Explore the cultural diversity of Latin America
Hola mis amigos, Today we are taking another glimpse into Latin culture through music. This time we’re talking about Bolero music. Bolero refers to a type of music and to its associated dances. Interestingly, the origins of this musical genre is two fold. The older version of Bolero dates back to 18th century Spain and […]
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Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is throwback song by the very famous and well-loved Gloria Estefan, Oye Mi Canto. Earlier this week I was in my car and heard Conga come on. A conga is a human Cuban drum; the word can also refer to a kind of […]
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Hola, Es domingo. It is also Cinco de Mayo. Today’s post takes a light-hearted look at the festival which is probably celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico. Check out these memes for the day. ¡Olé!
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Hola, Otra vez es viernes. And it’s also almost May 5th once again. You remember the significance of Cinco de Mayo, right? It was the day in 1862 when a small, armed Mexican battalion faced off against the larger and stronger, invading French forces under the command of Napoleon III. The steadfast determination of the […]
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Hola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is something a bit slower and more ‘traditional’ than our usual. We’re taking a listen to Argentinian Folk music, through a song that is claimed by much of Latin America… El Cóndor Pasa by Los Fronterizos. Los Fronterizos was an Argentine musical […]
Read MoreHola mis amigos. ¡Es viernes! Welcome to today’s Friday Canción. Today’s song is La Bicicleta by Carlos Vives and Shakira You met Carlos in the last Friday Canción and we talked about the vallenato echoes to his music. In today’s Friday Canción Carlos is joined by fellow Colombian singer, Shakira! Internationally, she may be a little more […]
Read MoreDid you think that the Mayan language is just one language? Think again! Mayan is the collective name given to a linguistic family. Today, over 35 unique Mayan languages have been recorded. It is estimated, however, that at the beginning of colonisation there were in fact hundreds of these languages in use. Think […]
Read MoreDid you know that the oldest university in the Americas is in the same country that was home to the Incan Empire? It was originally called the National University of Lima. Find out more on this National Geographic page.
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After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity–and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution… Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba’s high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country’s […]
Read MoreHola mis amigos. You already know how to wish someone Merry Christmas in Spanish………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… !Feliz Navidad! But perhaps you’d like to say a little more to your Spanish speaking friend or family member. I’ve put together a short list of possible greetings you could use: 10 Christmas Greetings in Spanish […]
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