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Even after years of learning Spanish, misunderstandings happen—especially when you’re dealing with fast speech, unfamiliar accents, background noise, or simply expecting someone to say something they didn’t. We share Jim’s embarrassing rental-car experience in El Salvador, challe ...  عرض المزيد

What surprised us most about El Salvador? We talk about how safe and clean the country has felt, the contrast between its modern cities and rural areas, and why its Independence Day celebrations were so different from what we expected. We also share our experiences at BINAES and ...  عرض المزيد

500 BCE - 750 CE - Ethnic Zapotecs make up part of the modern Mexican population today, but they were once the dominant civilisation of Mesoamerica.  The Classical Age Zapotec Empire ruled from the stratified city of Monte Albán.

Joshua Leo and Liz Waid visit the history of Chichen Itza. It was a Mayan city, located in southern Mexico. Why did people abandon this city, once full of life? https://spotlightenglish.com/history/the-ancient-city-of-chichen-itza/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spo ...  عرض المزيد

In episode three of our series exploring the great historical cities of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, travel writer Paul Bloomfield is joined by Dr Amy Fuller as they search for hints of the past within Mexico City. Together they explore the city's roots in the settlemen ...  عرض المزيد

A writer and historian give us a tour of Mexico City’s centro histórico, the area connecting the city of today with the ancient city of Tenochtitlán. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3SKXTPx.