Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from January 2007

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from January 2007

Mystery photo.
January 1, 2007... Do you know what this is? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Answer to "Mystery Photo," Inside front cover: Cushy seats? Not here at the bullring in Malaga.

High 5.(Spain)(Country overview)
January 1, 2007... Do you dream of eating wonderful food, watching flamenco dancing, and running with the bulls? Spain is home to many different peoples and pleasures. Here are five interesting facts to enrich your dreams. 1 Imagine sharing the streets with...

Altamira cave.(Only In ...)
January 1, 2007... As Maria was playing in the forest near her home in northern Spain, she made a fantastic discovery. She stumbled upon a cave and climbed inside to explore. What she found inside the cave startled the world. The walls and ceiling were covered...

Welcome to Spain.(Country overview)
January 1, 2007... Spain often brings to mind images of bullfights, flamenco dancers, guitar music, golden beaches, magical islands set in the dark-blue Mediteranean, and snow-white villages clinging to mountainsides. Spain is all at, and more. Much of...

The Canary Islands: you can't judge an archipelago by its name.
January 1, 2007... What were the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) named after? Surprisingly, it wasn't birds. Any other guesses? Popular theory tells us that this archipelago (group of islands) was likely named after wild dogs that the Romans found when they...

The many languages of Spain.
January 1, 2007... Language, Dialect, or Accent? If you're from Boston, you might have trouble understanding someone from Alabama, just as someone from Tennessee might not understand what a New Yorker is saying. You're hearing different accents, or ways of...

The Basques.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Basques, who live in the rolling foothills and plains east of the Pyrenees Mountains, have been considered the mystery people of Europe for hundreds of years. That is partly because Basque history has rarely been written from the Basque...

Growing up in Spain: meet Monica and Ainhoa two average Spanish kids. Monica lives in the crowded capital of Madrid and Ainhoa lives in the coastal city of Motril.
January 1, 2007... Monica Hello! My name is Monica Elejabeitia Arguello. I am 12 years old and live in Madrid, Spain, with my mother and father and 9-year-old sister. Madrid is very big and beautiful. Unfortunately, there is a lot of pollution when it...

Rafa: a Spaniard takes center court.(Rafael Nadal)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... From the vamos on his sneaker to his samurai headband and pirate pants, Rafael Nadal has become a new star in the world of tennis, A Spaniard from Majorca, Rafa--as his fans call him--currently ranks as the number two men's tennis player in the...

One good bull.
January 1, 2007... Manolete (born Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez in 7977) was the most famous bullfighter in history. This fictional account details his last fight, on August, 28, 1947. For many reasons, I will never forget the first corrida (bullfight) I ever...

Matador in training.
January 1, 2007... The bull came at him at full speed. But teen-age matador-in-training Saul E. Fernandez d straight and still. As the bull passed through his red cape, Saul thrust a sharp sword into its back. Minutes later, the bull was dead. The crowd went...

Time for tapas.(Recipe)
January 1, 2007... Spanish cuisine focuses on using the freshest and best ingredients. From sunup to sundown (and beyond), Spaniards take advantage of the abundance of fresh seafood and produce available in their country. Dining in Spain starts in early...

Stories of Spanish heroes.
January 1, 2007... Don Quixote Don Quixote is not your typical hero. He is not handsome and noble like so many heroes of fiction. Instead, Miguel de Cervantes created an ordinary middle aged gentleman without much money who kept a racing greyhound and a...

The mysterious Christopher Columbus.
January 1, 2007... Whose bones lie in Christopher Columbus's coffin in Spain's cathedral of Seville? Until recently, the answer was a mystery. That's because Columbus', the ocean explorer who "discovered" the New World in 1492, has two tombs--one in Spain...

With duende.
January 1, 2007... From Andalusia, the south of Espana, comes a sound known as flamenco. DOONK. A heeled shoe stomps against the floor. Tak-tak-tak. A palmero (pahl-MEH-roh) claps. Tak-a-tak-a-tak. A second palmero claps the counter rhythm. DOONK...

Andres Segovia: master of the guitar.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Today, the guitar can be found in practically every band, but there once was a time when this instrument was not considered worthy of studying seriously. When Andres Segovia began performing in the 1910s, classical guitar concerts were...

Ask FACES.
January 1, 2007... Here is your chance to send us your questions about people, places, and cultures from all over the world. Each month, our experts will answer several questions from readers like you. Want to know where the world's highest mountain is located?...

Quixote Sudoku.
January 1, 2007... Fill in the squares so that each row, column, and 7-square section has the letters Q-U-I-X-O-T-E. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Face facts.
January 1, 2007... Sleeping with sharks? You can do it at the Barcelona Aquarium. Kids can spend the night camped outside the tank that is home to sharks and more than 8,000 different fish and discover how the animals at the Aquarium wake up. [ILLUSTRATION...

The green bird.(Short story)
January 1, 2007... Luisa was an orphan who made a living by sewing. One night, as she sat strumming her guitar, a green bird fluttered weakly onto her windowsill. The kindhearted young woman fed it bread and water. Then, to her astonishment, he turned into a...

Meet Pablo Picasso: Spain's most famous artist.(Art Connection)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Pablo Picasso, born in 1881, did more than just paint. He was also a poet, stage designer, playwright, ceramicist, and sculptor. With fellow painter Georges Braque, he created a style of painting called cubism, which they believed presented...

Lost in Sierra.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Lost in Sierra by Diana Vazquez Ages 9-13 Coteau Books www.coteaubooks.com Ana Reid lives in Toronto with her parents, and is very close to her grandmother. She grows up in her abuela's (grandmother's) store with a few choice customers...

Say what?(One Last Face)
January 1, 2007... Write a caption for this photograph. The best entries will be published in an upcoming issue! Send your captions to facesmag@yahoo.com

Matching matadors.
January 1, 2007... Can you spot the two bullfighters that are identical? [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Answer to "Matching Matadors," back cover: A and D. {B's socks are orange: C's buttons are square; E has two clefts in his chin; F's shoulder epaulets are...