Music&Dance
This dance style originated in Cuba and shares its name with a popular Latin sauce/genre umbrella term.
What is salsa?
This corn-based flatbread is a staple across Mexico and Central America, used for tacos, quesadillas, and more.
What is a tortilla?
This Mexican holiday on November 1–2 honors deceased loved ones with altars, marigolds, and sugar skulls.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This Colombian singer is very specially connected to the world cup and is one of the best-selling Latin artists of all time.
This Mexican beer brand, known for its clear bottle and lime wedge, is one of the best-selling imported beers in the U.S.
What is Corona?
This Puerto Rican-born superstar's 2017 hit became one of the most-streamed songs ever.
Who is Luis Fonsi?
This Peruvian dish consists of raw fish cured in citrus juice, often mixed with onion, cilantro, and chili.
What is ceviche?
This 15th-birthday celebration for girls in many Latin American cultures marks the transition into womanhood.
What is a quinceañera?
This Puerto Rican reggaeton and trap superstar performed at the largest American sports event.
Who is Bad Bunny?
This Spanish clothing retailer, owned by parent company Inditex, is one of the largest fashion retailers in the world.
What is Zara?
This Dominican genre, faster-paced than salsa, is typically driven by the güira and tambora.
What is merengue?
This Argentine sauce, made from parsley, garlic, oil, and vinegar, is the classic topping for grilled steak.
What is chimichurri?
Contrary to popular U.S. belief, this Mexican holiday on May 5th commemorates a military victory over France not Mexican independence.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This Mexican actress starred in "Frida" and later became a producer and director in Hollywood.
Who is Salma Hayek?
This Brazilian flip-flop brand became a global fashion staple after moving beyond its working-class roots in the 1990s.
What is Havaianas?
This Argentine dance's name is thought to derive from an African word, and it grew out of the working-class immigrant neighborhoods of Buenos Aires in the late 1800s
What is tango
This drink, considered Peru's national cocktail, is made from pisco (a grape brandy), lime juice, and egg white.
What is a Pisco Sour?
This Bolivian and Peruvian festival, held in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria in early February, is one of the largest folk-religious celebrations in South America, famous for its elaborate devil-mask dancers.
What is the Fiesta de la Candelaria?
Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, this singer, actress, and dancer is widely known by her short nickname.
Who is Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo)?
This Argentine-founded e-commerce and payments company is often called "the Amazon of Latin America."
What is MercadoLibre?
This Cuban genre, a fusion of Spanish canción and African rhythms, predates salsa and features the tres guitar; it's the genre the Buena Vista Social Club revived internationally.
What is son cubano?
This pre-Hispanic Mexican dish is a labor-intensive sauce of chiles, spices, and often chocolate, traditionally served over turkey or chicken.
What is mole?
This Mexican patron saint's feast day, December 12th, commemorates a Marian apparition to Juan Diego in 1531 and draws millions of pilgrims to Mexico City each year.
What is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe)?
This Colombian-American actress, known for her role in a successful sitcom has built one of the most successful product-licensing businesses of any actress in Hollywood.
Who is Sofía Vergara?
This Chilean airline is Latin America's largest, formed by the 2012 merger of Chilean and Brazilian airlines.
What is LATAM (Airlines)?