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Lección 4

PANORAMA: México

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Search the Internet to find out more about Mexico’s history, culture, and food.

Algunas palabras clave
Day of the Dead
Día de los Muertos
Huitzilopochtli
michelada recipe
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Quetzalcóatl
Templo Mayor Mexico
Tenochtitlán
Teotihuacán
Tezcatlipoca

  1. What is Templo Mayor? Where is it located? What are its surroundings?



  2. What is Tenochtitlán? And Teotihuacán?



  3. What is the Plaza de las Tres Culturas? What does it symbolizes?



  4. Identify these Aztec gods: Quetzalcóatl, Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca.



  5. On what day(s) does Día de los Muertos take place? Why does this holiday fascinate visitors from abroad? Describe a custom associated with it.



  6. Are you familiar with Mexican food? Do you like it? Have you ever tried some of these Mexican dishes? Look for their recipes and briefly describe what each dish is.
    Chiles rellenos
    Enchiladas
    Pozole
    Quesadillas
    Tacos
    Tinga

    Note: To speed up your search, add the word recipe to each dish.


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