What is Nahuatl?

Nahuatl, also termed Aztec or Mexicano at times, is one of the most wide-spread of the indigenous languages of Mexico. It is the language of the Nahuas, of the empire of the Mexicas that dominated much of Mexico and Central America before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors. It was they who founded the city of Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City.

Although Spanish is the official language of Mexico, the Nahuatl language continues to be spoken

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Two New Mexican World Heritage Sites

The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History) has announced that Mexico has had two new sites entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List. With these two sites, Mexico achieves the distinction of becoming the Latin American country with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Tomas Lozano, Spanish Traditional Music

About an album of Tomas Lozano presenting a series of Spanish romance ballads (romanceros) featuring voice, Spanish acoustic guitar and the hurdy-gurdy.

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Music of Mexico, Latin America and Spain

Discover salsa, cumbias, flamenco, jibaro, mariachi music, samba, rumba & cha-cha-cha.  Short descriptions of the genres and examples of some of the major composers and interpreters of each.

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