#12 - 🥫 Spice Up Your Spanish with SALSA

#12 - 🥫 Spice Up Your Spanish with SALSA

Author: Latin ELE December 26, 2024 Duration: 9:17
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🎶 Dive into the rhythm of salsa, the iconic Latin American musical genre!

🇨🇴 In this episode, we chat with Mar, a Colombian teacher from Cali, the World Capital of Salsa.

Discover salsa’s origins, its cultural significance, and Cali's biggest salsa event. ¡Vamos a bailar!

🎧 Listening comprehension questions of the episode:

1️⃣ ¿Dónde y cuándo se originó la salsa?
2️⃣ ¿Cuál es el evento de salsa más famoso de Cali? ¿Qué actividades se realizan?

📝 FREE transcript on Latin ELE's blog ⬇️
https://latinele.com/learn-spanish-with-salsa-cali-world-capital/

Reach out to Mar and have fun learning español 
💻 Website:  https://www.somosele.com/
📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somoseleonline/ 

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