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Acapulco plans to create a sexy police squad to boost tourism
by Kimberly on 6/29/2011 3:33:00 PM
The Public Security Minister of the Mexican state of Guerrero, Ramón Almonte Borja, has announced plans to help restore tourism to Acapulco’s beach resorts.They will hire a police force of beautiful women;… more »
Rabbi Pleased with Spain's Progress in Jewish Relations
by Kimberly on 6/8/2011
In 1492 a document was signed in the Alhambra Palace of Granada, Spain that expelled the Jews from Spain.Five centuries later, Jewish-Spanish relations are reestablishing themselves. This week, the Sephardic chief… more »
Latin American Art in London PINTA Festival
by Kimberly on 6/6/2011
Image credit: Luis Gonzalez Palma, Scena / Escena, 2011 - Blanca Berlin Galeria, Madrid Art produced in Latin America is of growing interest among collectors, foundations, galleries and museums. This interest is being… 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 »
Fiesta Quinceañera - Birthday Celebrations in Latin America
by Lindsay Cook on 5/18/2011 12:03:22 PM
I recently saw some photos of an Argentinean friend’s 15th birthday party. Although her family isn’t really rich she was wearing dress which was very formal and similar to one that a princess would wear!… more »
Spanish chef José Andrés awarded culinary "Oscar" in the USA
by Kimberly on 5/11/2011
Spanish chef José Andrés has received the most prestigious culinary award in the USA.José Andrés is credited with popularizing Spanish cuisine and especially tapas, the Spanish custom of eating various small dishes,… more »
Shakira, Schools, Solidarity and the Bare Feet Foundation
by Kimberly on 4/13/2011
Isabel Cristina Mebarak, a.k.a Shakira, doesn’t miss a detail when it comes to the public mega-schools she has been donating to her country over the last 7 years. Regardless of her tight schedule during her… more »
Salvador Dalí Painting: His wife or Abraham Lincoln?
by Kimberly on 3/25/2011 10:28:45 AM
Famous Spanish painter Salvador Dalí was fascinated with math, optical illusions and many other things that he aptly incorporated into his paintings. He was a genius, constantly surprising people with works that… more »
The Lost City of Atlantis found in Spain
by Kimberly on 3/15/2011
The Lost City of Atlantis has been found in Spain according to a new documentary.On the heels of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, scientists announce that they have reason to believe that the mythical… more »
Making Mistakes in Spanish
by Lindsay Cook on 3/9/2011
When learning to speak Spanish some of the mistakes which people make can be quite amusing! While most of the time you may just get a confused look from the person who you are talking to, sometimes the consequences are… more »