its research objective: to show the coincident points between both cities based on geography, history, cultural and natural resources, art and culture, and tourist routes that promote cultural tourism. Once the research paradigm was defined as well as, the instruments to be used, an own methodology was designed to fulfilment the proposed objective. The research results presented, although conclusive, are susceptible to deepening and expansion in subsequent studies.