La Guayabera, A Must-Have Shirt from Hispanic Culture
If you Google a photo of a recent summit of heads of state, for example, the Cumbre de las Américas (Summit of the Americas), you’ll notice something interesting. While some of the leaders will be...
View ArticleWhat Is the Story of Mariachis?
If you’ve ever been to Mexican restaurant with live music, there is a good chance that you’ve gotten to hear the famous mariachis. These roaming musicians, easy to spot in their sombreros and black and...
View ArticleThe Mate Ceremony
Simply called the mate ceremony the Yerba Mate tradition has become something of a fad in recent years. You can even walk into a grocery store here in the states and buy a pack of a branded Yerba Mate...
View ArticleThe History of Tango Music
Breaking down the history of any musical genre is a daunting and near-impossible task. Genres of music are not like physical inventions that can be traced to a singular point in time. Rather, music...
View ArticleThe Famous Evil Eye Amongst Latinos
Have you heard if the famous evil eye amongst Latinos? To say that Latin America can be a place to find all kinds of wild superstitions would be an understatement. In fact it may be more accurate to...
View ArticleGrandparents or Abuelos Importance in Hispanic Family Traditions
Unfortunately my grandmother passed away before I was born and my grandfather has lived in a different state than me for most of my life but I have seen firsthand my own mother become a grandmother and...
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