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She is the Colombian singer‐songwriter born Carolina Giraldo Navarro, who in 2023 released Mañana Será Bonito, the first Spanish‑language album by a woman to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Who is Karol G?
Under whose regime was the Obelisco Macho built, when Santo Domingo was renamed “Ciudad Trujillo”?
Who is Rafael Leonidas Trujillo?
The Latin pop genre that originated in Puerto Rico in the 1990s, combining reggae, hip hop, and Latin beats.
What is reggeton?
This traditional Mexican holiday, celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, honors deceased loved ones, which will also celebrate on October 30th.
What is Día de Muertos?
Currency of this country is as colorful as its terrain and features different landscapes and animals, including sloths.
She was a Mexican painter whose self‑portraits reflected her pain, Mexican culture, and her turbulent personal life.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This archipelago lies about 1,000 km west of Ecuador, is home to shield volcanoes, giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
What are the Galápagos Islands?
This genre was developed in New York City by Cuban and Puerto Rican communities; it blends Cuban son, mambo, rumba, and other styles.
What is salsa?
This 15th birthday celebration marks a girl's transition from childhood to womanhood in Latin American cultures.
What is a Quinceañera?
larimar is a unique stone that cannot be found anywhere else in the world except in which country?
What is Dominican Republic?
This Colombian novelist won the Nobel Prize for Literature for sharing the continent's life and conflicts.
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
This region in southern Argentina spans about 673,000 square kilometers and is bounded roughly by the Colorado River in the north, the Andes Mountain range in the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Strait of Magellan to the south.
What is Patagonia?
This Cuban-American singer, known as the “Queen of Salsa,” released the song “La Negra Tiene Tumbao” mixing salsa with reggae and hip hop elements.
Who is Celia Cruz?
This U.S. state hosts the "Juntos Festival," featuring Latinx food vendors, live performances, and children's activities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
What is Texas?
This musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, celebrates Latino culture and life in Washington Heights.
What is "In the Heights"?
In 2024, she became the first woman from the Dominican Republic to win Olympic gold in any sport, setting a new Olympic record of 48.17 seconds in the 400 m.
Who is Marileidy Paulino?
Located in Peru at about 7,710 feet above sea level in the Andes, this almost intact Inca city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
What is Machu Picchu?
This Hispanic-American artist’s (Dominican and Trinidadian decent) debut solo album, Invasion of Privacy, made history by making her the first female rapper ever to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album as a solo act.
Who is Cardi B?
¡Dale Pues! is a Panamanian phrase meaning...
What is "go for it?"
The following countries celebrate their independance days on this date, which marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
What is September 15th?
Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Puerto Rico, this artist had this Puerto Rican superstar’s No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí concert residency in 2025 reportedly generated nearly $200 million in economic activity for the island (across hotels, dining, retail, etc.).
Who is Bad Bunny?
This is the country where Christ the Redeemer can be found.
What is Brazil?
This Colombian music and dance genre, originating on the Atlantic coast, blends Indigenous, African, and Spanish influences and is often performed with a woman holding a candle in her right hand.
What is Cumbia?
"Ponte las pillas!" directly translates to "put in your batteries" but is used to tell someone____when you are not alert...
What is "wake up?"
This Spanish saying "No hay mal que por bien no venga," translates to...
What is "Every cloud has a silver lining."