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Archive for January, 2007

A typical meal from Castilla - La Mancha

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Today we take a look in the kitchen of Castilla - La Mancha and we find not only a main dish, but also a first course!
Enjoy!
Pisto Manchego

Ingredients:
250g of fresh red peppers
250 g of courgette
250 g of ripe tomatoes
3 pieces of garlic
150 g of onion
Oil
Salt

Preparation:
Cut the peppers and courgette into small pieces.
Peel the tomatoes, remove […]

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The folk music group Almez was formed in 1998 by 7 young people who decided to make music that at the same time was traditional as well as modern. They succeeded in creating a unique sound that combines traditional music like muñeiras (traditional music from Galicia) and traditional dances from Castilla with modern rhythms like […]

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Wines of Valdepeñas

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

The region of Castilla – La Mancha has more than one Denominación de Origen, but one of the most famous ones is the DO of Valdepeñas, which is located in the south of the autonomous region, near the border with Andalucía. The surface of the DO extends over 29,616 acres.
History of the DO begins […]

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Welcome to Castilla - La Mancha

Monday, January 15th, 2007

The autonomous region of Castilla – La Mancha is perhaps most famous for its fictional hero don Quijote de la Mancha. But Castilla – La Mancha offers much more, from it rich wines to the old cities with over 1,500 years of history. We can find everything here. That’s why we chose Castilla – La […]

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El Hombre de Arena

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

We find ourselves in the late 1960s. The Psychiatric Hospital of Extremadura houses the sick, the drunk and tramps, but also people who fall under the now extinct Decree of Vagabonds and Criminals, under which homosexuals also fell. The institute suffers from the methods and indifference of its director, Burgos (Alberto Jimenéz), who has more […]

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