Category: History – Culture

  • August 10, 2017
    August is Dance Month By Dave Skinner, [email protected], Le Jardin Ombragé, Tallahassee, www.gingersrus.comDo you like Latin dancing? If so, this…
  • July 12, 2017
    Festival of San Ignacio de Moxos By Dave Skinner, [email protected], Le Jardin Ombragé, Tallahassee, www.gingersrus.com Every July in the remote…
  • May 27, 2017
    Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving…
  • May 10, 2017
    The indigenous ethnos Wayuu is called Nation Wayuu because this is the most extensive ethnos in the Colombian territory
  • May 10, 2017
    HIGHWAY ENTHUSIASTS COMING (TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, FLORIDA) OR BUILDERS HONORED CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF GOOD ROADS By Charlotte Kahl The…
  • May 3, 2017
    Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—is a holiday commemorating the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France…
  • April 5, 2017
    Artist Pictures Florida in the 1560s By Ben Gunter The 1560s were history-making times in Florida. For 50 years, Spanish…
  • March 9, 2017
    An Afternoon in Spanish La Florida, 1703 By Ian Swaby Last Valentine's Day weekend, I had the pleasure of spending an…
  • February 9, 2017
    6 Little Know Black History Facts Source:  http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/10-black-history-little-known-facts/ Martin Luther King Jr. improvised the most iconic part of his “I…
  • At the entrance of International Friendship Park, a sign highlights its recognition as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Nestled in lush greenery, it references the Cordillera de Talamanca-La Amistad and spans across Costa Rica and Panama's Parque Nacional La Amistad.

    February 9, 2017
    The International Friendship Park By Dave Skinner In 1979 the presidents of Costa Rica and Panama jointly declared their intention…
  • January 10, 2017
    2nd Annual Old Spanish Trail Centennial Celebration (OST100) Conference Source:  Charlotte Kahl, December 2016 Partnering with University of West Florida…
  • January 9, 2017
    The Car of Blue By Jamie Venezia Spanish is so much fun to learn. Honestly, the time I spent learning…