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Uppercases in Spanish: A practical guide (Part 2) Posted by Anais on Sep 22, 2021
Following our last entry about uppercases usage in Spanish, we will be focusing on the instances regarding capital letters in whole sentences and at the beginning of certain nouns regardless of the punctuation before them. You will find many examples of whole phrases written in uppercase, like the names of literary works printed on…
Uppercases in Spanish: A practical guide (Part 1) Posted by Anais on Aug 27, 2021
One of the most controversial subjects regarding Spanish grammar has to be the proper usage of capital letters in texts. Luckily, there is a decent amount of manuals in Spanish—like the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas and the Real Academia Española’s Ortografía de la lengua española—compiling the many guidelines we should follow regarding this sometimes difficult…
Carlos Raúl Villanueva: A True Architectural Genius Posted by Anais on Jul 29, 2021
Whenever someone imagine the landscape of Venezuela’s capital city, they cannot help but think about some of the buildings developed half a century ago by one of the most prolific architects from Latin America: Carlos Raúl Villanueva, a true genius belonging to the 20th century modernist movement. Born near the Venezuelan consulate of London, England…
Venezuela’s Natural Beauty: Región Zuliana Posted by Anais on Jun 30, 2021
Dominating the northwestern part of Venezuela, la Región Zuliana comprises exclusively Zulia state, the most populated one in the country. Known for its cultural tradition, tropical climate and cultural diversity, the Zulian region and its capital city, Maracaibo, represent an essential piece of Venezuela’s natural and cultural landscape. The diversity of natural landscapes present in…
Venezuela’s Natural Beauty: Región Andina Posted by Anais on May 31, 2021
Every corner of Venezuela offers plenty of special places whose landscapes are just breathtaking. And after going over the nature’s bounty that is Guayana region, the three states comprising the Andean Region—Trujillo, Mérida, and Táchira—provide the highest sceneries in the country. The longest mountain range in the world goes into Venezuela’s southwestern part and bestow…
Venezuela’s Natural Beauty: Región Sur Posted by Anais on May 28, 2021
“Vastness” is one of the two best nouns anyone should use to describe Venezuela’s Región Sur (Southern Region), which encompasses Bolívar and Amazonas—its two largest states, surpassing 176,000 square miles, practically half of the country’s territory as a whole. The other word perfectly suited for the South (also known as Región Guayana) is “abundance”, as…
Venezuela’s Natural Beauty: Región Centro-Occidente Posted by Anais on Apr 29, 2021
One of the most picturesque regions of Venezuela is the one known as “Centro-Occidente”—literally “the Midwest”, comprising four states: Cojedes, Falcón, Lara, and Portuguesa. This region is regarded as a geographical hub connecting the western, the central and the eastern reaches of the country, having more than 2,000 kilometers of highways linking the coastal zones…