PANAMA: The Panama Canal is an iconic piece of maritime history, but it has taken time to develop an age-appropriate lesson for younger students to appreciate.
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Recipes- Central America
Food from Central America and beyond to make at home with your family. Turn on the radio to a Spanish station, and have fun! Note that the recipes are ordered alphabetically by country.
Central America & Beyond
- Gallo pinto (Costa Rica)
- Buñuelos (Cuba)
- Ropa Vieja (Cuba)
- Mangú; more info HERE (Dominican Republic)
- Morir soñando (Dominican Republic)
- Pupusas (El Salvador)
- Akwadu (Equatorial Guinea)
- Pepian- traditional dish (Guatemala)
- Baleadas (Honduras)
- Arroz con leche (Mexico)
- Horchata (Mexico)
- Tres leches cake (Mexico)
- Guacamole—I chop up avocado, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and add a lot of freshly squeezed lime juice; mix; and enjoy with chips!
- Baho/Vaho (Nicaragua)
- Sancocho de pollo (Panama)
- Arepas (Puerto Rico)
- Authentic Dishes (Puerto Rico)
- Plantain chips/Chifles, to buy (Puerto Rico)
- Plantain Chips, to make; more info HERE (Puerto Rico)
Panama- Mola
PANAMA: The Kuna Indians of the San Blas Islands off of Panama are famous for a specific type of art, called mola. Mola means ‘blouse’ (or clothing) in the Kuna language. While women used to paint geometric designs on their bodies, nowadays the patterns come from nature—or, plants and animals—and are created with layers of fabric.
Students opted to trace the mola patterns instead. This in itself took time, and gave them a glimpse into the detail-oriented, intricate work involved in the process. In a word, paciencia.
LINKS: The Helpful Art Teacher: Molas, Great Lesson Plan
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