Culture

Welcome to my Latin American culture page!

=Take an exciting visual tour of all 21 Spanish speaking/Latin American countries ☺.=

= 1.) Listen to the traditional Latin American soccer cheer ☺! What is the name of the famous historical figure mentioned in the cheer? =

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[|Fultbolista español- Fernando Torres]

[|Real Madrid- Official Site] = = = 2.) Learn about Mexico's Day of the Dead on November 2nd, in Spanish ☺, from this short video. =

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= 3.) Read and learn about Christmas traditions in Latin America ☺. = = = = 4.) Watch, listen and learn about the Dominican Republic ☺. =

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= 5.) A Mayan legend about the origin of weaving in the country of Guatemala ☺ =

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= 6.) See where Ms. Murano spent her February vacation 2010 ☺! =

[|Monarch Butterfly Link]

= 7.) Celia Cruz, Cuban born singer singing Guatanamera ☺. = = = media type="youtube" key="mX53j-Wfpyg" width="425" height="350"

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= 8.) Video "La danza de los viejitos" performed by El Baile Folklórico Nacional, México ☺. = media type="youtube" key="3_tGVuYApQw" width="425" height="350"

= 9.) Colors/Fruits = = 10.) Holy Week- "La Semana Santa" Sevilla, España = =media type="youtube" key="UnjhfWV1TRA" width="425" height="350"= = 11.) Cinco de mayo = = = [|History Channel- Cinco de mayo]

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