Ask many people around the world what comes to mind when they think of Spain, and chances are flamenco will land near the top of the list. The sinuous moves; the rapid, hypnotic shoe tapping; the staccato hand-clapping; the mesmerising guitarwork; th
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Here's one for my fellow language geeks! Not too many are aware that Africa has a Spanish-speaking country! Equatorial Guinea in West Africa was Guinea Española, ruled by Spain for nearly 200 years, and Spanish is an official language whi
While looking up the well-known exclamation "ay, bendito!" I came across this fairly comprehensive list on Wikipedia, which taught me quite a bit I didn't know (and I've been speaking Spanish for decades!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puerto
