https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/204Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean's main centres for ship-building. Although it is today a sprawling metropolis of 2 million inhabitants, its old centre retains an interesting mix of Baroque and neoclassical monuments, and a homogeneous ensemble of private houses with arcades, balconies, wrought-iron gates and internal courtyards. 2024-01-09 WHS Jan 9, 2024, 8:00 AM cowpoke
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo - Panama
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135Magnificent examples of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture, these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to protect transatlantic trade. WHS Dec 20, 2023, 8:18 AM cowpoke
In Spanish,
① He is a good dentist
② She..① Él es un buen dentista.
② Ella es una buena dentista ３日 Dec 7, 2023, 7:28 PM yasukathleen
In Spanish
① It’s a pleasure
② it’s a pleasure to meet you① Encantada
② Es un placer conocerte. ３日 Dec 7, 2023, 3:36 AM yasukathleen
City of Quito [ˈkito]
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/2Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, and the Church and Jesuit College of La Compañía, with their rich interiors, are pure examples of the 'Baroque school of Quito', which is a fusion of Spanish, Italian, Moorish, Flemish and indigenou... WHS Nov 23, 2023, 7:19 AM cowpoke
Treaty negotiations are underway, and both parties have agreed to accept whatever boundaries are demarcated [dɪˈmɑrˌkeɪt] in that document.demarcate
verb [dɪˈmɑrˌkeɪt]
To demarcate something is
1) to fix
2) define its limits or edges.
thank Spanish for both: the Spanish noun demarcación (from demarcar, "to delimit") was used in 1493 to name a meridian dividing New World territory between Spain and Portugal. English Oct 6, 2023, 10:38 AM cowpoke
At the zenith [ˈzinəθ] of her music career in the early 2000s, she released her best-selling album to date.zenith
noun [ˈzinəθ]
Zenith refers to the strongest or most successful period of time for a person or thing.
When you reach the zenith, you're at the top, the pinnacle, the summit, the peak.
Zenith developed from an Arabic phrase meaning "the way over one's head," and then traveled through Old Spanish, Medieval Latin, and Middle French before arriving in English.
Figuratively, nadir simply means "the lowest point." English Sep 18, 2023, 8:06 AM cowpoke
The government has placed an embargo [ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ] on arms shipments.embargo
noun [ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ]
Embargo refers to a government order that limits trade in some way. In broader usage, embargo can function as a synonym of prohibition.
English speakers got embargo—both the word and the concept, it seems—from the Spanish in the early 17th century. English Sep 1, 2023, 11:33 AM cowpoke
The workers’ opening gambit [ˈɡæmbət] in the negotiations was to demand a wage hike.gambit
noun [ˈɡæmbət]
A gambit is something done or said in order to gain an advantage or to produce a desired effect.
Gambit first appeared in English in a 1656 chess handbook that was said to feature almost a hundred illustrated gambetts. Gambett traces back first to the Spanish word gambito, and before that to the Italian gambetto, from gamba meaning “leg.” Gambetto referred to the act of tripping someone, as in wrestling, in order to gain an advantage. English Feb 12, 2023, 9:20 AM cowpoke
