Mirella Cesa (1984 – ) Lugar de Nacimiento: Guayaquil, Ecuador Mirella Cessa es conocida como “la madre del Andipop”. Su música combina la percusión latina, los instrumentos andinos y el pop. Go to vhlcentral.com to find out more about Mirella Cesa and her music. CON RITMO HISPANO Artes • Oswaldo Guayasamín Oswaldo Guayasamín fueº uno de los artistas latinoamericanos más famosos del mundo. Fue escultorº y muralista. Su expresivo estilo viene del cubismo y sus temas preferidos son la injusticia y la pobrezaº sufridasº por los indígenas de su país. Deportes • El trekking El sistema montañoso de los Andes cruzaº y divide Ecuador en varias regiones. La Sierra, que tiene volcanes, grandes valles y una variedad increíble de plantas y animales, es perfecta para el trekking. Muchos turistas visitan Ecuador cadaº año para hacerº trekking y escalar montañasº. Lugares • Latitud 0 Hay un monumento en Ecuador, a unos 22 kilómetros (14 millas) de Quito, donde los visitantes están en el hemisferio norte y el hemisferio sur a la vezº. Este monumento se llama la Mitad del Mundoº y es un destino turístico muy popular. cruza crosses cada every hacer to do escalar montañas to climb mountains verdadero tesoro true treasure estudió studied inspiraron inspired tortugas tortoises fue was escultor sculptor pobreza poverty sufridas suffered a la vez at the same time Mitad del Mundo Equatorial Line Monument (lit. Midpoint of the World) Explosión del volcán Tungurahua Flora y fauna • Las islas Galápagos Muchas personas vienen de lejos a visitar las islas Galápagos porque son un verdadero tesoroº ecológico. Aquí Charles Darwin estudióº las especies que inspiraronº sus ideas sobre la evolución. Como las Galápagos están lejos del continente, sus plantas y animales son únicos. Las islas son famosas por sus tortugasº gigantes. La ciudad de Quito y la Cordillera de los Andes 149 La familia ciento cuarenta y nueve 149 Adelante EXPANSION El trekking Although el senderismo is also widely used for hiking, trekking is one of many English words that have been incorporated into Spanish. Generally, these are words for phenomena whose popularity originated in the English-speaking world. Some words enter Spanish without much change: camping, marketing. Others are modified to match Spanish spelling patterns, as líder (leader ) or mítin (meeting ). Las islas Galápagos Bring in books, magazines, or Internet articles about the Galapagos Islands for students to read. You may want to play the Panorama cultural video for this paragraph. Oswaldo Guayasamín The name Guayasamín means white bird in Quichua. The artist took this name out of solidarity with his Incan ancestors. If possible, bring reproductions of some of Guayasamín’s work to class. Show a variety of his paintings and encourage students to talk about what the artist’s social and political stance might be. Latitud 0 Bring in a globe and have students find Ecuador and point out its location on the equator. You may want to play the Panorama cultural video for this paragraph. Con ritmo hispano Students will find supporting Internet activities and links at vhlcentral.com. Language Notes A word that the Quichua language has contributed to English is jerky (salted, dried meat), which comes from the Quichua word charqui. The Quichua-speaking peoples of the Andean highlands had perfected techniques for “freeze-drying” both vegetable tubers and meat before the first Spaniards arrived in the region. (Freeze-dried potatoes, called chuño, are a staple in the diet of the inhabitants of the Andes.) In Ecuador and throughout the rest of South America, charqui is the word used to name meat preserved by drying. Charqui is an important component in the national cuisines of South America, and in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, its production is a major industry. In other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, you may hear the terms tasajo or carne seca used instead of charqui. Level 1, Lesson 3 Teacher’s Edition
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