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Bull Running and Big Heads - San Fermín 2011
by Matthew Leake on 7/7/2011 4:47:39 PM
Vast crowds gathered yesterday in the city of Pamplona in the Navarre region of northern Spain to mark the beginning of La Fiesta de San Fermín, the country’s most renowned festival. A week of festivities… more »
Cordoba is the favorite to win the 2016 European Capital of Culture
by Kimberly on 6/28/2011 2:35:02 PM
6 Spanish cities are in the final phase of a battle to be named the Spanish candidate for the 2016 European Capital of Culture.Representatives for each city are in Madrid today to present their candidacy before 13… more »
America Reads Spanish
by Kimberly on 5/24/2011 2:13:05 PM
The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and the Spanish Association of Publisher Guilds (FGEE) have introduced an initiative called America Reads Spanish to promote the reading of the Spanish language through… more »
Interactive Map by Google for Way of St. James Pilgrims
by Kimberly on 4/29/2011
A new Interactive map on Google will help pilgrims navegate their journey on St. James's Way. The map features hostals where pilgrims can rest and all of the important monuments along the way.Find the Map here:… more »
Juegos Panamericanos - Guadalajara 2011
by Amy Lambert on 2/23/2011
In October 2011, Guadalajara, Mexico, will be hosting the Pan American games, or Juegos Panamericanos, a sporting event that brings together all the American nations. This event, first held in Buenos Aires in 1951, is… more »
Award Winning Writers!
by Laura Ellis on 11/26/2010 12:01:00 AM
For many Hispanic writers the Cervantes Prize is something that they can only dream of, and this coverted award is this year celebrating its 25 year anniversary.And who won it, well the third woman ever in fact, Ana… more »
Spain defends Flamenco as a UNESCO Intangible Heritage of Humanity
by Kimberly on 11/15/2010 3:29:00 PM
A UNESCO intergovernmental committee is convening for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) from the November 15-19, 2010. Their objective is to evaluate the 51 elements of intangible cultural heritage… more »
City Centre Turned Farm!
by Laura Ellis on 11/5/2010 10:04:00 AM
If someone was to mention sheep or cows passing through a place in Spain, Madrid would definitely not spring to mind. Quite definitely not the city centre anyway. But no surprises that Spain surpassed itself here!For… more »
Amazing Archaeological Advances Near Cordoba
by Olivia on 10/26/2010 9:47:00 AM
Just outside Cordoba, around an hour and a half from Sevilla in the autonomous region of Andalusia, lies an incredible archaeological site - the Madinat Al Zahra. This buried Islamic empire has provided valuable… more »
Cervantes - No Crisis in Spanish Learning
by Kimberly on 10/14/2010 3:26:00 PM
The Instituto Cervantes announced that there is no crisis in Spanish learning. Every day more students are interested in learning Mario Vargas Llosa's (new Nobel Prize winner) native language: Spanish. Cervantes… more »