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Is there an artist, musician, actor, writer, influencer you want to share in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month? This person could be from 100 years ago or famous today!

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Are There Differences Between Spanish In Latin America And Spain?

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Spanish is spoken in 21 different countries around the world . Is the Spanish spoken across Latin America different from the one spoken in Spain? We asked native Spanish speakers from 6 countries to find out!

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Books are a terrific way to celebrate and ruminate on who we are, who we've been, where we come from, and where we're going. They're also tremendously valuable in helping us gain greater understanding of cultures and experiences different from our own. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we've pulled together a list of great new books, for kids of all ages, that celebrate Latino heritage, culture, and identity. From aspiring luchadoras to determined punk rockers to men and women whose contributions to history won't soon be forgotten, these stories are great for sharing not only during Hispanic Heritage Month, but all year round.

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What other books would you add to this reading list? Share with us in the comments below.

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This month, "Chicago Tonight" had plans to visit an exhibition of Frida Kahlo's photography collection. The exhibit arrived in Chicago but was never unpacked from the shipping crates - the National Museum of Mexican Art had just closed its doors in accordance with the governor's stay-at-home order.

Instead, we visited the museum for a virtual tour of its dynamic permanent collection.
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Marc Vitali: Contemporary artworks echo traditional themes - and reference masterpieces of art.

Cesáreo Moreno, National Museum of Mexican Art: This exhibition, "Nuestras Historias," looks at the diversity within the Mexican community, whether it's in Mexico or whether it's north of the border in the U.S. It's our permanent collection, and it really tells a beautiful story of how different and diverse we are, and how Mexico and the Mexican culture has been influenced by so many different regions and the immigration of people and indigenous cultures and African cultures throughout time.

Vitali: Chicago artists are well represented.

And there's a portrait of a man at ease painted by the great Diego Rivera.

This canvas is a tribute to Ernest Valdez, a Mexican American World War II veteran of the Battle of the Bulge.

And maybe we're a little sensitive these days, but we noticed an abundance of masks in the artwork.

Moreno: Art is beautiful but it is also powerful. You have the opportunity to stand in somebody else's shoes and see what they imagined. And that is the most powerful thing that humans can do. And by imagining somebody else's position, the work acts as a bridge, a bridge of understanding, a bridge of realizing that we have so much in common, more in common than we have differences.

Vitali: The museum was founded by Chicago educators in 1982 as the Mexican Fine Art Center.

In 2001 it was expanded to its current spot on 19th Street, and in 2006 the center unveiled a new name: the National Museum of Mexican Art.

Along with contemporary art from Chicago and beyond, the collection contains pre-Columbian artifacts - and religious works that are decidedly post-Columbian.

Moreno: The National Museum of Mexican Art is located in Pilsen. Pilsen is a port of entry. It has been a place where immigrants arrived, whether from Ireland, Italy or Poland or the Czech Republic or Mexico, and this neighborhood really does represent the city well. It's changed - the music that you hear coming out of the bars and cafes has changed but certainly a lot of the ideas and desires have not.

Vitali: These are just some of the Frida Kahlo photographs that the museum hopes to unpack and present to the public someday.

And there is show by local artist Carmen Chami that is staged and waiting for the day it can be installed.

The museum's chief curator is philosophical about the current moment.

Moreno: It's a time out. This is a waiting, a period that we're certainly not used to. We're used to working at a fast pace and meeting deadlines, now it sort of seems like we have to slow down. It seems as though Mother Nature and the Earth has kind of said, 'Stop for a bit. Change your perspectives,' and it really gives us an opportunity to appreciate so many things that we did not appreciate before, or things that we may have taken for granted.

I think the arts scene in Chicago is so strong, and whether it's performances and music or whether it's the visual arts, galleries, museums, we have a strong community. I know we're going to get through this.
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The first Hispanic astronaut

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While food trucks and restaurants which sell arepas are popping up in many locations across the country, they haven't yet gained the same popularity that other Latin American foods have. But perhaps the best way to think about them is to compare them to the more popular tamale. Both foods are cornmeal based, and whereas tamales are generally steamed, arepas are typically pan-fried - but the overall flavor profile is fairly similar (via Minimalist Baker).

