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Of all flavors and colors NOTIMEX | The Universal
Of all flavors and colors
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Oaxaca presents "Festival of moles" from 16 to 31 July, with the aim of promoting Mexican prehispanic cuisine
Oaxaca held in its capital the "Festival of moles" from 16 to 31 July in order to safeguard, disseminate and promote the culinary heritage of the Mexican state and its pre-Hispanic cuisine.
This celebration is part of the alternate activities Guelaguetza festivities, where local, national and foreign guests will delight in varieties of moles that are made in the state and at the same time promote the culinary diversity of the regions.
The festival involved the Ministry of Tourism and Economic Development (STyDE), the National Chamber of Industry and Spicy Food Restaurants (CANIRAC), Oaxaca delegation, and the city of Oaxaca de Juarez.
The Coordinator of Tourism, Pedro Antonio Reyes, said the Oaxacan cuisine is a reflection of the ancient culture of Oaxaca that combines smells, tastes, textures and unique nuances.
"Oaxaca is recognized by diners as 'the capital of the moles' to contain the vast variety of those produced in Mexico such as coloradito red tablecloths stain, green, yellow, chichilo and black. All exquisite and unique for its originality and its perfect combination, "he recalled.
In this culinary festival will release the abundant wealth of the socio-cultural, historical and traditional values that make up the culinary richness of Oaxaca, through the dissemination and promotion and appreciation of artisanal taste of food, product mix between your herbs, spices and chilies endemic.
As part of the activities of this festival on Wednesday July 16 will be held a lecture at the Academic and Cultural Center San Pablo, an experiential Thursday 17 shows will be held in the Plaza del Carmen Alto.
On Friday 18th, there will be shown in the Culinary Ethnobotanical Garden and from 19 to 31 July, presence of moles in Restaurants CANIRAC affiliates.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
My Spanish Notes ¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
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Posted: 03 Jul 2014 04:32 AM PDT
Unless you've been trapped in cave for the last few weeks, you've been surrounded by the excitement of the Copa Mundial 2014. And if you have been trapped in a cave and just recently managed to escape, it's not too late to get in on all the fun.
I know I'm a little late with this post, but you still have time to learn all the key words and phrases you need to enjoy theMundial 2014. I'm not going to try and teach you everything, just enough to get you into the conversation. First things first, you have to look the part. And in order to do that you need to wear la camisa de la selección of your favorite team. And la selección refers to the countries national team. Here's what Mexico's camisa looks like: But maybe you should wear Colombia's since Mexico has been eliminated. Now that you look the part, it's time to learn how to talk the talk. Let's start with the basics. If by some chance you don't know this, what we call soccer is called fútbol in the Spanish speaking world. A game is called a partido. And every partido needs two equipos (teams) which are composed of jugadores (players). One player is a jugador, btw. Fútbol is played on a cancha (soccer field) also called a campo. There's a lot more vocabulary that I'm not going to cover here, but you can download this free PDF to catch up on what I left out. And here's an interesting page where you can see the names of the positions in English, Spanish or French, and hear an audio with the correct pronunciation in each language. Alright, now we get to the interesting stuff. The first thing you're going to need to know is who's playing, and when. ¿Quién esta jugando? Who's playing? México juega contra los Estados Unidos Mexico is playing against the United States ¿A qué hora es el partido? What time is the game? ¿A qué hora es el partido de Colombia? What time is the Colombia game? If you're not watching the game in the comfort of your home, you may need to call and ask if your favorite restaurant or bar is showing the game. ¿Vas a poner el partido de Brasil el sábado? Are you going to show the Brazil game on Saturday? If you want to find out who's rooting for who, you'll find these phrases handy. ¿Por quien vas en el partido Agentina-Colombia? Who are you going for in the Argentina - Colombia game? If you want to sound really, really Mexican, go with these. And remember, these are Mexican expressions, so your buddies from Argentina or other countries may look at you funny if you say this to them. ¿Quién es tu gallo en el partido Agentina-Colombia? Who are you going for in the Argentina - Colombia game? ¿Quién es tu gallo para ganar la copa mundial? Who's your pick to win the World Cup? And to tell the world who you're rooting for, you can say: Voy por Chile I'm rooting for Chile Of course you can just substitute your team name for Chile. While you're watching the game here are a few things you can shout out. ¡Pásala, pásala! Pass it, pass it Pásala is referring to the pelota o bola (ball) of course. When a player or players are driving down field this is a good one to throw out. ¡Dale dale dale! Go go go ¡Tira, tira! Shoot, shoot Since we're on the topic, tirar and disparar both mean to shoot, to kick the ball in an attempt to score. ¡Vamos Mexico! Go Mexico! ¡Que cabezazo! What a header! El cabezazo que le paró el corazón a toda Argentina The header that stopped the heart of Argentina Don't know