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An Olympic “first” for Mexico…

24 Saturday Jul 2021

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For the first time in history, Mexico wins an Olympic medal on the first day of the games. Alejandra Valencia (from the northwestern state of Sonora) and Luis Alvarez from the northwestern state of Baja California) won the bronze medal in archery mixed team.

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Por primera vez en la historia, México gana una medalla desde el primer día de actividades olímpicas. La sonorense Alejandra Valencia y el cachanilla Luis Álvarez le dieron a nuestro país el primer bronce en estas olimpiadas de Tokio 2020 en la categoría de tiro al arco equipo mixto. 

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The Olympic Colors…

23 Friday Jul 2021

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Olympic Colors: many people believe that each colorful ring represents one of the 5 continents in our World (blue for Africa, yellow for the Americas, black for Asia, green for Europe & red for Oceania). However, the true reason is that at least one of the 5 colors in the olympic flag appear in the flags of each country in the World! The Mexican delegation also exported the colors of the southern state of Oaxaca worn by each athlete on their outfit.

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Colores Olímpicos: la creencia popular es que en la bandera olímpica, cada aro representa a un continente (el azul para África, el amarillo para América, el negro para Asia, el verde para Europa y el rojo para Oceanía). Sin embargo, la realidad es que alguno de esos 5 colores siempre está presente en cualquier bandera de todos los países. De igual manera, la delegación mexicana portó un traje que lleva los colores del estado sureño de Oaxaca.

On the way to Tokyo 2020 (2021)

22 Thursday Jul 2021

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Mexico started well with a Soccer victory at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Let’s hope our team wins the gold medal again just as it did at the 2012 Olympics in London!

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Iniciando en el fútbol con el pie derecho en los juegos olímpicos de Tokio. ¡Ojalá y repitamos la hazaña del 2012 para regresar a casa con la medalla de oro!

Time for Guelaguetza!

19 Monday Jul 2021

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Guelaguetza means “to cooperate” in the Zapotec language and it it’s considered the most important folk gathering in the Americas.  It usually begins in the middle of July and it welcomes tribes from the 8 regions of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Along with Yunnan province in China, Oaxaca is considered one of the most ethnically diverse places in the World! 

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La Guelaguetza, que en idioma zapoteco significa “cooperar”, es considerada la mayor fiesta folclórica del continente americano. tiene lugar en el estado mexicano de Oaxaca, considerado el segundo lugar con mayor diversidad étnica en el mundo después de la provincia de Yunnan en China. Por lo general ocurre a mediados del mes de julio reuniendo a delegaciones que representan las 8 regiones del estado de Oaxaca. 

Mexico and its historical connection to Oceania

07 Wednesday Jul 2021

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Mexico started its connection with Oceania back in the colonial days when it was called New Spain. Several maritime expeditions left the seaports of de San Blas in today’s state of Nayarit, Barra de Navidad in today’s state of Jalisco, as well as Zihuatanejo & Acapulco in today’s state of Guerrero. Navigators such as Miguel López de Legazpi, Ruy López de Villalobos & Francisco Antonio Mourelle not only reached the Philippines but also discovered far away islands in Oceania such as Tonga. Spain and Mexico have honored these sailors by publishing interesting sets of postage stamps.

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México inició su conexión con Oceanía durante la época colonial cuando se le conocía con el nombre de la Nueva España. Desde ahí, salieron varias expediciones marítimas de los puertos de San Blas en el actual estado de Nayarit, Barra de Navidad en el actual estado de Jalisco, asi como Zihuatanejo y Acapulco en el actual estado de Guerrero. Personajes como Miguel López de Legazpi, Ruy López de Villalobos y Francisco Antonio Mourelle no solo llegaron a las Filipinas sino también descubrieron varios lugares en Oceanía tal como las “amistosas” islas de Tonga. Recientemente, España al igual que México han honrado a algunos de estos intrépidos navegantes publicando estampillas postales.

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