Another similar Latin American food that is comparable is the ubiquitous tortilla. Traditional corn tortillas are made out of the same ingredients but are much thinner (via ). On the other hand, tamales are typically much thicker and have a bigger cornmeal-to-filling ratio. Whereas with tacos (made with tortillas) you'll get a stronger flavor of the filling, and with tamales, you might be overwhelmed with flavor from the cornmeal, with arepas, you might find yourself with a happy medium.

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There are some foods that have an extensive tradition behind them. Arepas are one of those ancient fares, with a recorded history that goes back to the native tribes of Colombia and Venezuela. What are they, and what do they taste like?

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Buñuelos are a savory treat that is eaten around Christmas time with hot chocolate. It is like a savory donut that has cheese as one of the ingredients. They are DELICIOUS!
This a link to a recipe: https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/colombian-bunuelos-cheese-fritters/

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Tepuis are flat table-top mountains found in the Guayana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. In the language of the Pemon people who live in the Gran Sabana, Tepui means 'House of the Gods' due to their height.

Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected ranges, which makes them host to hundreds of endemic plant and animal species, some of which are found only on one tepui. Towering over the surrounding forest, the tepuis have almost sheer vertical flanks, and many rise as much as 1,000 meters above the surrounding jungle. The tallest of them are over 3,000 meters tall. The nearly vertical escarpments and dense rainforest bed on which these tepuis or mesa lie make them inaccessible by foot. Only three of the Gran Sabana's mountains can be reached by foot, among which the 2,180m-high Roraima is the most accessible.
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Tepuis are the remains of a large sandstone plateau that once covered the granite basement complex between the north border of the Amazon Basin and the Orinoco, between the Atlantic coast and the Rio Negro, during the Precambrian period. Over millions of years, the plateaus were eroded and all that were left were isolated flat-headed tepuis. Although the tepuis looks quite barren, the summit is teeming with life.

The high altitude of tepuis causes them to have a different climate from the ground forest. The top is often cooler with frequent rainfall, while the bases of the mountains have a tropical, warm and humid climate. Many extraordinary plants have adapted to the environment to form species unique to the tepui.

Some 9,400 species of higher plants have been recorded from the Venezuelan Guayana, of which 2322 are registered from the tepuis. Approximately one-third of the species occur nowhere else in the world.

There are 115 such tabletop mountains in the Gran Sabana region in the south-east of Venezuela where the highest concentration of tepuis are found. The most famous among them is Mount Roraima. Roraima, was unexplored until 1884. Today, the plateaued summit is a popular destination for backpackers and home to small waterfalls, natural quartz-lined pools and Punto Triple, the point at which the borders of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana meet. Mount Roraima is said to have inspired the Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle to write his novel The Lost World.

The other famous tepui is Auyantepui, home to Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world. Auyantepui is also the largest of the tepuis with a surface area of 700 km².
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Museum of Science and Industry in Hispanic Heritage Month

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Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave. Long Beach, CA 90802

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The native people living on the San Blas islands are the Kuna indians. They are a small but proud community of around 300.000 people in total. About 50.000 Kuna's live on the 49 major islands of San Blas and are controlled by their own community leader called a Sahila. The eldest leaders of the Kuna live on the island Acuadup, this means Rock Island in the Kuna Language. The leaders on this island make all the main decisions for the other island and they help in trades and marriages with other Kuna communities. The Kuna mainly survive by fishing and harvesting fruits, especially coconuts. The Kuna's also create art on their bodies and clothes that they call Molas. The main language spoken by the Kuna's is Kuna but they also tend to speak Spanish and some of them which have been in contact with tourist speak English.

Who are the Kuna Indians? The Kuna Indians are the native inhabitants of the autonomous region Kuna Yala of Panama.

The Guna's main income is tourism and coconuts

The Kuna's mainly survive by allowing tourists on their islands and selling coconuts to the mainland and surrounding countries. On all the islands of San Blas grow Palm trees that provide plenty of coconuts that give a steady flow of income all year around for the Kuna's. The tourists are only allowed on a couple of islands of San Blas and on these islands the Kuna provide food and stay for them all year around. The main flow of tourist gets to San Blas by boat from Colombia or Panama. Sailing the San Blas islands is a common tourist trip in the area. On one of the major islands named Chichime the Kuna run a hostel for tourist. This hostel provides open shelters with hammocks for a fee of around 10 US dollars, food is included in this price but drinks are not. A local drink that they sell to the tourist is the Coco Loco. The Coco Loco is a fresh coconut filled with some rum and a straw.

