Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Hispanic Culture

The roots of Hispanic heritage and culture in America stretch from the Caribbean to California and back more than 500 years. Use the links below to explore some of its unique aspects.

Culture:

HispanicHeritage.com

National Hispanic Cultural Center
In keeping with New Mexico ’s rich Hispanic heritage, the Department of Cultural Affairs and its Hispanic Cultural Division are developing a world-class facility in Albuquerque ’s South Valley to preserve, interpret, and showcase Hispanic arts and lifeways.

In 1998, a sixteen-acre site was chosen for the $34 million project along the east side of the Rio Grande at Fourth Street and Avenida César Chávez in an area known as the Barelas neighborhood. Barelas, a traditionally Hispanic neighborhood, has historically been a crossroads for New Mexico ’s people. The community was settled for its proximity to a natural ford in the Río Grande and the Camino Real, the Spanish colonial era Royal Road used primarily for trade between Mexico and northern New Mexico . Later, the rail yards made Barelas a vibrant and economically important neighborhood in Albuquerque .

Recipes:

Central American and Caribbean

Latin American I (published by the American Heart Association)

Latin America II (published by the Latin American Information Network)

South American I

South American II