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RNE 1
News, information and features from Spain
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Formato 21
Discussions and phone-ins from Mexico
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AM 590 Continental
Argentinian news and talk
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Radio Cooperativa
News, sports and talk from Chile
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Radio Salamanca
Spanish news station
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La 30 Radio Nacional
Uruguayan radio covering sports and news
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Newspaper/Magazine
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Granma Diario
Cuba official Communist Party newspaper.
El Colombiano
Informative newspaper from Columbia
El Economista
Informative Mexican newspaper focusing on economics/business
El Mundo
Informative Spanish newspaper 1
El Nacional
Informative Venezuelan newspaper
El País
Informative Spanish newspaper 2
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TV broadcaster/channel
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Canal E
Columbian university channel covering news and featuring courses
Canal 6
News from Argentina
Canal 10
News from Mexico
Color Vision
News, entertainment, childrens' shows and variety shows from the Dominican Republic
Telebahia
General news, parliament news and local news from Cantabria, Spain
Tevesur Canal 9
News, sport and entertainment from Peru
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Games
El Mundo. Easy and hard online crosswords from the newspaper El Mundo.
Juegos de palabras.com. Anagrams, puzzles, crosswords and other interesting facts about words.
Lut Boffin. Complete the ten Spanish sayings and see if you can work out what they mean.
MFL Games. Crosswords, hangman, quizzes and many other word games for learners of Spanish
Planeta Sedna.Crosswords, personality tests, memory puzzles etc. in Spanish.
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Joke/humor site
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Don Quixote.org. Jokes selected for learners of Spanish
Geocities. Jokes based on wordplay in Spanish. Warning: not all content is not filtered on this site
Muy divertido. Jokes from all parts of the Spanish speaking world. You can choose to view the best jokes as voted by visitors to the site, short jokes, cartoons and funny dialogues. Warning: This site is not filtered for content.
Planeta Chistes. Jokes organised by category of joke. Warning: content may offend.
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Travel link
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Argentinian tourist board. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Chilean tourist board. Click on “Entrar” to access site
Costa Rican tourist board. Click on choice of five languages.
Cuban tourist site with Spanish, English, German and Russian versions.
Dominican Republic site with English and Spanish versions.
El Salvador tourist board site in Spanish or English.
Mexican tourist board. Select your country/language to enter site.
Paraguayan tourist information. Click on “welcome” in the language of your choice to enter the site.
Peen’s tourist board’s site. Site offers virtual tour of Peru.
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Literature link
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Biblipolis. Articles on literature and reviews of new literature.
Cancionero Latino.Access song lyrics for your favourite Latin American songs. Search by artist or song title.
Various
Galeon.com. Links to recommended short stories.
Ficticia. Magazine offering new short stories and an anthology of works available. Links to online community.
Poesía y Canción Mexicana. Selection of Mexican poems and songs.
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Recipe link
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Chilean dishes of all types.
Latin American cuisine arranged by country.
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Numerous Spanish dishes arranged by category (Tapas, rice dishes, desserts etc.)
Peruvian cuisine arranged by course/main ingredient.
Spanish regional cuisine. Choose a region by clicking on the map of Spain on the index page.
Selected traditional dishes for the regions of Mexico.
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History link
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Index for a comprehensive list of topics grouped by historical period on Mexican history.
History of Al-Andalus in the middle ages, chronicling the Islamic history of Spain. Table of links to other periods on the same page.
History of the Panama Canal.
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Peruvian site aimed at children, telling the history of pre-Columbian Peru in a cartoon style format.
Site covering all aspects of the Spanish Civil War, with forums, historical overview, main protagonists, testimonies, major battles and many other aspects of the war covered.
Women’s history in modern Spain.
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Exercise link
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Increase your vocabulary with tests you can tailor to your specific needs.
Intermediate grammar explanations and tests.
Regularly updated gap filling exercises to test use of verbs, articles and pronouns etc.
Test your basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar by completing sentences to describe the pictures shown. Tricky areas like differences between “ser” and “estar” and between “saber” and “conocer” are covered.
Test the level of your Spanish online.
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General interest web site/article
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Articles on the ATP tennis tour
Astronomy, the solar system, the moon and Earth
Dando un paseo por Almadén: history of the town of Almadén and its historic mercury mines
Historia de Al-Andalus: the history of the caliphate of Al-Andalus in Southern Spain
La vida y la época de Frida Kahlo: the story of this Mexican artist
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Etiquette link
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Advice on good manners in such situations as dining out, going shopping and walking the dog!
Explanation of Spanish meal times and business hours.
Guide to festivals and traditions in Peru
Introduction to protocol and formalities at a Spanish wedding.
Introduction to Spanish customs and interacting with the Spanish.
Mexican traditions and customs presented by clicking on an interactive animation. Aimed at children, but interesting and accessible for all.
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Basic words & expressions link
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Basic Spanish expressions
Basic Spanish vocabulary
Spanish vocabulary list
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