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Virtual walking tours can be an incredible resource for those of us who aren't able to travel somewhere but still want to get a feel for the area. Virtual tours also serve as a learning tool for Spanish teachers, Spanish for Native speakers, geography teachers, homeschool parents, and avid travelers.

Especially during the quarantine due to school closures, virtual tours are going to become an increasingly popular resource for bilingual parents, Spanish immersion parents, and homeschooling parents.

In this post, I have rounded up some of my favorite walking tours- one virtual tour of each Spanish-speaking capital city in Latin America. The best way to use these is with this free printable worksheet in English and Spanish with a writing exercise and a rubric.
Download the free bilingual Latin America city tour Spanish worksheet for Spanish teachers and homeschool parents here. Related post: Resource Guide for Spanish Immersion Students During School Closures
How To Use These Virtual Tours

There are so many creative ways to use these virtual walking tours of Latin American cities- whether at home or in a traditional Spanish classroom.

1. Watch part of the walking tour and have your students or children write down all the questions they have about what is happening. Then either answer the questions or predict the answers based on what you know about the country- or what you predict based on what you know about life in general.

2. Play the virtual tours in the background as you are doing a classroom warmup or in your home while kids are playing or reading. They can glance up at the screen every once in a while for a brain break.

3. Find a distinguishing characteristic from each city that rhymes with its name. Then play a capitals and country memorization game, or create a pneumonic device in Spanish for each country.

4. For beginning Spanish students or young children, have each student say or write a list of words in Spanish that they see in the video.

5. Use the free bilingual printable worksheet below, with a rubric, to make these videos into a classroom activity, informal assessment, or discussion session at home.

6. For native Spanish speakers or heritage language learners, ask them what parts of the video remind them of their home countries, or ask them to share a story that either happened to them or their parents have shared with them about their home countries.

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Mexico City, Mexico

We spent three fulls days in Mexico City a few years ago on a pilgrimage to the Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe. We stayed in the area of La Reforma, where this video was shot- it's so typically Mexico City that I couldn't stop watching.

San Jose, Costa Rica

Oh my heart- I love that the marimbas in the streets are featured in this video. Quintessential San Jose in the most pura vida country in the world.
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Panama City, Panama

This video includes Panama Canal footage as well as historic Panama City.

Bogota Colombia

Set high in the mountains, this video really brings out the culture of Colombia with street vendors, music and bustling, vibrant streets.

Guatemala City, Guatemala

I first learned Spanish in Guatemala, and then spent time on an education delegation in Guatemala City. You will see sights from the Civil War and old town in this video.

Managua, Nicaragua

Our neighbor in Costa Rica, and high on my bucket list.

San Salvador, El Salvador

This tour is especially fun because it takes place at Christmas time.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

So much color. So many sounds.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

This tour of Old San Juan and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites is awesome. I spent time here several years ago and this video perfectly sums up the Puerto Rican experience.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

I especially appreciate this video of Old Santo Domingo as my daughter took her first steps at the basilica.

La Habana, Cuba

Perfect tour of a city I can´t wait to visit. A great glimpse into daily Cuban life.

Lima, Peru

Perfectly shot on a traditionally cloudy day, notice the brightly painted buildings that give life to one of the cloudiest cities in the world.

Caracas, Venezuela (driving tour)

This recently shot video in Venezuela is a driving tour- do you know why? Would be interesting to discuss with your students the recent political situation in Venezuela.

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Quito, Ecuador

The density of the buildings! This would be a great compare and contrast with Bogota, given the altitude and the density.

Sucre, Bolivia

Reminds me of the Calle 13 Sin Mapa movie (free on Amazon Prime and totally worth the watch)- only in the city.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Fascinating. Everyone I know says that Uruguyans are very similar to Costa Ricans, but they are our biggest World Cup soccer enemies.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

One of my 2020 Bucket List picks for this decade- gorgeous.

