Easter Island is a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. It is located 3700 km or 2300 miles off the west coast of Chile, making it the most isolated inhabited island in the world. Since 1995 it has been a UNESCO world heritage site and much of the island is within a national park. The island has three names: Easter […]
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Easter Island
22 Aug 2019
Cultural Corner: Colombian Dances
Colombia is a country with a long and varied musical history. The types of music and dance vary by region and have been influenced by Colombia’s unique history of pre-European indigenous cultures, the conquest by Spain in the early 1500s and the subsequent introduction of African slaves to the territory. Luckily, many of these traditional dances still exist and are […]
Read more 16 Jun 2019
Highlight on History: Cinco de mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a date that commemorates the Battle of Puebla, Mexico of 1862 in which the Mexican troops triumphed over the French army. To understand this date better it is necessary to understand a little of the history of Mexico. In 1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain. However, the Mexican government had incurred large debts with France among other […]
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Cultural Corner: Chupacabra
This creature was first reported in Puerto Rico in 1995 when eight animals were discovered dead each with three puncture wounds to the chest. The animals were said to have been found with no blood in their bodies. A similar incident happened a few months later, also in Puerto Rico. In the following years similar sightings were reported throughout Latin […]
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