3B Culture Topics

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3B Culture Topics
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Diego Rivera

• Pintor famoso de México

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Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo
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La Gran Tenochtitlán (1945)
The Aztec capital city
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el tianguis
a bustling marketplace where goods are sold or
traded
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Un tianguis de Oaxaca, Mexico
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mate
herbal tea, served hot, made from the leaves of
the yerba mate tree
gourd
Popular in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
bombilla
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Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
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Other terms for veggies
los chícaros (México)
las patatas (España)
el jitomate (México)
What are some other terms we use for soft
drink in the US?
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el mercadoopen-air markets common in Latin
America Europe
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La Tomatina!
Buñol, Spain
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• On youTube, look upLa Tomatinaits loco!!

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Where did it come from?The names of many foods
in Spanish come from Latin as well as Arabic,
Italian, Greek, Turkish, and English.

• agua
• arroz
• pan
• bistec
• salchichas
• pescado
• café
• pollo
• zanahoria

• aqua (Latin)
• óryza (Greek)
• pane (Latin)
• beefsteak (English)
• salciccia (Italian)
• piscatu (Latin)
• kahvé (Turkish)
• pullu (Latin)
• safunariya (Arabic)

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Rick Bayless

• Famous chef / Gringo from Chicago
• Hosts TV cooking shows filmed on location in
  Mexico.

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GOOOOOOOOOL!!!

• El fútbol soccer
• Most universal and popular sport all over the
  world, not just Latin America
• La Copa Mundial World Cup
• International soccer tournament held every 4
  years (a really big deal!)
• Only two Spanish-speaking countries to win
  Uruguay Argentina