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The second largest city in the U.S., it is situated between the San Gabriel Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Bisected by the Santa Monica Mountains, which separate the neighbourhoods of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Pacific
Palisades from the San Fernando Valley, it is near the San Andreas Fault, and earthquakes are frequent.
It began in 1771 as a Spanish mission; the city was established as
El Pueblo de la Reyna de los Angeles
(the Town of the Queen of the Angels) in 1781. Sites of interest include early Spanish missions,
the Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Educational
institutions include the University of Southern California, Occidental College, and the University of
California at Los Angeles.
© janet aguila krause
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