Carlos is born and grows up in the Comuna 13, a neighbourhood in the city of Medellín that is known for its violence. Carlos is one of the artists who transform the neighbourhood into a touristic hotspot for both locals and foreigners. In this story we see how we can always rewrite our life, and that what once defined us doesn't have to define us forever.

Features

• 55 pages of text
• written in past tense
• contains a 'nota gramatical' about 'el voseo'
• contains an introduction and explanation about the context of the story
• contains discussion questions about sustainable tourism
• Spanish with several Latin-American characteristics
• setting: Medellín, Colombia

Information for teachers

En el libro se usa el VOSEO, que es como hablamos en la ciudad de Medellín. En la gramática del español el voseo es el uso del VOS como pronombre en la segunda persona del singular. Este pronombre requiere una conjugación especial en los verbos. Muchas regiones de Latino América y de Colombia usan el vos en vez del tú. Su alterno es el uso del pronombre TÚ, a lo que se le conoce como tuteo. Países donde usan el voseo: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, regiones de Bolivia, regiones de Colombia, regiones de Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, y Costa Rica, entre otros.

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