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Born in New York City to Dominican parents, this MLB superstar won three American League MVP awards, hit over 600 career home runs, and captured a World Series title with the 2009 New York Yankees.
Who is Alex Rodriguez?
This advanced agricultural system of stepped fields was developed in the Andes Mountains by the Inca to farm steep terrain.
What are agricultural terraces or adenes?
This Argentine and Uruguayan herb-based sauce, primarily composed of parsley, minced garlic, oil, and vinegar, is the indispensable accompaniment to the traditional asado (barbecue).
What is Chimichurri?
This Chilean poet is celebrated for Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, published when he was only 19 years old; he later won the Nobel Prize in 1971.
Who is Pablo Neruda?
Originally associated with both European and Indigenous traditions and later adapted by Spanish missionaries as a religious teaching tool, this object, now a staple of American birthday parties, was often shaped as a star with points symbolizing the seven deadly sins.
What is a Piñata?
This Mexican football club was founded in 1916 in Mexico City and plays at Estadio Azteca. It is one of the most successful clubs in Liga MX history, currently holding a record 16 league titles, the most of any team in the Mexican top flight.
What is Club América?
The Aztec Triple Alliance was formed by Tenochtitlán and these two allied city-states.
What are Texcoco and Tlacopan?
This Puerto Rican dish features fried green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings. Its roots are tied to West African culinary traditions, particularly dishes like fufu, brought to the Caribbean by enslaved Africans.
What is Mofongo?
This title by Uruguayan writer, Eduardo Galeano, became a record-holding political manifesto after its 1971 publication, tracking five centuries of resource exploitation in the region.
What is Las venas abiertas de América Latina?
Born in the Caribbean region of Nicaragua, this festive explosion of color and dance is an Afro-Caribbean celebration that pays homage to the onset of the rainy season and new land in May.
What is the Palo de Mayo?
This Venezuelan baseball star, born in Maracay in 1983, won the MLB Triple Crown in 2012 and is considered one of baseball’s greatest hitters with over 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, along with two AL MVP awards and four batting titles.
Who is Miguel Cabrera?
The Aztec economy was heavily based on this system of artificial agricultural islands built in lake beds.
What are Chinampas?
These traditional Nicaraguan tamales are distinctive for their large size and banana leaf wrapping. They are traditionally filled with masa, pork, rice, vegetables, and sometimes prunes.
What are Nacatamales?
In 1967, this Guatemalan author won the Nobel Prize for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America.
Who is Miguel Ángel Asturias?
During this Costa Rican tradition season, vibrant larger-than-life papier-mâché figures, gigantes and cabezones, parade through the streets, merging colonial religious festival roots with indigenous artistic flair.
What is Día Nacional de las Mascaradas?
This Central American national football team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup on three occasions (1982, 2010, and 2014), representing one of the region’s consistent competitors outside of its traditional powers, though it has never advanced beyond the group stage.
What is Honduras national football team?
This was the downfall of the Incan empire, which was accelerated by internal conflict between Atahualpa and Huáscar.
What is the Inca civil war?
This traditional breakfast dish from Costa Rica and Nicaragua combines seasoned rice and beans and reflects the blending of Afro-Caribbean and Spanish agricultural traditions. Its name translates to “spotted rooster.”
What is Gallo Pinto?
This title by Costa Rican author Tatiana Lobo won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize in 1995 for its portrayal of Indigenous resistance.
What is Asalto al paraíso?
Commemorating a 1658 volcanic eruption in El Salvador, this August 31st festival in Nejapa reenacts a legend in which Saint Jerome battled the devil with fireballs as the lava flowed down from the volcano into the village.
What is the Bolas de Fuego?
This Cuban judoka, born in 1989, is a four-time Olympic medalist. She won in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 in the +78 kg division, securing gold in 2012. Her success has solidified her as one of the most important athletes in Cuban sports history.
Who is Idalys Ortiz?
This language, imposed across diverse Andean regions, functioned as a unifying administrative and communicative tool of the Inca state despite widespread linguistic diversity.
What is Quechua?
This variety of maize, central to Andean tradition, is rich in anthocyanins and serves as the primary ingredient in the purple drink known as chicha morada.
What is Maíz Morado?
This Brazilian 2019 title and multi-award-winning debut novel (Crooked Plough) is a beautifully written tour de force that unflinchingly gives a voice to the country’s silenced Black, Indigenous, and Quilombola communities who have been fighting for their land rights for hundreds of years.
What is Torto Arado?
This delicate Paraguayan craft, often called "spider web lace," is a testament to the patient artistry of the Guaraní people, blending European embroidery techniques with indigenous geometric designs.
What is Ñandutí?