El esplendor de las haciendas mexicanas

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level B1

Mexican haciendas show us a time of splendor to which we look with some nostalgia. Luckily, we can still enjoy their beauty in all parts of Mexico.

This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive se and El Imperfecto as a descriptive past.

Text by Inma Sánchez and audio by a Latin American voice professional.

Exercise: El esplendor de las haciendas mexicanas

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