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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 »
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 »
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 »
YUM
by Laura Ellis on 10/14/2010 1:07:00 PM
A new kind of education centre is opening in the north of Spain this month, as the famous spanish restaurateur Ferran Adria has announced the revolutiontary idea of a gastronomy university. This new venture will be… more »
Spain Going Greener - New Solar Power Plants
by Olivia Elson on 10/13/2010 1:28:00 PM
Two new solar power plants are planned to be engineered in Alcazar de San Juan. This town is located on the plain of La Mancha, in the autonomous region of Castilla La Mancha. It is just under two hours by car from… more »
2010 Nobel Prize in Literature - Mario Varga Llosa
by Kimberly on 10/8/2010 10:17:00 AM
Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature. Mario has written an extensive amount of work that includesnovels, essays and literary criticism.The award was announced yesterday (Oct… more »
Barcelona Beat the LA Lakers!
by Olivia Elson on 10/8/2010 12:31:00 AM
Spain's basketball successes just keep on coming!After the women's team won bronze at the World Championships last week, the men's team has proved its worth too with an impressive win against NBA champions… more »