Intro

This is a Spanish blog containing interesting facts about many Spanish Countries.

Hope you enjoy my blog and you learn A Lot!!!!

Joseph M. Acaba

Joseph M. Acaba is a respected NASA astronaut. He was born on May 17, 1967, in Inglewood, California. Though he was raised in Anaheim, California. He has only been on one mission so far. The STS-119 Discovery (March 15-28, 2009).

Franklin Chang-Diaz

Franklin Chang-Diaz is a famous latino astronaut. He was born on April 5, 1950 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He likes hiking, soccer, scuba-diving, glider planes, and music. He has a PhD in applied plasma physics from MIT and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from UConn.
He has gone on seven different trips into space and loged on 1,601 hours in space including 19 hours and31 minuits on spacewalks. The six missions he went on were the STS 61-C (1986), STS-34 (1989), STS-46 (1992), STS-60 (1994), STS-75 (1996), STS-91 (1998) and STS-111 (2002).

Franklin Chang-Diaz - Astronaut

Hotels in Tegucigalpa

There is a large selection of hotels and many have gotten great reviews. The Humuya Inn has gotten some of the best reviews overall. If you want to see all the hotels visit a search engine and type in Hotels in Tegucigalpa

Restaurants in Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa has many great places to eat. It has authentic Honduran, Spanish, and other Central American restaurants, but if you aren't feeling very adventurous they also have some American style restaurants in the area. You may find many wonderful selections of Cafés and diners at
http://www.hondurastips.honduras.com/english/restaurantsintegucigalpa.htm

Tegucigalpa's zoo

The Tegucigalpa Metropolitan Zoo in Honduras is a must see for Tegucigalpa. The Tegucigalpa Metropolitan Zoo is the only true zoo in the entire country. It is located near the massive Cristo del Picacho concrete Statue that overlooks the city. It is a statue of Jesus Crist. It is famous for its wide selection of exotic birds. there are a total of 310 beautiful animals there now.

Holy Week and Easter

Semina Santa, or holy week, and Easter are major holidays in Spanish countries. In Spain it is the most important religious holiday of the year. Street processions are planned every night from palm Sunday to Easter. In some processions in Spain people dress in clothes, similar to that of the Klu Klux Klan, that resemble the Nazareños, or people from Nazareth. The streets are filled with religiously devout people meditating and grieving in memory of Christ. Many artisans sculpt religious sculptures depicting biblical images in amazing detail. They parade them around town in a silence only broken by trumpets and bugles. It is the most important Holiday/week in Spain.

¡Felices Pascuas! (Happy Easter)

Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay History

To learn about the complete history of Uruguay visit http://www.discoveruruguay.com/about_uruguay_history.htm (not link)

Uruguay Natural Resources

Uruguay does not have many natural resources. Their resources are fertile soil, hydro power, minor minerals, and fisheries.

Uruguay Flag

The Uruguay Flag is a stunning flag. It has nine horizontal stripes, five white and four blue. In the top left corner, their is a sun on top of a white background.

Food

People in Uruguay, like americans, love beef. The best types of beef in Montevideo churrasco (a tasty grilled steak) and the parrillada (grilled beef). They also have many types of seafood.

Uruguay Geography

Uruguay is located in south east South America. It only borders two countries, Brazil And Argentina.

Uruguay National Anthem

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xaDNR9h_1g

Uruguay Economy

Uruguay's economy is characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated work force, and high levels of social spending.

Columbia

COLUMBIA

Government

The Republic of Colombia has a government type known as a republic. Their Capital city is Bogota.

Climate

Colombia mostly has a tropical climate. In the higher elevations it has a cooler climate. It receives lots of rainfall especially around the lower elevations.

Bogotá Panorama

Festival of the Flowers

The Festival of the Flowers is an anual festival held in Medellín. It is the most important social event for the city. It features a pageant, automobiles, a Paso Fino horse parade, Silleteros Parade, and many musical concerts.

Colombia National Anthem

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfOoSsLx-ks

Coat of Arms

Colombia's Coat of Arms has many symbols. Perched on top of the shield is an Andean Condor holding an olive crown. The condor symbolises freedom. It bears the National Motto Libertad y Orden which means Liberty and Order is on a scroll in between the bird and the shield.

Colombia's President

The President of Colombia is Álvaro Uribe Vélez. He is the 39th president of Colombia. In May 2007 the American Jewish Committee qawarded him the “Light Unto The Nations” award. On January 13, 2009, former president George W. Bush awarded him with one of the greatest awards as president, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has some of the highest approval ratings of any latin american president.

Colombian National Anthem

Colombia has a great national anthem. To listen to it go to
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfOoSsLx-ks

Flag of Colombia

The Flag of Colombia

Colombia Geography

Columbia is located in northern South America. It connects all of North America to South America. It is about the size of three Montana's. For more information visit: http://www.classbrain.com/art_cr/publish/columbia_geography.shtml

Alfabeto- A

A- Álgebra

Alfabeto- B

B- Bañera

Alfabeto- C

C- Cuervo

Alphabeto- Ch

Ch- Chocolate!

Alfabeto- D

D- Diablo

Alfabeto- E

E- Enano

Alfabeto- F

F- Fuego

Alfabeto- G

G- Grava

Alfabeto- H

H- Haba

Alfabeto- I

I- Iceberg

Alphabeto- J

J- Jesucristio

Alfabeto- K

K- Kiosko

Alfabeto- L

L- Luz

Alfabeto- Ll

Ll- Lluvioso

Alfabeto- M

M- Madre

Alfabeto- N

N- Niño

Alfabeto- Ñ

Ñ- Ñoñería

Alfabeto- O

O- Oir