Casilda Luna: una vida entregada al amor de la comunidad latina en Washington DC
- Date
- Duration
- 3:33
- Speakers from
- Washington DC, United States (Dominican-born speaker)
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
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22 short news reports from Latin America and the Spanish-speaking United States, at full native speed. They come from public-domain Voice of America broadcasts and are not graded to the course, so expect fast speech, regional accents and the odd bit of street noise. No transcripts and no questions: press play and see how much you catch.
Theme 1
Families and Communities
Huertos urbanos en Colombia: una solución para el planeta y el bolsillo
- Date
- Duration
- 4:04
- Speakers from
- Bogotá, Colombia
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Una receta familiar que se convirtió en el postre tradicional de Sonora
- Date
- Duration
- 3:00
- Speakers from
- Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Caracas tiene su club de abuelos fiesteros
- Date
- Duration
- 1:50
- Speakers from
- Caracas, Venezuela
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Theme 2
Personal and Public Identities
Etnia miskita nicaragüense exiliada en Costa Rica lucha por no perder sus raíces
- Date
- Duration
- 3:45
- Speakers from
- Costa Rica (Miskito speakers from Nicaragua)
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Hispanos nacidos en EEUU afianzan sus raíces latinas
- Date
- Duration
- 3:29
- Speakers from
- Washington area, United States (US-born Hispanics)
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Una comunidad de más de mil zapotecos se aferra a sus raíces en Chicago
- Date
- Duration
- 2:54
- Speakers from
- Chicago, United States (Zapotec families from Oaxaca, Mexico)
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Theme 3
Beauty and Aesthetics
Museo Nacional de Colombia, de las obras de Botero al liquiliqui del Nobel de Gabo
- Date
- Duration
- 3:45
- Speakers from
- Bogotá, Colombia
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
La pollera panameña, una tradición al borde del ocaso
- Date
- Duration
- 3:34
- Speakers from
- Panama
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Muestra de arte puertorriqueño en el museo Whitney, en Nueva York
- Date
- Duration
- 1:42
- Speakers from
- New York, United States (Puerto Rican artists)
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Theme 4
Science and Technology
Investigadores colombianos secuencian el genoma de la longevidad
- Date
- Duration
- 3:32
- Speakers from
- Medellín, Colombia
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Escuela en Argentina impulsa la educación en energías renovables
- Date
- Duration
- 2:28
- Speakers from
- San Luis, Argentina
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Adolescentes panameños plantean posible solución a la contaminación marina
- Date
- Duration
- 2:57
- Speakers from
- Panama City, Panama
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Theme 5
Contemporary Life
El Zonte: escuela alternativa en El Salvador
- Date
- Duration
- 3:50
- Speakers from
- El Salvador
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Chefs fusionan sushi con recetas ecuatorianas
- Date
- Duration
- 1:43
- Speakers from
- Quito, Ecuador
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
La Colifata: la radio que rompe estigmas
- Date
- Duration
- 3:58
- Speakers from
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Pululahua: el volcán dormido con habitantes en su interior
- Date
- Duration
- 4:01
- Speakers from
- Ecuador
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
El menú tradicional boliviano para Semana Santa es de 12 platos
- Date
- Duration
- 1:44
- Speakers from
- La Paz, Bolivia
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Una "anciana quinceañera" enseña a otros a mantener una vida saludable
- Date
- Duration
- 3:07
- Speakers from
- Caracas, Venezuela
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Francisco Casaña "el manisero" de la Calle 8
- Date
- Duration
- 2:11
- Speakers from
- Miami, United States (Cuban speaker)
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Theme 6
Global Challenges
Jóvenes migrantes se unen a programas de limpieza de playas en Florida
- Date
- Duration
- 2:22
- Speakers from
- Miami Beach, United States
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
Altas temperaturas y sequía: una crisis en el norte de México y el sur de EEUU
- Date
- Duration
- 3:17
- Speakers from
- Chihuahua, Mexico
Source: Voice of America (VOA), public domain. Original: vozdeamerica.com
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