Portal:Latin America/Did you know/2006
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[edit]- Week 23
- The related term Iberoamerica is sometimes used to refer to the nations that were formerly colonies of Spain and Portugal.
- A large percentage of the people in Latin America are of mixed origins, the result of racial intermingling among European settlers, African slaves, and American natives.
- Despite 65% of Bolivians being ethnically indigenous, the first leader of that nation to come from this group was Evo Morales in 2005.
- Week 24
- ...that Argentina have won the World Cup twice, in 1978 and 1986?
- ...that Uruguay were the first ever winners of the World Cup, in 1930?
- ...that Ronaldinho, a Brazilian, is the current holder of both the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFA World Player of the Year award?
- ...that Costa Rica played in the first match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a 4-2 win for Germany?
- ...that Haiti have only ever qualified for the World Cup once, in 1974?
- Week 25
- …that Frida Kahlo reputedly had an affair with Leon Trotsky?
- …that Mário de Andrade was a leading proponent of modernism in Brazil?
- …that Tito Puente, well as winning a Grammy Award, has appeared on The Simpsons?
- …that One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a major novel in the genre of magic realism?
- …that Saint-John Perse, a Guadeloupean poet, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960?
- Week 26
- …that the Aztecs associated the jaguar with the god Tezcatlipoca?
- …that orchids are named after the Greek word for testicle?
- …that the Titan arum has the largest has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world?
- …that piranhas, contrary to popular belief, do not eat human flesh?
- ...that the Galapagos Islands have many species unique to them, including the Galápagos tortoise and the Galápagos Penguin?
- Week 27
- ...that the strongest recorded eathquake ever was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which measured 9.5 moment magnitude?
- ...that the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 was so bad that it cost 20% of the GDP
of Colombia to repair the wreckage?
- ...that Hurricane Allen was one of only two hurricanes in the Atlantic to achieve 190 mph winds?
- ...that Paricutín, a volcano in Mexico, is often considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World?
- ...that Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala has smouldered almost constantly since at least the Spanish conquest?
- Week 28
- ...that Guinea pigs are so important to Andean cuisine that a painting of the Last Supper in Cusco shows Jesus eating one?
- ...that both maize and potato, two of the top four most freshly-grown crops in the world, both originate from Latin America?
- ..that the first people to enjoy a hot chocolate may have been the Olmecs, in at least 400 BCE?
- ...that the fruitlets of a pineapple occur in Fibonacci sequence?
- ...that Quesadilla fillings usually include cheese, whereas taco fillings generally include meat products?
- ...that Sopa de Mondongo is a traditional dish in Nicaragua containing tripe?
- Week 29
- ...that the Quena is a type of flute native to the Andes region?
- ...that Latin American music includes such diverse forms as Milonga and Bachata?
- ...that Shakira's song Whenever, Wherever was her first number 1?
- ...that Heitor Villa-Lobos (right) wrote classical music with many indigenous influences?
- ...that Agustín Barrios often performed in traditional Paraguayan dress?
- Week 30
- ...that the Itaipu Dam (pictured) is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World according to the American Society of Civil Engineers?
- ...that the court for the Mesoamerican ballgame found at Chichen Itza is the largest ever discovered?
- ...that Guatemala City is the largest in Central America?
- ...that the Inca road system covered approximately 22,530 km (14,000 mi) and provided access to over three million km² of territory?
- ...that São Paulo Cathedral is in the Gothic style, even though it was begun in 1913?
- Week 31
- ...that Encomiendas were run by conquistadores, who were given the ability to tax their subjects but not to try them?
- ...that the Peso is the name of the currency of seven countries in Latin America?
- ...that the Petrobras 36 Oil Platform (P36) was the largest floating production platform in the world prior to its sinking in March, 2001?
- ...that as of 1999[update] Colombia was the world's leading producer of cocaine, with three-quarters of the world's annual yield produced there?
- ...that Telmex, a telecommunications company, had a revenue of $12.450.536 billion USD in 2005?
- Week 32
- ...that Teacher's Day on September 11 in Argentina commemorates the death of one of its Presidents, Domingo_Faustino_Sarmiento?
- ...that the Brazilian Carnival (pictured) is held forty days prior to Lent?
- ...that Día de la Raza commemorates Christopher Columbus's landing in the Americas, and is controversial because of the subsequent bloodshed in the region?
- ...that Juan Pablo Duarte is celebrated by the Dominican Republic on the 26 January, as one of the key men in their early history?
- ...that Paraguayans celebrate the founding of their capital, Asunción, on 15 August?
- Week 33
- ...that Teacher's Day on September 11 in Argentina commemorates the death of one of its Presidents, Domingo_Faustino_Sarmiento?
- ...that the Brazilian Carnival (pictured) is held forty days prior to Lent?
- ...that Día de la Raza commemorates Christopher Columbus's landing in the Americas, and is controversial because of the subsequent bloodshed in the region?
- ...that Juan Pablo Duarte is celebrated by the Dominican Republic on the 26 January, as one of the key men in their early history?
