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Tag: south america

Home Posts Tagged "south america" (Page 4)

The Spanish Arroz con Leche

June 2, 2009United Planetarroz con leche, Costa Rica, desserts, Europe, Foreign Culture, Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, local culture, Peru, south america, Spain, travel

Post written by Empar, a United Planet team member. The arroz con leche (rice with milk) is one of the oldest desserts in Spain. Arroz con leche is prepared all…

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Lavandería Planeta Unido Celebrates First Anniversary

March 18, 2009United Planetdomestic violence, Guatemala, Latin America, laundromat, Lavandería Planeta Unido, Micro-empowerment Laundromat Project, south america, Team Stories, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad

Lavandería Planeta Unido celebrated its first year in business on January 11th. The Micro-empowerment Laundromat Project started as a collaboration between United Planet and the ANH Battered Women’s Shelter in…

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Chile and Peru Fight Over Who’s the Papa of ‘Las Papas’

June 19, 2008United PlanetAndes, Bolivia, Chile, FAO, Lake Titicaca, Latin America, local culture, Peru, Pisco, potatoes, south america, Team Stories, United Nations

(from Amanda, Latin American Project Coordinator) Chile and Peru are currently in a standoff over which country can lay claim to the origins of the potato. Each country maintains that…

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