American Southwest Food. Search. Click to view full Infographic. Southwestern cuisine was created at the confluence of Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultures, which took place especially in the region of New Mexico, but also in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and California.he natives cultivated chiles, corn, tomatoes, beans, avocados, and squash, which have been incorporated into the cuisine of the American Southwest. The Spanish brought ingredients from their homeland, including cheese, lard, and rice.
tarpon. n, pl-pons or-pon. 1. (Animals) a large silvery clupeoid game fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of warm Atlantic waters, having a compressed body covered with large scales: family Elopidae. 2. (Animals) Austral another name for ox-eye herring. 3. (Animals) any similar related fish.
Tarpon Springs, Florida - Basic Facts. The City of Tarpon Springs had a population of 24,722 as of July 1, 2016. The primary coordinate point for Tarpon Springs is located at latitude 28.1491 and longitude -82.7794 in Pinellas County. The formal boundaries for the City of Tarpon Springs (see map below) encompass a land area of 9.1 sq. miles and a water area of 8.18 sq. miles.