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This is our school of English. We are in front of the main door. The school has more than 300 students . We study English because it is very important for the future. We come to Class three times a week . We give Exams at the end of the year and we also have the chance to sit for Cambridge Exams but this is optional. Listen & Learn Institute was born in 1986 and it is well known in the city and in the province
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WHERE WE BELONG Our city: Curuzú Cuatiá
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Location: Curuzú Cuatiá department is located in the Center-South of the Province of Corrientes, Argentina.
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WHERE WE BELONG Historical data Curuzú Cuatiá was founded on November 16, 1810 by General Manuel Belgrano It is head of the department of the same name in the south of the province. On October 9, 1852 is elevated to Villa and the October 25, 1888 at City. In its territory were fought many battles, the most important in "Pago Largo" on march 31, 1839, against entrerrianos rosistas. As hills or flat ground blade, abundant waterways, good grass and abundant native forests.
Our Customs The curuzucuateños retain some customs that come from the colonial times. For example Chamamé dancing, drinking mate, eat empanada, roasted, fried cake, among other things.
First Inhabitants The Guaranies started to come to our territory from the tropics of Brazil and Paraguay. These aborigines had a sedentary lifestyle and cultivated the land. They were also skillful potters and weavers.
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Our city: Fede, Nico, Luca
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Typtical Food: Agus, Sofi, Tamara
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Typical food Fried cakes Recipe: 1K FLOUR A TABLESPOON OF SALT WARM WATER A LITTLE BIT OF FAT
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WHERE WE BELONG Mate: Bauti y Tuli
In Argentina, yerba maté is not just a drink, but a way of life. This warm herbal caffeinated beverage is how Argentines wake up in the morning, what they drink on the bus on the way to work, and is always a central reason to meet and socialize with friends and family during merienda (evening teatime). For hundreds of years, the Guaraní Indians of South America drank maté as a way to
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WHERE WE BELONG mitigate thirst and hunger and to add vitamins and minerals to their diet. Today, most Argentines of all social classes and backgrounds take part in the maté tradition, from sunrise to sunset. A person prepares the mate, filling the pumpkin with dry mate leaves and chopped. The cold water is added to the pumpkin and let stand for a moment until the grass absorbs the liquid. Bulb (silver straw with bulbous end and the filter at the bottom) is stuck in the pumpkin at an angle to the hot (not boiling) water is added. Usually he prepares maté drinks the first pumpkin until dry, to ensure the taste is good and the water is not too hot or cold. The gourd is refilled with warm water and passed to the next person in the circle, drinking cup and goes on to kill the next person without stiring or say thank you (removing obstructions from the chaff, and to thank means that are made to drink yerba mate and skip the next round). This continues around the circle several times until the yerba mate loses flavor and everyone has had their fill. Some people add sugar or milk to mate, but unless the drink is prepared suggesting these additions, it is rude to ask for it, and you'll have to get used to the bitter taste of yerba mate and earthy.
Music: Vale y Ani Although Argentina's most well known cultural export is probably the tango, it is by no means the country's only booming dance and music form. Hailing from that northern Argentinean region that is hemmed in by the borders of Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay, is another popular song and dance genre: the chamame. It is in this region, amid "Argentina Mesopotamia's" lush and
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WHERE WE BELONG swampy lowlands, that the insouciant chamame thrives. On Argentine: Chamame - Musique du Parana the vocal, guitar, and accordion duo of Rudy Flores and Nini Flores knock out 19 enchanting songs. The fraternal Flores duo sings about political parties, card games, exotic birds, and unmarried lovers turn fire serpents with buoyancy and good cheer. The detailed booklet that accompanies the CD credits 16th century Spanish music with the chamame's 6/8 rhythm, the Italian canzioneta with its melodic contours, and the Amerindian Guarani people with its name (in the Guarani language "chamame" refers to something done "lightheartedly, in a rather disorganized fashion"). With a birth that extend back to a ground breaking 1930s recording in a Buenos Aires studio, the chamame has established itself as a vital and ever evolving art form. With Argentine: Chamame - Musique du Parana the Flores brothers help to push the evolving and lighthearted sound of the chamame out of the shadow of the tango and into the ears of audiences around the world.
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Folk Dancing: Paulí, Sofi, Mili Tango in Argentina... Tango is a universe in itself. Tango is music, dance, singing and poetry It was born and developed in the working-class suburbs outside the city of Buenos Aires. Tango was originally played by only one musician on a guitar or an accordion. At first, tango was prohibited in many public places, due to its "voluptuous" nature and its working-class origins. In 1940s families from all levels of Argentine society started to dance the Tango. finally reached its maturity, was widely accepted and entered into posterity, a posterity we still enjoy today.
Chamame in corrientes ... It is the main representation of dence and music in corrientes. The chamame is a lively dence and people enjoy dancing. The poems and the themes described in the sengs are a clear expressin of the everyday, the origin and traditions of corrientes.
Pauli
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Cultural Activity . There are many cultural groups and various cultural events in my country for example: _the dancing festivals in carnival time . _the
folk
festival , particular the “national
chamame festival”. _books fairs in the coast of the river Uruguay, particularly en Paso de los Libres. There are also art cemters.
Nicolas Aguilar.
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WHERE WE BELONG Religion: Our religion is catholic. We go to the church on Sundays. There are three catholic schools in my city. Most of us go to these schools in the morning
We believe in god.
Luca
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Yerba mate In Argentina yerba mate is a typical drink This is not to say it is only from Argentina, but it is a very usual drink in Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil also . We drink mate all the time ! Bau Oria
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WHERE WE BELONG Music In Argentina, the tango is the most typical music. This music is danced in couples.
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