10 de mayo, día de las madres
Una de las festividades más importantes en México es, sin duda, el 10 de mayo, día de las Madres; sin importar la edad, los hijos celebran
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SUNY PROGRAM IN CUERNAVACA
SUNY STUDY ABROAD IN CUERNAVACA. The State University of New York (SUNY) College at Brockport has a long history of engagement in Study Abroad in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, a celebrated center for teaching Spanish as a second language.
Read moreLearn How Catholic Mexicans Still Celebrate Lent In The 21st Century
By Alvaro Ramírez As a kid in a small town in Michoacan, I learned that Lent is the forty-day period that follows the first full moon after the Spring equinox when Catholics reaffirm their faith by way of ritual, abstinence, and penance. As a little kid growing up in a small town in Michoacán, I was always intrigued by the meaning
Read moreTOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN THE STATE OF MORELOS, MEXICO
By Dr. James J. Horn Morelos is Mexico’s second smallest state but one of its most appealing tourist destinations. Located on the border of the Federal District in south-central Mexico, it is only a 90-minute drive from the Mexico City airport and two and a half hours from Acapulco. Its near-perfect year-round climate has attracted visitors since the days of
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Los lenguajes son expresiones de transformaciones culturales que se dan en un lugar, siendo una de las mejores pruebas de los procesos de colonizaciones, de independencias pero también de mezclas y mestizajes entre distintas civilizaciones y sociedades, dando lugar a nuevas lenguas que antes no existían. Muchas cuestiones ligadas a la comunicación son una postal de las regiones, más allá del lenguaje
Read more7º Festival artesanal de cacao y chocolate 2018
No te pierdas de este increible evento y de la gran experiencia de conocer todos los usos que tiene el cacao y de probar el chocolate en sus diferentes formas a través de la cultura mexicana. En el Ex convento de Culhuacán, Ciudad de México A partir del 4 de Mayo al 6 de Mayo del 2018 Desde las 9:00 hasta las 18:00
Read moreLa increíble experiencia en México de los alumnos de Saratoga High School 2018
Un grupo de alumnos de la escuela de Saratoga, tuvieron la oportunidad de vivir una gran experiencia en Spanish School Uninter, aprendiendo español, conociendo la cultura mexicana, interactuando y practicando el idioma español al conversar con mexicanos, descubriendo las tradiciones, degustando de la gastronomía y visitando algunos de los lugares turísticos más hermosos que hay en México. Visita de Saratoga
Read moreMexican Traditions: Christmas Posadas
Christmas Posadas In Mexico the celebration of the Christmas posadas is a tradition that comes from the Catholic religion, inspired in the biblical story that narrates the crossing of the Virgin Mary and her husband San José who were searching a lodging for María, because she was go into labor for the son of God. Beginning to celebrate in the
Read moreThe Christmas Punch history and elaboration
The Origin of the Christmas Punch The Christmas punch has its origin in ancient Persia, where the Persians consumed a drink called «Panj» made of brandy, palm wine, sugar, lemon, water, and tea. Later, this custom moved to Spain and it was called «Punch», which is prepared with sugar, pineapple juice, lemon juice, cola and lemon soda, peach juice, orange
Read moreFeria de la esfera en Tlalpujahua, Michoacán 2017
Sphere Fair 2017 The «Feria de la esfera» at the Magic town of Tlalpujahua, Michoacan began on September 30, 2017 and will be until December 17, 2017. Take the opportunity to admire and acquire the best Christmas spheres of blown glass and other Christmas decorations that you can find in the municipal auditorium and also there will be cultural activities
Read moreMexican Traditions: Miquiztli (Día de Muertos)
Miquiztli Meaning: «Death». Miquiztli represents the duality of life and death. Personified by Mictlancihuatl (The goddess of death) and Mictlantecuhtli (The god of death) who are the Aztec gods of hell in Mictlan (Place of the Dead). According to the legend, for the creation of the man, Quetzalcoatl had to go to look for the gods
Read moreMexican Traditions: The History of the Mariachi in Mexico
The origin of the word mariachi There are different theories about the origin of mariachi: 1. It comes from the French word «marriage». At the French intervention, the French soldiers called marriage to the «matrimonio» in Mexico and to the music that was played in them. 2. It comes from the first musical ensembles of the Colonial age
Read moreCOME TO MORELOS AND TASTE ALL THE DELICIOUS TYPICAL DISHES FROM DIFFERENT VILLAGES! (Part 3)
Tepoztlán village: In the village of Tepoztlán, the best place to eat is in the market located in front of the convent, where you can eat: Itacates Green Mole Tamales of Butter Gorditas stuffed with cream, sauce, and grated cheese Puente de Ixtla village: In this place you can found more typical dishes: Enchiladas of peanut Nopales in Guajillo
Read moreToday, we celebrate at Spanish School Uninter the Mexican Independence
Today September 15, we celebrate in Uninter the day of the beginning of the Mexican independence, and this time our students from Spanish School Uninter attended to this event which helps them to know more about the traditions of Mexico, their music, and their typical dances In Mexico, we are accustomed to celebrates on September 15 the day of the
Read moreCome to Morelos and taste all the delicious typical dishes from different villages! (Part 2)
Tetelcingo village: It’s located at the North of Cuautla, is a town with origin Olmeca, where some people preserve the Nahuatl language; in Tetelcingo the typical dish is: Mojarras, prepared with wallpaper or fried. Mazatepec village: In the Prehispanic period, Mazatepec was an important part of the religious and political center of Xochicalco, it counts with a great variety of typical
Read moreDiscover the traditions of Morelos: «La Feria de Tlaltenango»
Tlaltenango is an avenue in Cuernavaca City, whose name comes from the Nahuatl Language Tlalli: Earth, Tenamitl: Wall and Co: In; which it means: «On the wall of the earth». Was since 1523, when Hernán Cortés began to build the Church of «The Lord St. Jose and the Lord of Mercy»; the only surviving vestige of the Vice-Royal epoch that
Read moreInternational students discovered the Mexican history at «Xochicalco Ruins Tour»
The past Saturday, our students of Spanish School Uninter visited the Xochicalco Pyramids, located in Miacatlán, Morelos, by the «Club Amigo» program. In this excursion, they learned more about Xochicalco ruins, a Nahuatl name that means: Place of the House of Flowers. Xochicalco appears after the desertion of Teotihuacan, to hold the economic and political power in the region. This place
Read moreCome to Morelos and taste all the delicious typical dishes from different villages!
Morelos is a state rich in agriculture, its climate and the natural conditions benefit the development of the crop of the nopal, sorghum, corn and sugar cane. On the livestock production stands the bird meat, mojarra, bass, trout, and catfish. The Morelense gastronomy offers a lot of delicious culinary dishes that you can be found in the traditional markets or in
Read moreKnowing the Mexican History: “Los Niños Héroes de Chapultepec»
Every September 13 in Mexico, we commemorate the day to the «Niños Héroes», name with which is known the six cadets between 14 and 19 years old, who was receiving training in the Military College and died in the defense of the Castle of Chapultepec during the invasion of the United States in the year of 1847. The names of
Read more«Cuernavaca Walking Tour» Induction and orientation course
Another semester at Spanish School Uninter! As a part of the induction and orientation that we offer, last Friday our exchange students from 12 countries (Belgium, France, Turkey, Brazil, Germany, Holland, USA, Italy, South Korea, Greece, Austria, Switzerland) had a walking tour around the downtown of Cuernavaca! They left from Uninter and then they took the bus in direction to
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