Un viaje por América Latina: conozcamos sus fascinantes lugares y su gente

In this class, we will explore a different location in Latin American each week. We'll learn where it can be found, who lives there and what those people are like, what languages they speak, local culture and customs, the location's historical significance and what makes it so fascinating. Some Spanish and native indigenous vocabulary words will be introduced in some of the lessons as well. After learning about each location, follow-up learning activities will take place. Here's a look at upcoming classes:

Week of August 29: The Atacama Desert in northern Chile and southern Peru: The driest place on earth! 
Week of September 5th: Tikal: Ancient ruins from the Mayan Empire in the rainforests of northern Guatemala 
Week of September 12th: Angel Falls in Venezuela: The world's highest uninterrupted waterfall 
Week of September 19th: Uyuni Salt Flat: The world’s largest salt flat in southwest Bolivia, the legacy of a prehistoric lake that went dry 
Week of September 26th: Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains of Peru: A symbol of the Incan Empire built around 1450AD 
Week of October 3rd: Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World): The famous monument to Ecuador's namesake, the equator 
Week of October 10th: The Amazon River - the longest river in the world - flowing through the Amazon Rainforest
Week of October 17th: Iguazu Falls: The largest waterfall in the world, found on the border between Argentina and Brazil  
Week of October 24th: Perito Moreno Glacier: The regularly collapsing and regenerating glacier in Argentinian Patagonia  
Week of October 31st: Sacred Valley: The heartland of the Inca Empire in Peru's Andean highlands
Week of November 7th: Geysers el de Tatio: The third largest geyser field in the world 
Week of November 14th: Mexico City: The sinking city
Week of November 21st: Mount Fitz Roy:  One of the most difficult mountains to climb on Earth, located in the border between Argentina and Chile
Week of November 28th: Cotopaxi Volcano - The highest active volcano in the world located in Ecuador 
Week of December 5th: The Galapagos Islands in Ecuador: The source of inspiration for Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Week of December 12th: Lake Titicaca: The world’s highest navigable body of water straddling the border between Bolivia and Peru
Week of December 19th: Lake Nicaragua: The largest lake in Central America
Week of December 26th: Chichén Itzá: Mayan Ruins in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula
Week of January 2nd: Easter Island: Special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
Week of January 9th: Chachapoyas: The Mysterious Cloud People of Peru
Week of January 16th: Giant Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
Week of  January 23rd: The Panama Canal: The Waterway that connects the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean
Week of  January 30th: Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Birthplace of Tango
Week of February 6th: Brazil: South America’s Largest Country
Week of February 13th: The Pan American Highway: The longest highway in the world