"Language is the building block of consciousness. To accurately understand the soul of a people, you not only search for their outward manifestations...but you examine their language." -- Haki Madhubuti
"Mastery of language affords remarkable power." -- Frantz Fanon
"Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides." -- Rita Mae Brown
"Language! -- The blood of the soul, Sir! -- into which our thoughts run, and out of which they grow ... Every language is a temple in which the soul of those who speak it is enshrined." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire." -- Roland Barthes
Welcome to Caleuche!
We started this web site more than 10 years ago to celebrate the joy of languages, particularly our two native languages, Spanish and English. The power of language still fascinates us (see the sidebar to the right), but over the years the site has grown to include a number of other features related to our lives in four hemispheres.
You can now see photo galleries and read narratives from some of our travels, learn about some of the legends of South America (including the fascinating Legend of Caleuche), read some poems, try out some recipes and much more - all in both Spanish and English!
