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The pride of Puerto Rico De tapeo The art of eating tapas in Spain La siesta en Argentina Benefits of the siesta Pescando con “caballos” Peru’s ancient fishing techniques Los alebrijes Mexican folk art La pollera panameña The national costume of Panama El gaucho The Uruguayan cowboy La carretanagua Myths and legends from Nicaragua El rodeo y los “huasos” Chilean rodeo and cowboys Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Viaje El barrio gótico de Barcelona The Gothic Quarter in Barcelona Humacao The pearl of Puerto Rico Colonia del Sacramento The cobblestone streets of Uruguay Verano en enero y febrero Summer in January in Argentina Mallorca y sus castillos Castles off the coast of Spain Un paraíso en el Caribe Caribbean paradise, Dominican Republic Varadero, arenas blancas Cuba’s white sand beaches Un paraíso exótico Costa Rica, an exotic paradise El turismo rural Countryside travel in Spain San Miguel de Allende Mexican colonial city Tulum, la ciudad sobre el mar Mexico’s ancient walled city Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Tradición La quinceañera Mexico’s “sweet 15” birthday party Chichicastenango Traditions of a Guatemalan town La Pachamama Peru’s celebration of “Mother Earth” El uso de las plantas medicinales Argentinian healing plants Una Navidad en Paraguay Christmas in Paraguay La gritería Christmas traditions in Nicaragua Gaspar, Melchor y Baltasar The three wise men of Puerto Rico 7 de julio San Fermín Pamplona’s running of the bulls ¡Viva el novio! ¡Viva la novia! Spanish wedding traditions Castillos en el aire Human towers in Spain Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Celebración La Mamá Negra Ecuador’s most famous fiesta El Salvador del Mundo The patron saint of San Salvador El Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead, Mexico Festeja su independencia Chile’s Independence Day ¡Menudo tomate! La Tomatina festival, Spain El baile del palo de mayo Dance of the May Pole, Nicaragua Celebración del mercado medieval Medieval market celebration in Spain La Virgen de la Candelaria Celebration in the Peruvian high plains La Pascua y Semana Santa Holy Week in Argentina Un lento retorno Easter celebrations in Cuba La festa con más Gracia Spanish neighborhood festivities El carnaval de Cádiz Mardi Gras on the coast of Spain Celebración de Navidad Christmas in Colombia Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Personas La magia de García Márquez Colombia’s celebrated author Las hazañas de Rita Moreno Puerto Rico’s famous actress Diego Rivera Prolific Mexican artist and muralist Frida Kahlo Mexico’s legendary female painter Celia Cruz Beloved Cuban salsa singer Rubén Darío Talented Nicaraguan poet El Che Guevara Argentina’s renowned activist Unamuno, el eterno poeta Spanish writer, philosopher, and poet Hispanos para la historia Anthony Quinn, Mexico’s adored actor Andrés Segovia The father of the classical guitar Eduardo Galeano Radical Uruguayan journalist Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Deportes El arte de imitar a los pájaros Paragliding in Argentina Acampando en San Felipe Camping in Baja California, Mexico Surfng en Costa Rica The best beaches and waves Escalando el Nevado Sajama Scaling Bolivia’s highest peak El fútbol Soccer Argentina style El jai alai Popular sport from Spain Sierra Nevada, el paraíso blanco Skiing in Spain Conociendo Guatemala a caballo Exploring Guatemala on horseback El senderismo en el Perú Trekking through Peru Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Música Bailando al son de merengue The sounds of The Dominican Republic Los instrumentos musicales Musical instruments of Venezuela El arte famenco The Spanish art of Flamenco El reguetón está “rankeao” Dance music in Puerto Rico El tango: pasión en la pista Passion in the streets of Argentina Las sevillanas Expressive Spanish dances El mariachi Mexico’s popular mariachi Los gamberros universitarios University musicians in Spain El candombe Traditional music in Uruguay La música andina Peru’s music of the Andes Las danzas tradicionales Traditional dances of El Salvador Examina tu comprensión Test your comprehension Historia El cinco de mayo Celebration of the Battle of Puebla Los hijos del sol Incan history and civilization La historia del toreo History of bullfighting, Spain