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This Disney movie follows Miguel, a young musician who explores his family history during Día de los Muertos.
What is Coco?
These thick corn cakes, often filled with cheese or beans, are a traditional food from El Salvador.
What are pupusas?
This country's capital is Mexico City, and it is famous for foods such as tacos and tamales.
What is Mexico?
This Mexican tradition honors deceased loved ones with photographs, flowers, offerings, and special foods.
What is Día de los Muertos?
This Spanish word means “success,” even though it looks similar to the English word “exit.”
What is excito?
This Colombian singer is famous for songs like “Hips Don't Lie” and “Waka Waka.”
Who is Shakira?
This sweet Mexican bread has a sugary topping shaped like a seashell.
What is a concha?
This South American country is home to much of the Amazon Rainforest and is famous for soccer legends Pelé and Marta.
What is Brazil?
This celebration traditionally marks a girl's 15th birthday and an important milestone in her life.
What is a quinceañera?
When someone says “Ponte las pilas,” they are telling you to do this.
What is “get moving” or “get energized”?
Known as the “Queen of Tejano Music,” this Mexican American singer became a music icon.
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
This popular cake is soaked in three types of milk, giving it a rich and moist texture.
What is tres leche cake?
This ancient Inca site in Peru sits high in the Andes Mountains and attracts visitors from around the world.
What is Machu Picchu?
This ancient Mesoamerican civilization made major advances in mathematics, astronomy, calendars, and writing.
Who were the Maya?
This Spanish word means “clothing,” not “rope,” even though it sounds like the English word.
What is ropa?
This Puerto Rican artist is known for reggaeton and Latin trap and released the album Un Verano Sin Ti.
Who is Bad Bunny?
These corn cakes are especially popular in Colombia and Venezuela and can be filled with cheese, meat, eggs, or beans.
This massive mountain range stretches along the western side of South America.
What are the Andes Mountains?
This civilization built a vast empire across the Andes and developed an impressive network of roads.
Who were the Inca?
The Spanish expression “Estar en las nubes” literally means “to be in the clouds.” What does it mean?
What is to have your head in the clouds or be distracted?
This animated Disney movie tells the story of the Madrigal family in Colombia and features the hit song “We Don't Talk About Bruno.”
What is Encanto?
This popular Peruvian dish features seafood prepared with citrus juice and seasonings.
What is ceviche?
This ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico is famous for its monumental pyramid called El Castillo.
What is Chichén Itzá?
This famous Latin American legend tells of a mysterious woman whose cries are associated with searching for her children.
Who is Llorona?
This Spanish saying, “No hay mal que por bien no venga,” teaches us that something positive can come from a difficult situation. What is a similar English expression?
What is every cloud has a silver lining?