Cultural Notes
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Topics
- A Jungle Hike Through Shuar Country
- Asturias, the Natural Paradise of Spain
- Camels in South America (new)
- Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
- Canopy Walking
- Celestún
- Cervantes
- El Chimborazo
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
- Christmas Time
- Climbing Cotopaxi
- Courtyards of Latin America
- Covadonga, un Santuario Histórico
- Crucifix Art in Latin America
- Cuzco
- Eating Street Food In Mexico
- Ecolodge Pioneers in Chiapas, Mexico
- El Greco
- The Sack Man
- La Sidra de Manzana; Deliciosa Tradición
- Floating Islands of Uros (ADVANCED LEVEL)
- Friends of Teacapán
- Las tortugas de caparazón gigante
- Guanajuato
- Guelaguetza
- Huichol Yarn Paintings
- Las cataratas de Iguazú
- Kings Day
- La Alhambra de Granada (ADVANCED LEVEL)
- La Tovara
- Laguna Quilotoa
- The Houses of the Indianos
- Lima
- Machu Picchu
- Madrid
- Mangroves of Pacific Mexico
- Mazatlan Aquarium
- Meet Minnie
- Mexican Cemetery Walk
- Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Michoacán Mexico
- Morning in Teacapán
- El perro de monte
- Nopal
- Old Year
- Paella
- Papallacta Hot Springs
- La Piñata
- Quetzaltenango
- Ride the Bus in Mexico
- Running with the Tarahumara
- Salvador Dalí
- San Blas
- Sculptures In Leather
- Spanish Culture
- Spray Paint Art
- Las tiendas
- Studying Spanish in Latin America
- El tango
- Techos de México
- Teitos of Somiedo - Asturias
- Termites
- El Álamo
- Andean Condor (new)
- The Animal Carvings of Oaxaca - alebrijes
- The Bakeries of Mexico
- The Black Pottery of San Bartolo Coyotepec
- The Bronze Sculptures of Alejandro Colunga
- Cabrales Cheese Festival (new)
- The Cardón Cactus
- The Cenotes Of Yucatan
- Los conquistadores
- The Copper Work Of Santa Clara del Cobre
- The Island of Janitzio
- The Meat Markets of Mexico
- La Noche de San Juan
- The Night of the Radishes
- The Paramo
- The Plazas of Mexico
- The Ruins of Palenque
- El perezoso
- The Spirit of Angangueo
- The Textile Market of Otavalo
- The Vizcaino Desert
- The Water Boils - Hierve el agua
- La península de Yucatán
Christmas Time in Spain – short version
Christmas Time in Spain
- Remember, expect this to be challenging.
- First, read the English version.
- Next, read the Spanish version.
- Click the control to hear the audio.
- Listen several times, following along on the transcript.
- Finally, listen without looking at the transcript.
- See how many words and phrases you can pick out.
- Then try the long version.
Short Version
Christmas Time in Spain
With the arrival of the month of December the streets of this northern
city in Spain, Oviedo, are covered in Christmas decorations.
The winter darkness dresses itself in lights with beautiful avenues
decorated in detail. The cathedral square serves as a stage to the
Nativity year after year. Residents and visitors stroll down the streets
to enjoy the warmth of the Christmas atmosphere.
La Navidad en España
Al llegar el mes de diciembre las calles de la ciudad de Oviedo,
España, se llenan de adornos navideños.
La oscuridad del invierno se viste de luces con avenidas decoradas
en detalle. En la plaza de la catedral preside cada año el Belén, y
residentes y visitantes se pasean una vez más por las calles para
disfrutar del caluroso ambiente navideño.
