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El churrasco

Grilled meat, popular in Argentina, Uruguay, and other South American countries

Carne a la parrilla

grilled meat

Las pupusas

Thick tortillas filled with beans, cheese, or pork, popular in El Salvador

Frijoles

Beans

Queso

Cheese

Chicharrón

Pork cracklings

El sancocho

Traditional soup with meat and vegetables, popular in countries like Colombia and Panama

Carne

Meat

Verduras

Vegetables

Las empanadas

Dough filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, baked or fried, popular in Spain and Latin America

Masa

Dough

Las arepas

Corn or maize flour patties, typical of Colombia and Venezuela

Tortillas de maíz

Corn tortillas

La pulpa

Edible part of fruits, like mango or guava

Mango

Mango

Guayaba

Guava

La chicha

Fermented drink made from maize or rice, popular in Andean countries

Maíz

Corn

Arroz

Rice

El mate

Infusion of yerba mate leaves, typical of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay

Yerba mate

Mate herb

El maíz

Staple food in many American cultures

El arroz

Basic grain in global cuisine, especially in Asia and Latin America

El café

Beverage made from coffee beans, popular in Colombia and Brazil

Granos de café

Coffee beans

La horchata

Drink made from rice or seeds like tiger nuts, popular in Mexico and Spain

Semillas como chufa

Seeds like tiger nuts

El ceviche

Fish marinated in lemon juice with spices, typical of Peru and Mexico

Jugo de limón

Lemon juice

Especias

Spices

El guarapo cubano

Sweet drink made from sugarcane, popular in Cuba

Caña de azúcar

Sugarcane

Inca Kola

Peruvian soda with a sweet flavor

Patacones

Fried green plantains, popular in Central America and the Caribbean

Plátanos verdes

Green plantains

La Tomatina

Festival in Buñol, Spain, where people throw tomatoes. Celebrated on the last Wednesday of August

Tomates

Tomatoes

Huracanes

Tropical storms with strong winds and rains

Ciclones

Meteorological phenomena with spiral winds

Tifones

Tropical cyclones in the western Pacific

Contaminación sónica

Excessive harmful noise

Incendio forestal

Uncontrolled fire in forested areas

Sequía/El Sahel

Prolonged period without rain, frequent in the Sahel, Africa

Hambruna

Extreme food shortage

Terremotos/sismos/temblores de tierra

Movements of the Earth's crust

Desastres antrópicos

Problems caused by humans, like oil spills

Inundaciones

Accumulation of water in inhabited areas

Granizo

Precipitation in the form of ice balls

Desastres naturales en California y Houston

Wildfires and hurricanes

Océano Atlántico

East of America

Océano Ártico

North of the planet

América Central

Between Mexico and South America

Océano Pacífico

West of America

Australia

South of the Pacific Ocean

El Mar Caribe

East of Central America

El abono

Natural fertilizer

El reciclaje

Process of reusing materials

Los desechos

Waste or garbage

Recoger

To collect or gather something

Karl Benz

Invented the automobile

Nicéphore Niépce

Invented photography

Alexander Bell

Invented the telephone

Johannes Guttenberg

Invented the printing press

Guglielmo Marconi

Invented the radio

Zacharias Janssen

Invented the microscope

¿Dónde se encontraron los primeros sitios arqueológicos?

In Mesopotamia

¿En qué edad se inventaron el avión y el automóvil?

In the Contemporary Age

¿Qué eventos marcan el principio y el final de la Edad Media?

The fall of the Roman Empire and the discovery of America

¿Dónde se inventó la noria?

In the Middle East

¿En qué edad se hizo el hombre sedentario?

In the Neolithic

¿Cuándo se inventó la rueda?

Around 3500 B.C.

¿Qué debes hacer para protegerte del Internet y las redes sociales?

Use strong passwords, do not share personal information, and block strangers

Contraseña

Password

Desconocido/extraños

Unknown/strangers

Etiquetar

To tag

Localizar

To locate

Remedios

Remedies

Riesgos

Risks

Solicitud

Request

Acceder

To access

Agregar

To add

Bloquear a alguien

To block someone

Hacerte seguidor/seguidora

To follow someone

Muro

Wall (virtual)

El perfil

Profile

Enterarse

To find out

La farándula

Showbiz

Promover

To promote

El hostigador

Harasser

La campaña

Campaign