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65 Cards in this Set
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autochthonous, aboriginal, indigenous
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autoctonista
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(widely) spread
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difundida
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migratory
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migratorio/a
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American Indian
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amerindio
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frozen
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congelado
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waves
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olas
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territory of Mexico and Central America where ancient precolumbian civilizations began
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Mesoame'rica
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one of the first Mesoamerican civilizations
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la olmeca
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despite, notwithstanding
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pese a
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hieroglyphic
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jerogli'fica
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deerskin
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gamuza (piel de venado)
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bark-paper
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papel de corteza
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team game
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juego en equipo
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court
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cancha
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snail (shell)
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caracol
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feathered serpent
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serpiente emplumada
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rubber
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goma
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the finding
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el hallazgo
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crib
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cuna
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basalt
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basalto
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summit (of the temple)
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la cima (del templo)
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tons (weight)
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toneladas
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to flourish
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florecer
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old manuscripts
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co'dices
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Egyptian (adj.)
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egipcia
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fortress
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fortaleza
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sweet potato
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el camote
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cassava
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yuca
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velvet
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terciopelo
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ancient ceramic artifact
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el huaco
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to ransack, to plunder
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saquear
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Mexican plant; fiber and beer-like liquor obtained
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maguey
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alcoholic beverage similar to beer extracted from maguey
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pulque
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rope (from pulque)
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soga (de pulque)
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to (put a) roof (on)
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techar
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turkey
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pavo, guajolote
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friezes, ornamented bands on the building walls
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frisos
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sweet potato, yam
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batata
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peanuts
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mani'
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pigs (?)
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cuyes (?)
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Burial Site
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la Huaca
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deer
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venado
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goose
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oca
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tubers resembling potatoes
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olluco
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beanpods
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habichuelas
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harvest
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cosecha
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hanging bridges
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puentes colgantes
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relay races
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la carrera de postas
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knot
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nudo
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accounting
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la contabilidad
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el sabio, el maestro (in charge of conserving the oral tradition)
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el amauta
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Inca princess
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palla
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sharp-pointed
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puntiaguda
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handle
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asa
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governor that sees everything
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tucuyrico
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to watch over
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velar
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lazy person
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haraga'n, holgaza'n
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thermal
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termal
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to act
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obrar
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survival
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supervivencia
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to live side by side
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convivir
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attachment
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apego
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homesickness
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nostalgia del terrun~o
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to date back
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remontarse
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reminder
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recordatorio
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