A country of the most beautiful women in the world...

It's time for Venezuela Everyone! :)

It's la Guerita.

Let me share with you some things I know about this country...

Venezuela borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana

Venezuela - big, fascinating, diverse & beautiful. It's one of the very few places in the world, where you can find pristine beaches and water, large palm trees, high mountains, vast plains, enormous waterfalls, tropical forests, and sand deserts all in one country. It's is also extremely rich when it comes to biodiversity and the ethnic backgrounds of its human inhabitants. The people of Venezuela come from multicultural and multiracial mixes of all kind. Their population is composed of indigenous people, people of African descent, Europeans such as the Spanish, Italians, Germans and Portuguese, and even Arabic people.

Miss Venezuela 2015

Many say that this multiracial diversity is the main reason why Venezuelan women are considered to be the most beautiful females in the world. Up to this day Venezuela holds a record for winning the highest number of beauty contests on Earth! I dare to say that Venezuelan music is as fascinating as its beautiful women. Every region has its own musical traditions. The capital, Caracas, has a very rich history of Venezuelan merengue music, which is quite different from the Dominican merengue; salsa is also huge in the capital. The area of vast plains and farms closer to the border with Colombia developed a unique, Venezuelan-only style of music called Joropo.

Angel Waterfalls of Venezuela 

There are many more styles of music in Venezuela, but I will not talk about them in this post, and save them for the upcoming episode of Latin Soundzz. During the episode we will talk about the most influential artists, their music styles, and play you the best Venezuelan songs of all times. On a side note guys, Venezuela is also home to one of the best soap operas ever produced. Venevision, their home network responsible for production, has recorded many great novelas. In fact, the very first telenovela of my life (the first one I watched) was "Samantha" produced by Venevision in 1998. I don't remember it too well anymore, but I do remember being engaged and entertained by that series. I wish I had some free time to watch it again. It would probably bring me some nice memories. I'm curious if any of you saw this novela. Don't forget to listen to us this upcoming Monday, on November 9th on ksfsmedia.net/radio.

Telenovela "Samantha" produced by Venevision

All you have to do is copy and paste or type this link into a browser, and the radio icon will appear with the live broadcast. We will be waiting for you at 10 am Pacific Time. You can listen to us on a computer, laptop, tablet or your phone as long as you have Internet connection. I will have some more fun facts about Venezuela for you guys, and we will talk about everything in more detail. See you on Monday! :)        

Feliz Dia De Los Muertos! (Day of The Dead)

Feliz Dia De Los Muertos - Novemeber 2nd.

Traditional Dia De Los Muertos Costumes

What is Dia De Los Muertos?
The day of the dead, a Mexican celebration, a day to celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed. On this day in Mexico, the streets near the cemeteries are filled with decorations of "papel picado" which is a special thin decorative paper, flowers, candy "calaveras"(skeletons and skulls), and "parades".

"papel picado" is cut in different shapes, colors and is decorated in public places.

It is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on November 2.
In order to celebrate, the families make altars and place "ofrendas" (offerings) of food such as "Pan De Muertos"(sweet bread baked in shapes of skulls and figures), candles, incense, yellow marigolds known as cempazuchitl (also spelled zempasuchil) and most importantly a photo of the departed soul is placed on the altar. 

"Pan De Muerto" placed on the "Altar"

It might sound somewhat morbid, but the Mexicans react to death with mourning along with happiness and joy. They look at death with the same fear as any other culture, but there is a difference. They reflect their fear by mocking and living alongside death. Living alongside death means that Mexicans have to learned to accept it within their lives. Death is apparent in everyday life. It is in art and even in children's toys. It is not respected as it is in other cultures. Children play "funeral" with toys that are made to represent coffins and undertakers. Death is laughed at in its face. Many euphemisms are used for death, "La Calaca"(the skeleton), "La Pelona"(baldy), "La Flaca"(skinny), and "La Huesada"(the bony). There are "refranes"(sayings), and poems that are popular with day of the dead. These sayings are cliches and lose meaning when translated. For example "La muerte es flaca y no puede conmigo" means "Death is skinny/weak and she can't carry me." Calaveras (skulls) are decorated with bright colors with the name of the departed inscribed on the head. Children carrying yellow marigolds enjoy the processions to the cemetery. At the cemetery, music is played and dances are made to honor the spirits. Death is a celebration in Mexico. Death is among them. 

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El Chuy & La Guerita