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El Chocolate (Origen Mexicano)
23, May 2009El chocolate es un producto derivado del cacao. Al principio se consideró un alimento exótico y, por lo tanto, reservado a las clases acaudaladas. No es hasta finales del s. XIX que su consumo se extiende a todas las sociedades y logra la gran popularidad que tiene hoy en dÃa.
El cacao llegó a Europa a [...]
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TORTILLA SOUP
20, May 20096 Stale corn tortilla, ½ Cup oil, 2 Quarts Chicken stock or canned consomme, 1 Onion finely chopped, ½ Cup tomato puree, 1 T. Chopped coriander, Salt to taste, Pasilla chile, cut into thin strips, crumbled queso fresco or cotija cheese.
Cut the tortillas into strips about ¼ inch wide. Fry in hot oil until [...]
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Pensar
20, May 2009Pensar:
“to think,” but it is not always used in the same way as the English verb.
Keep in mind that pensar is conjugated irregularly.
Yo Pienso, Tú piensas él, ella, usted piensa, nosotros pensamos, ellos, ellas, ustedes piensan.
Main uses of pensar:
1. Pensar (by itself) “to think.”
Examples: Pienso antes de hablar. (I think [...]
- In: General| Grammar Advice
Did you know
20, May 2009Mexican Fernando Donis Wins the Dubai Architect Award:
Fernando Donis from La Paz, México was awarded the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture prize this month for his 150-metre by 150-metre rectangular frame with a cafe and viewing terrace entitled “Dubai Frame”.
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Did You Know? “Bésame mucho”.
18, May 2009Consuelo Velázquez and “Bésame mucho”.
The song “Bésame mucho” (Kiss me a lot) was written by a young Mexican woman who had never been kissed.
This article is a tribute to Consuelo Velázquez, who died January 22, 2005, at the age of 84.
Consuelo Velázquez was one of Mexico’s best known modern songwriters. She wrote her most [...]
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Common Error #5
14, May 2009In English we say:(I rest on Saturdays.)
In Spanish we say:(Descanso los sábados)
Days of the week are usually used with the definite article. el lunes, los lunes, el martes, los martes, el miércoles, los miércoles, el jueves, los jueves, el viernes, los viernes, el sábado, los sábados, el domingo, los domingos.
- In: Grammar Advice
¡Viva México!
7, May 2009Dear students, colleagues and friends:
The red alert for the H1N1 virus has been lifted in Mexico!â€
Though the virus has been identified elsewhere, health officials in Mexico feel confident
that the worst is behind us.
Barack Obama and Margaret Cham congratulated México on it’s proactive and effective approach
to stemming the spread of the virus. We feel great admiration [...]
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