Santiago, Chile

Asuncion, Paraguay

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Welcome! I'm Christa, a former high school teacher married to a handsome Costa Rican and mother of two bilingual daughters. I love all things Spanish and bi-cultural, (especially travel and food!) and you'll find my observations on life here. Thanks for stopping by!

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19 Virtual Tours of Latin American Capital Cities

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The nation of Colombia is often recognized for its vibrant art scene and rich culture, with many street artists calling this country their home. One such person is the distinguished graffiti artist from Colombia's capital city of Bogotá, Bastardilla - a woman responsible for some of the most characteristic street art pieces in her country. Most of her work focuses on themes somehow connected to the difficult situations of Latin American women and the violent state in which parts of her homeland find themselves in. The smooth curves of the figures in her pieces which range in size have garnered her fans from all over the world.

Bastardilla - A piece in Modena, Italy

The Reasons Behind Her Artwork

The development of Colombia's graffiti began with the Civil War when artists wanted to express their frustrations with the political system, meaninglessness of fighting and other social issues. Ever since then, graffiti remained the main outlet for all the problems plaguing Colombia, serving as a means of poignant commentary on cultural and governmental concerns. Channeling her thoughts about gender inequality, Bastardilla's artwork definitely fits into such a profile. Through unique graffiti pieces, she represents the front line against the trials of Latin American women and the general violence in South America. The artist once stated: In Colombia, violence is still something that's very present. It's a disease that continues to spread exactly like rabies, and I can't understand where it all comes from. One of her strongest works concerning the theme of anti-violence is the mural in Mexico City - yes, Bastardilla has been known to work internationally - in which the artist depicted youth armed with pencils sitting on a book with the words we want them back alive written at the bottom. This piece was created in regards to the case of 43 university students who were abducted by police officers in Iguala and were subsequently handed over to gang members for execution. However, the women's issues seem to be Bastardilla's most prominent theme. The artist loves focusing on these subjects which aren't often seen, are regularly neglected and purposely pushed under the rug. However, even though the themes are dark in character, they are ultimately depicted very positively as Bastardilla portrays the successful resilience of such women.

Bastardilla - Untitled piece in Colombia

Bastardilla's Style And Techniques

With unique glitter and thick expressive lines, Bastardilla's graffiti has a masterful way of capturing light - which makes her work especially beautiful to behold during the night. Her work is full of life and energy, ultimately due to Bastardilla's skillful usage of vivid colors - and make no mistake, the pieces she authored are some of the most colorful ones you will ever see. She normally focuses on one particular color that stands out and carries the entire energy of the piece. Another noticeable aspect of her work is the way she manages to use the surfaces to her advantage as her pieces change radically depending on where she decides to place them. Bastardilla likes to describe her graffiti as fruits of imagination, as specific windows looking at the backyard of her mind. Her graffiti are very intimate and even though they are confronting in nature, there isn't a particularly aggressive note in them. Staying true to the old school rules of graffiti, Bastardilla has worked really hard at keeping her identity a mystery. Considering the focal point of her portfolio, such decision only emphasizes her graffiti's core meanings. In one of the few interviews she's done for an 8-part documentary series called Défense d'Afficher, Bastardilla comments that the idea of anonymity is particularly appealing in a world where everyone is promoting their own image. Obviously, she desires to put her work first without overcomplicating it with less important things such as who the author is.

The notes of feminism and motherhood are among the most important traits of Bastardilla's work

Bastardilla - Minga!

A Different Meaning Of A Term Street Bravery

As a woman, I've had to fight against these types of realities- against the fact that people want to assault me, that I'm not taken into consideration for a lot of things. And I've had to fight against the world that is still turning mostly around men. Maybe these are the best words with which it is possible to describe Bastardilla's artistic drives - all the woman fighting for change or suffering because of inequality. This street artist uncompromisingly shows us that the women of South America shall not be overlooked any further and that the time has come to stop all the violence that is plaguing this part of the world. A brave and a noble idea, but let us just hope that the world is ready to hear it.

Bastardilla lives and works between Italy and Colombia.

Featured Image: Bastardilla - Photo of the artist in front of her work - Photo Credits Street Art News
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the month honors “the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean."

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Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Spain

Uruguay

Venezuela

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Feldsott: Chants and Prayer* For nearly forty years, Feldsott's work has defied easy categorization and has invoked controversial responses from his aud...

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