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Caballitos de totora: the ancient method of surfing invented by Peruvian indigenous people.

 

At Playa El Mogote in the coastal town of Huanchaco in northern Peru, three-meter-high waves crash against the sand. On the beach, a mix of locals and international tourists surf the Pacific. And, in one corner of the coast, the arched prows of caballitos de totora line the beach, pointing toward the ocean.

For at least 3,500 years, Huanchaco fishermen have been using these totora boats to surf.

Known as tup in Moche, one of Peru's extinct indigenous languages, or caballitos, in Spanish, these ancient vessels are made from tightly bound bundles of totora reeds that grow in freshwater ponds near the shore. Their distinctive narrow, upturned prow cuts through the waves and emerges above them.

The Pacific is anything but peaceful here, and in recent years its epic waves have attracted surfers from around the world. But for those who have lived here for thousands of years, the seahorses were the only thing that could cut through the waves to help them reach their fishing grounds before surfing back to the beach.


“Operation Save Freud”: How the founder of psychoanalysis spent the last months of his life in exile.


 

Eighty-five years ago, as Europe was plunged into the Second World War, a death found its way into the news of the fighting that dominated the pages of the world's major newspapers. It was September 23, 1939.

It was the death of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, considered the founder of the school of psychoanalysis.

This thinker revolutionized the world with ideas such as that psychological problems could be treated through conversation sessions, rather than resorting to confinement or violence.

Freud, who was 83 years old and Jewish, died at number 20 Maresfield Gardens, in the London neighborhood of Hampstead, thousands of kilometers from Vienna, where he spent most of his life.


The rebirth of the cueca, the emblematic national dance of Chile (and its expansion to other Latin American countries)

 

If you don't know what a cueca is, I recommend that you play the songs “El Guatón Loyola,” written by Alejandro Gálvez, or “La Consentida,” by Jaime Atria, to read this article.

It is likely that most Chileans will recognize them, especially in the month of September, when the Fiestas Patrias are celebrated.

And these melodies are heard in every fair, restaurant, square or event in the country. And a white handkerchief (or, in the worst case, a napkin) is enough to start dancing them.

With its unique rhythm, turns, half turns and tap dancing, the cueca is an important cultural symbol for Chileans, who declared it their national dance in 1979. It is said that the unofficial history of the country is in its lyrics.


EXPRESIONES COLOMBIANAS

Examples of phrases from Colombia and their meaning
¡Qué bacano!
This expression means that something is very good. It is used to show enthusiasm.

Me sacar la piedra
This expression is used to say that we have gotten angry with someone or something.

Prender la moto
This expression means “to hurry up”.

Examples of typical words from Colombia and their meaning

Choro
The word choro means “thief”.

Culebra
The word culebra means “debt”.

Guayabo
The word guayabo means “hangover”.

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