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New Animated Movie: The Aventures of Don Quijote
by Kimberly on 11/26/2010 3:01:00 PM
Maybe you have a Spanish class or are studying Cervante's masterpiece Don Quixote de La Mancha....or perhaps you are just curious but not really interested in reading the whole long novel.Well, I have good news for… 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 »
Spanish Ceramics Conquering New Markets
by Kimberly on 11/11/2010 3:33:00 PM
Despite tough times, Spanish ceramics are making a comeback.The sector has been undermined by crisis, but exports are starting to stabilize again. Since January ceramic exports have dropped only an average 0.1% in… more »
Day-Tripping in Segovia
by Olivia on 11/8/2010 4:25:00 PM
Having spent the vast majority of my time in Spain enjoying the delights of Salamanca and nearby Madrid, I finally branched out this weekend and took a day trip to Segovia.A manageable two and a half hour bus ride away… more »
No more Paul the Octopus...
by Laura Ellis on 10/29/2010 11:49:00 AM
So a sad sad day has come in Spain, and I for one think that a national moment, at least, of mourning should be held following the death of Paul the octopus in Germany.One cannot fail to have heard about this world… more »
Salamanca football player "dies" for 20 seconds
by Kimberly on 10/25/2010 4:55:00 PM
We were just hanging out cleaning up the house yesterday while my husband was listening to the Salamanca-Betis soccer game when it happened: Salamanca Football player Miguel García started to stumble after… more »
Half a Million for a Royal Spanish deck of Cards
by Kimberly on 10/20/2010 11:13:00 AM
A deck of cards, plated in silver, that belonged to the Spanish Royal Family and later to the President of Uraguay, Manuel Oribe, fetched $554,500 at an auction yesterday (October 19, 2010) at Christie's in New… more »
Exhibitionist!
by Laura Ellis on 10/19/2010 10:27:00 AM
One of the most interesting things that I always find about going to big cities is the wealth of exhibitions going on, particularly when they are about something that you had no idea about before, and my trip to… 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 »