April 11
CW:  Stem Changing Verbs, e>ie
HW: wkbk p145-146

April 15
CW:  Comunicacion y Repaso
HW: wkbk p147-148

April 16
CW:  Las Comidas Quiz
HW: Tiendas de Alimentos vocab Quizlet/notecards


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Cultura Diaria

Guatemalan Traditional Clothing
Traditional garments are made on looms. 
A traditional outfit can cost eight times more than a normal article of clothing. 
Most Huipiles are made by women and can take from 3-8 months to make.

El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday which takes place on November 1st and 2nd.  This days remembers the lives of people who have passed away.

Alfredo Galvez
A famous Guatemalan painter who used perspective in his painting, “Tejedoras de Atitlan” (1946)
Perspective is a tool used to make a two-dimensional artwork appear to have depth.
The size of a person was sometimes used to show someone’s level of importance, not distance 

Chichicastenango
This is one of the largest outdoor markets in Latin America.
A wide variety of goods are bought and sold here. 
It is most famous for its handicrafts, textiles and leather products.

Peru
In 1866, the Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries formed villages of indigenous peoples in Peru:  One of these was The Iquitos.
There were 200 inhabitants in 1840, but the “rubber boom” increased the population greatly.
 Iquitos became known as the Capital of the Amazon in Peru.
Today they have a population of nearly 400,000.

El Maíz
The word maize comes from the Taino language. 
The Spanish adopted the name when they discovered it in the Caribbean during the first voyage of Columbus. 
It has been cultivated in Peru for over 3,000 years and is a part of many typical Peruvian dishes.
Corn is the main ingredient of chica morada, a very popular drink.