- ...that Paraguayans celebrate the founding of their capital, Asunción, on 15 August?
- Week 34
- ...that Rodrigo de la Serna, Che Guevara's second cousin, played Alberto Granado in the Motorcycle Diaries?
- ...that the Peruvian film industry is often called Chollywood?
- ...that ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa! is considered a key work of the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico?
- ...that City of God was nominated for four Oscars?
- ...that Now by Santiago Álvarez was the first video clip in the history of cinema, and featured Lena Horne (pictured)?
- Week 35
- ...that Rodrigo de la Serna, Che Guevara's second cousin, played Alberto Granado in the Motorcycle Diaries?
- ...that the Peruvian film industry is often called Chollywood?
- ...that ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa! is considered a key work of the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico?
- ...that City of God was nominated for four Oscars?
- ...that Now by Santiago Álvarez was the first video clip in the history of cinema, and featured Lena Horne (pictured)?
- Week 36
- ...that Hernando de Soto's work on land titling has been used by several governments in an attempt to ease the ability to get bank loans?
- ...that the Escondida (right) is the largest copper mine in the world, and creates 8% of the world's supply?
- ...that the Miracle of Chile is credited to the Chicago Boys, although some dispute its existence?
- ...that in 2000, in Cuba 76% of people with jobs were employed by the state?
- ...that in exchange for French recognition of Haiti as a sovereign republic, France demanded payment of 150 million francs (modern equivalent of $21 billion)?
- Week 37
- ...that Hernando de Soto's work on land titling has been used by several governments in an attempt to ease the ability to get bank loans?
- ...that the Escondida (right) is the largest copper mine in the world, and creates 8% of the world's supply?
- ...that the Miracle of Chile is credited to the Chicago Boys, although some dispute its existence?
- ...that in 2000, in Cuba 76% of people with jobs were employed by the state?
- ...that in exchange for French recognition of Haiti as a sovereign republic, France demanded payment of 150 million francs (modern equivalent of $21 billion)?
- Week 38
- ...that the Itaipu Dam (pictured) is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World according to the American Society of Civil Engineers?
- ...that the court for the Mesoamerican ballgame found at Chichen Itza is the largest ever discovered?
- ...that Guatemala City is the largest in Central America?
- ...that the Inca road system covered approximately 22,530 km (14,000 mi) and provided access to over three million km² of territory?
- ...that the Catedral da Sé in São Paulo is in the Gothic style, even though it was begun in 1913?
- Week 40
- ...that the War of the Triple Alliance (pictured) resulted in the death of at least 300 000 of its 500 000 or so pre-war population?
- ...that the Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave rebellion in history?
- ...that the Falklands War is known in Argentina as the Guerra de las Malvinas or Malvinas war?
- ...that the Mexican–American War caused Mexico to lose more than half its pre-war territory?
- ...that Bernardo O'Higgins led the cavalry charge that won the Battle of Chacabuco?
- Week 41
- ...that the War of the Triple Alliance (pictured) resulted in the death of at least 300 000 of its 500 000 or so pre-war population?
- ...that the Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave rebellion in history?
- ...that the Falklands War is known in Argentina as the Guerra de las Malvinas or Malvinas war?
- ...that the Mexican–American War caused Mexico to lose more than half its pre-war territory?
- ...that Bernardo O'Higgins led the cavalry charge that won the Battle of Chacabuco?
- Week 42
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- Week 43
- ...that Brazilian Portuguese is written with different spelling from European Portuguese? (logo of the Museum of the Portuguese Language pictured)
- ...that Haitian creole, unlike French, has no grammatical gender?
- ...that Riverense Portuñol language is a mixed language spoken on the Brazil-Uruguay border?
- ...that in Chipilo, Mexico, people speak a dialect of Venetian?
- ...that, although Romance languages predominate over Latin America, Aymara and Quechua are both official languages in certain countries in the region?
- Week 44
- ...that Brazilian Portuguese is written with different spelling from European Portuguese? (logo of the Museum of the Portuguese Language pictured)
- ...that Haitian creole, unlike French, has no grammatical gender?
- ...that Riverense Portuñol language is a mixed language spoken on the Brazil-Uruguay border?
- ...that in Chipilo, Mexico, people speak a dialect of Venetian?
- ...that, although Romance languages predominate over Latin America, Aymara and Quechua are both official languages in certain countries in the region?
- Week 45
- ... that a route through Nicaragua was considered as a possible alternative to the Panama Canal at various times in the past?
- ... that Tierra de Gracia (Land of Grace), is Venezuela’s nickname?
- ... that the Panamanian city Colón is named in honor of Christopher Columbus.
- ... that the Iguazu Falls waterfalls (pictured) are displayed in several films, like Miami Vice (2006) and Happy Together (1997)?
- ... that the Fiestas Patrias is the independence day celebration of Chile?
- ... that Honduras only has one lake in the entire country, Lago de Yojoa?
- Week 46
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