Site of the annualCalgaryStampede, a famousrodeo dating from1912, the city is the center of Canada's petroleum industry. The1988 Winter Olympics were held here.
Many American words come from Spanish, like chile, chocolate, oregano, banana, avocado, barbecue, cafeteria, mosquito, alligator, rodeo, mustang, burro, corral, plaza, cannibal, canoe, cargo, poncho, stampede, tornado, bonanza, armada, amigo and adios.