3. LOS ANGELES IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES AND WITH A POPULATION OF 3,8 MILLION IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE CITY´S INHABITANTS ARE REFERED TO AS “ANGELENOS” FLAG SEAL
4. LOS ANGELES WAS FOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1781 BY SPANISH GOVERNOR FELIPE DE NEVE AS “EL PUEBLO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES DEL RIO”. IT BECAME A PART OF MEXICO IN 1821 FOLLOWING ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN. IN 1848 AT THE END OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, LOS ANGELES AND THE REST OF CALIFORNIA WERE PURCHASED AS PART OF THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO, THEREBY BECOMING PART OF THE UNITED STATES.
5. THE ECONOMY OF LOS ANGELES IS DRIVEN BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ENTERTEIMENT (TELEVISION, MOTION PICTURES, ETC), AEROSPACE, TECHNOLOGY, PETROLEUM, FASHION, APPAREL AND TOURISM. LOS ANGELES IS HOME TO HOLLYWOOD, GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE EPICENTER OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY.
6. TOURISM ACTIVITIES - VISIT THE DODGERS BASEBALL STADIUM - VISIT THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD - LOS ANGELES CITY TOUR AND MOVIE STAR´S HOME TOUR - DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES SEGWAY TOUR -DEARLY DEPARTED: THE TRAGIC HISTORY TOUR OF LOS ANGELES
