El Colibrí

This practical, easy-to-use guide provides all the hard-to-find vocabulary you will need to repair and maintain your boat while you cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas and Caribbean. You will learn all the Spanish you need to: buy parts and hardware; place orders, confirm prices and schedule repairs; find mechanics, repairmen and canvas makers; describe your problems and the repairs you need; haul, paint or store your boat; call for help at sea and get the assistance you need; communicate with almost everyone!

A series of texts for secondary school students to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Includes information about the way of life of the Spanish and Latin American people.

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Utilizando un corpus de textos que encajarían en la consideración de literatura menor (diccionarios, vocabularios, sermonarios, confesionarios, cartillas y catecismos, mapas, inventarios, emblemas, diálogos catequizadores, escapularios y estampas) se analizan los primeros instantes del encuentro cultural americano, y de la incomprensión que a él parece subyacer.