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2 Million Plus Protest Election

Sunday’s election for a new Chilean Constitutional Congress showed major dissent. A full 20% of the ballots were blank or purposely invalid. Of 15 million eligible voters in this mandatory election, only 12 million cast their votes. The right is claiming victory, since they won a majority of the seats in the 50-person congress. However, […]

Chile, history, Indigenous Peoples, Spanish Culture and Language

What Will Chile Do?

Are they on their way to a more participatory democracy in Chile? Will they overturn the 1980 constitution written under dictator Pinochet? Sunday, May 7th Chileans will choose the 50 members of the new constitutional congress. Every adult over 18 years of age is required to vote or be fined. As a plus, voting days are […]

Chile, history, Indigenous Peoples, Life as a Woman, photography

1 Famous Chilean Speaks in Michigan

This article is a Fake Flamenco exclusive. Find out the latest news on Chilean democracy. Thanks to Matthew Fletcher of Turtle Talk blog and professor at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor for announcing this exciting event on his website. He included the flier for Elisa Loncón Antileo’s “Reflections on Chile’s Constitutional Process and the […]

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Throwback Thursday: Tik’al in Guatemala

My friend and I woke at four am to see sunrise over Tik’al. Once inside the park walking the jungle path, a roar worthy of a jaguar froze us in our tracks and we started in fear. “Es un jaguar?” I squeaked at the guide.He chuckled. “No, sólo son monos.”Teresa and I confirmed in a […]

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Throwback Thursday: Flying to the Maya World

I had flown on a plane this size only once before, and it was disastrous for my father’s plaid shirt which he offered as I got sick. This plane to Tik’al in Guatemala could carry six passengers, light luggage and a pilot. I took a deep breath. Air travel was a big part of the […]

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Nahuatl: You Know More than You Realize

The language of the indigenous people that Spaniards met for the first time in the grand city of Tenotichlan may seem very remote from your experience. I think you’ll be surprised how many words, especially food vocabulary you already know. Many of the world’s favorite foods come from Mixteca (Aztec) culture, see the chart below. […]