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89 Cards in this Set
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el choclo
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corn
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el maíz
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corn
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la papa
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potato
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la precipitación
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precipitation
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el altiplano
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high plateau
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el virreinato
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viceroyalty
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el locro
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a stew made with corn, meat, and vegetables (S.A.)
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el cebiche
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raw seafood appetizer marinated in lemon juice (S.A.)
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la empanada
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turnover flled with meat, cheese, vegetables, or fruit
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la encomienda
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royal land grant that included the Indian inhabitants
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el encomendero
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person holding the royal land grant that included the Indian inhabitats
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la epidemia
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epidemic
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la enfermedad
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illness, disease
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el maltrato
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mistreatment
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las afueras
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the outskirts
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el hidalgo
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nobleman (lesser nobility)
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el conquistador
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conqueror
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el mestizo
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mestizo (person of mixed races)
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el liderazgo
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leadership
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el idioma
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language
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la escritura
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writing
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el templo
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temple
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la fortaleza
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fortress
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el camino
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road
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el mensaje
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message
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la lana
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wool
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el tributo
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tirbute
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el quipu
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knotted cord used by Incas to recall history, culture, stories
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la plaza
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plaza
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el piso
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floor, story
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el tejido
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weaving
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subyugar
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to conquer/control/subjugate
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el/la indígena
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native, indigenous person
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el balcón
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balcony
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el criollo
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Creole (born in New World, parents from Spain)
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la cuerda
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cord, rope
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la época
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epoch
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la cordillera
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mountain range
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la sierra
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mountain range
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la selva
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jungle
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la corriente
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current (in the ocean)
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la temperatura
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temperature
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el viento
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wind
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la madera
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wood
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la materia prima
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raw material
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el pico
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peak
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el dios, la diosa, los dises, las diosas
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god, goddess, gods, goddesses
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el nudo
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knot
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el oro
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gold
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la plata
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silver
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apoyar
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to support
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cultivar
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to cultivate
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llevar
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to carry, to wear, to take (someone somewhere)
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oriental
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easter
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occidental
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western
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acomodado
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well-off, well to do, rich
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caluroso
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hot (cannot change, weather)
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caliente
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hot (can change, soup)
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bello
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beautiful
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escaso
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scarce
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lluvioso
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rainy
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nevado
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snow-covered
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esclavizado
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enslaved
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agrio
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bitter, sour
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debido a
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due to
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el/la tejedor/a
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weaver
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situado
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situated
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el choclo
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corn
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el maíz
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corn
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la papa
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potato
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la precipitación
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precipitation
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el altiplano
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high plateau
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el virreinato
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viceroyalty
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el locro
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a stew made with corn, meat, and vegetables (S.A.)
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el cebiche
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raw seafood appetizer marinated in lemon juice (S.A.)
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la empanada
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turnover flled with meat, cheese, vegetables, or fruit
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la encomienda
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royal land grant that included the Indian inhabitants
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el encomendero
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person holding the royal land grant that included the Indian inhabitats
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la epidemia
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epidemic
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la enfermedad
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illness, disease
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el maltrato
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mistreatment
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las afueras
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the outskirts
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el hidalgo
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nobleman (lesser nobility)
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el conquistador
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conqueror
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el mestizo
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mestizo (person of mixed races)
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el liderazgo
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leadership
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el idioma
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language
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la escritura
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writing
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el templo
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temple
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