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| José Marti was not only a Cuban national, political leader but also... | ...a famous writer and poet. |
Due to his revolutionary activities in Cuba José Marti was ...,  | ...exiled to Spain.,  |
| José Marti struggled for Cuban... | ...independence from Spain. |
| Los carnavales (Mardi Gras) are celebrations of __________ origin. | religious |
| Santeria is a Caribbean religious practice which combines... | ...Yoruba African religious tradition with Catholicism. |
| Luminarias are a Hispanic traditions which ... | ...are observed in the U.S. |
| Luminarias are bags of paper with... | ...sand into which is placed a lit candle. |
| Luminarias were originally used... | ...to light one's home on Christmas eve. |
| Nowadays luminarias are used... | ...to light the sidewalk, a pool, or patio when there is a party. |
| The Aztec capital was... | ...Tenochtitlan. |
| The Aztecs had a stadium in which they played... | ...a sport similar to basketball. |
| The Mayan calendar was... | more accurate than the European one of the same time period. (200 AD) |
| The Inca civilization dominated the region of the... | Andes in 1500 AD. |
| In 1500 AD Aztec culture dominated... | ...what is now Mexico. |
| In Guatemalan marketplaces it is possible to... | bargain down prices. |
| Don and Dona are titles of respect... | ...used with a person's first name. |
| There are two medical traditions in Latin America... | ...one is based on modern medicine. The other is based on herbs and folk traditions. |
| In Latin American pharmacies one can... | ...tell the pharmacist which medication he has been prescribed and the pharmacist sells it to him directly. |
| In some pharmacies which have the sign " Inyetologia" you can even get... | ...a shot. |
| Pharmacias de turno are pharmacies which take turns... | ... being open all night to service those people who need medication. |
| Episodes of hispanic soap operas run... | ...every day for 2-3 months. |
| The final episodes of hispanic soap operas... | ...draw a large audience of family members. |
| Situations and communications in hispanic as well as in our English language soap operas are... | ...exaggerated. |
| In Hispanic soap operas as well as in actual daily life love and affection... | ...is expressed openly between family members and friends. |
| In Latin American tradition universities place great stress on the study of ... | ...humanities such as philosophy, literature, and art. |
| Latin Americans stress traditional professions such as... | ...law and medicine. |
| While Latin American university students may prepare themselves in traditional professions, they may in fact ... | ...never practice in the profession in which they prepared themselves. |
| Spanish paradores are special... | ...hotels established by the Spanish government in 1926. |
| Number of paradores in Spain... | ...85. |
| Distance between paradores... | ...one day's travel time - as per 1926. |
| What do el Hopital Real established by Ferdinand and Isabela in 1499, a thousand year old castle, a sixteenth century Franciscan convent, a building which was first a roman temple then a Visigoth bailica and a convent of the order of St. James have in common? | They are all paradores. |
| Lodging for tourists in Spain is varied. It may range from... | ...hotels & youth hostels, to private homes. |
| A curandero is... | ...someone who practices folk medicine using herbs. |
