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Certified Spanish Instructor Maria Ocaña Brings the Language to Life!
Maria's Travels
With flower-covered cat statue
In Miami ready for the flight to Santa Marta, Colombia
Typical day shopping in Santa Marta, Colombia
Simon Bolivar died in this Colombian house, which now is a museum
Aracataca, hometown of Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez—considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The grandfather of Gabriel Garcia Marquez worked in this post office
Street display of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was affectionately known as Gabo.
14 km hiking through Tyrone park on a 93-degree day!
A typical Colombian lunch of lagosta con tamacones (lobster)
A Colombian jaguar.
Excellent coffee, as one would expect in Colombia!
At the Santa Marta port, Colombia
Viewing El Greco's painting "The Disrobing of Christ" ("El Expolio"), in the Catedral de Toledo.
Maria found him! Juan Valdez Cafe in Colombia.
Toledo, Spain - Window display of different swords and ceramics
A mosque fountain in Toledo, Spain.
Enjoying a paella in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Typical flowers in Colombia
Entrance of Gabriel Garcia Marquez home where he grew up
Motessori School where Gabriel Garcia Marquez attended in Colombia.
Maria's favorite restaurant in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Coffee vendor in Santa Marta
A street vendor commemorating Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The house where Gabo grew up with his grandparents
Monument of Garcia Marquez in the town square, Aracataca
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