2012 February | Web Spanish Lounge

Noticia de la semana-Marinas de México y Colombia comparten información antidrogas

This weeks video shares information regarding a new development in the relationship between the navies of Mexico and Colombia. What do these two countries have in common? Fighting illegal drug trafficking...

Noticia de la Semana-México: La quinta nación con menos desempleo

This weeks news story brings us some inspiring news from the Latin American world: Mexico finished 2011 with an very low unemployment rate. As one of the participating countries in the Organization for...

Noticia de la Semana – El yacón y el maíz morado

Finally, a tuber you can root for! The “Yacón” a tuber cultivated in the highlands of Peru that is taking the health-conscious world by storm, and marching side-by-side? The humble Peruvian...

Noticia de la Semana-Unasur Analiza Creación de Red de Fibra Opticas

This weeks lesson is all about South America. UNASUR, the Union of South American Nations, along with COSIPLAN, the South American Infrastructure and Planning Council, are working on integrating various...

Noticia de la semana – Choclo en Perú y México

The news story this week gives insight into the recent recognition of Peru and Mexico as the countries where corn first originated, with the oldest found specimens from Northern Peru dating back 6,775 years. ...