Conversacion y repaso

What cities were there in early 16th-century Spain? With how many inhabitants? Were they fortified? And how many leagues apart were they? Those are the questions that Ferdinand Columbus tried to answer in his Vocabulary containing the names of the places and kingdoms of Spain. The present edition reconstructs the "cosmographic" endeavor of Christopher Columbus’ youngest son based on two codices from the Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina of Seville.

Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America-- from the most obscure beginnings to the present--and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes beyond historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and communication. It covers the traditions in all of Spanish America--"Mesoamerica" and the Caribbean, as well...

Esta obra es una exploraci�n sobre los efectos m�gicos de los ritos y plegarias a la Virgen de Guadalupe. Algunos tienen ra�ces aztecas y sobrevivieron a la conquista espa�ola. Antes de la llegada de los conquistadores se adoraba a la diosa azteca Tonantz�n, y cuando "La Virgen de Guadalupe" apareci�, estos ritos fueron dedicados a ella. En esta obra, 16 mujeres revelan sus rezos, pr�cticas ceremoniales, ritos, oraciones y meditaciones a la Virgen Morena. Tambi�n ofrecen consejos sobre el uso del tarot, c�mo encontrar a sus santos guardianes y c�mo honrarlos para lograr...

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....