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Day of the Dead – 2010
5, Sep 2010Mexico’s extraordinary Day of the Dead has been recognized by UNESCO since
1995 as part of the world’s intangible heritage. Now, Mexican cuisine itself has been designated the first culinary tradition to join UNESCO’s prestigious list.
Come celebrate with us this fall in Cuernavaca/Tepoztlán, Our weeklong cultural immersion from October 30-November 6th.
Spanish Classes/Mexican cuisine.
The mystery and splendor [...]
The Mayan Calendar-Welcome to Evolution 2012
6, Dec 2009The Begining to a new era
The Mayan Calendar-Welcome to Evolution 2012
Tajín en el Estado de Veracruz
2, Dec 2009Mira el vídeo y cuéntanos el vídeo.
Vídeo de Tajin, Veracruz
El Aguacate
29, Nov 2009caption id=”attachment_680″ align=”alignleft” width=”150″ caption=”Aguacates”][/caption]
El aguacate es originario de México. Los primeros españoles que llegaron a América bautizaron a este fruto con el nombre de “pera de las Indias”, dada su semejanza externa con las peras españolas. Actualmente se cultiva principalmente en regiones subtropicales y también en España, sobre todo en la Costa del Sol [...]
El Jitomate
28, Nov 2009Se sabe que los aztecas lo llamaban “tomatl”, y de ahí se deriva su nombre. En la lengua germana también lo conocen como “Paradeiser”, un término que evoca la idea de una “rara manzana del Paraíso”.
Con la llegada de los españoles se expandió a España y de ahí a todo el mundo. Con su [...]
Why did the Mayans build the pyramids?
27, Sep 2009Ancient Mayans made the pyramids to make music for their rain god.
London, September 23 : Researchers have discovered that many pyramids in Mexico were created by the ancient Mayans to create ‘raindrop’ music to communicate with their rain god.
Take for example, Mexico’’s El Castillo pyramid in Chichen Itza. As visitors climb the colossal staircase, their [...]
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- Tags: Culture, Mexican History, Study Spanish
Maravillas de México “Tepoztlán Morelos”
13, Aug 2009Tepoztlán
At 30 minutes from ASLI -Spanish Language Institute join us for a truly transformational spiritual journey to the ancient home of Quetzalcoatl. Tepoztlán is about 1,700 meters (5,500 ft) above sea level and at a distance of some 18 kilometers from ASLI -Spanish Language Institute. Tepoztlán has become a meeting ground for different religions and [...]
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Las Estacas “Maravilla de Morelos”
30, Jun 2009A Una hora 10 minutos de ASLI -Spanish Language Institute,
“Las Estacas” una maravillosa isla llena de vegetación en la que resaltan las palmas reales. Parque natural “Las Estacas” llamado el verde corazón de Morelos. Aquà fueron filmadas varias escenas de la pelÃcula “Tarzán”.
www.lasestacas.com/espaniol/historia.php
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Maravillas de México “Teotihuacán”
24, Jun 2009At 90 minutes from ASLI-Spanish Language Institute,
Teotihuacan, commonly translated from the Nahuatl as “City of the Gods”, is organized around this central axis, now called the “Avenue of the Dead”.
Photo selected for the January 1st issue of Science Magazine 1999
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