what a cabezazo is? This will help. A cabezazo is when you use your head to bounce the ball around. Too many of those can't be good for you. It's also the word you want if you need to refer to a good old-fashioned headbutt. The real excitement in a partido de fútbol is when someone scores, so let's talk about that. To score a goal is to meter un gol. But when a goal is really impressive, it's a golazo. ¡Metió un golazo! He scored an amazing goal! Ingleterra acaba de meter un gol England just scored a goal Barcelona metió uno Barcelona scored ¿Lo metió? Did he score? To miss a goal is to fallar. ¿Lo falló? Did he miss it? Now, when someone scores a goal, feel free to shout out ¡Gol!. But your sportscaster is going to one up you by shouting..... ¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! If you want to hear what that sounds like, watch this short video. It's actually a Geico commercial starring a very famous sportscaster in the world of fútbol, Andres Cantor. And no, I'm not trying to get you to buy insurance. If you can beat that, you will be the hero of the bar. Of course we need to be able to talk about who's winning or losing. Here's what you need to keep up with the score. ¿Quién va ganado? Who's winning? México va ganando a Brasil Mexico is beating Brazil Real Madrid le va ganando 1 a 0 al Barcelona Real Madrid is beating Barcelona 1 to 0 Están empatados They're tied ¿Cómo va el partido? What's the score? ¿Cuál es el marcador? What's the score? España esta ganado Costa Rica Spain is beating Costa Rica You'll need these for after the game or to catch up on the things you missed. ¿Cómo fue el resultado? What was the final score? Alemania perdió Germany lost Grecia perdio contra Croacia Greece lost to Croatia ¡Colombia ganó! Colombia won! Speaking of Colombia, they pasaron por los cuartos. Pasar por los cuartos means they're moving on to the semi-finals. Están en cuartos means they're in the semifinals. The equipos lucky enough to get to the final (use your Spanish pronunciation) will become campeones (champions). That's all I'm going to write about today, but it's more enough to get you started. But I'm not done yet. Here's a free beginner Spanish lesson about the mundial. World Cup Lesson Your browser does not support the audio element. Upgrade your browser to one that does The lesson was developed by Marcus Santamaria, the creator of Synergy Spanish and Shortcut to Spanish. He's got some really great material for everyone, not just beginners. You'll also find more free lessons if you poke around his sites. Pay him a visit, my Spanish wouldn't be where it is today without his help. And lastly, you don't have to memorize all of the stuff you learned to today, if you have an android phone you can take your Spanish with you using my app, My Spanish Phrasebook.  |
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Mexico Vigilante Leader Demands Community Rule MEXICO CITY — Jul 1, 2014, 5:18 PM ET
Mexico Vigilante Leader Demands Community Rule
The leader of one of the first vigilante movements to spring up in Mexico last year filed a petition Tuesday demanding that the government allow communities in the southern state of Guerrero to elect local officials with open assemblies and show-of-hand votes.
Vigilante leader Bruno Placido said the petition filed with the Federal Electoral Tribunal asks specifically that the collective-vote system be allowed in the town of San Luis Acatlan. But Placido said his People's Union movement would push for the system to be adopted in all 27 townships where vigilante forces known as "community police" now operate.
The system known as "usage and customs" forbids traditional campaigning and political parties. It currently is practiced in about 420 indigenous towns and villages, almost all in southern Oaxaca state.
Its adoption in non-Indian or mixed towns in Guerrero would mark a significant expansion. To date, its only use outside Oaxaca has been by rebellious Indian towns in Chiapas state and a lone Indian township in the western state of Michoacan, where a vigilante movement also exists.
Placido said the open-vote system would help keep drug gangs and violent crime out of the communities because current election procedures can put politicians in the pocket of drug gangs that finance their campaigns.
"The crime gangs are fomented by the politicians. When they campaign, they are financed with illicit funds, and when they get in, they are controlled by criminal funds," Placido said. "What we are proposing to do is to get rid of this practice, in which the criminals name the authorities."
His vigilante movement rose up with old shotguns and rifles in Guerrero in January 2013 and now has several thousand "citizen police" vigilantes serving in several towns.
Guerrero has been the scene of stubborn drug violence, including a Monday confrontation between soldiers and alleged drug gang members that killed 22 suspects at a warehouse and left a soldier injured.
The "usage and customs" system has been criticized for trampling on the rights of women, who are sometimes not allowed to run for office. But Placido said the assembly system would allow members of each of the three main ethnic groups in Guerrero — blacks, Indians and mixed-race — to elect representatives to a sort of town council.
There is no deadline for the federal tribunal to rule on the petition. The town of San Luis Acatlan is scheduled to hold a referendum soon on whether to formally adopt the system.
Mexican courts have generally upheld the right of Indian communities to make their own decisions on local governance issues.
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