Last Update: May 2008 - See PRIZES available for our winners!!
April Photo Contest, we have a winner!
January two pictures identified so far

May Mystery Photo Contest

We are offering two photos for this month’s contest. To be declared the winner, you must be the first person to tell us the name and location of the site. Send your response to Christine and write May Contest on the subject line. The winner may choose a prize from the list below. Back to top

April Mystery Photo Contest: Puerta de Alcalá - Madrid

Congratulations to Richard Detwiler who correctly identified the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid. He used to walk by it many times a day when he lived on Calle Alcalá in 1975. This impressive gate, located in the middle of the busy Plaza de la Independencia, marks the city’s eastern boundary. It was commissioned by King Carlos III in 1764 and built by the Italian architect Sabatini. It has three large archways and two smaller passageways. Back to top

January Mystery Photo Contest - NEW winner, still partially solved!

CREDITS: Photo #1 - Many thanks to Monique Barricelli, an Italian teacher for the Smithtown School District in Long Island, NY, for sending this photo. Photo #2 - Many thanks to Patricia Teefy, a French and Spanish instructor at the St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, MN who contributed this photo. Photo #3 - Many thanks to Bert Vorchheimer for this beautiful photo. WINNERS: Photo #1 Jeffrey T. Reeder correctly identified Photo #1 as the bronze statue of a stambecco (a goat similar to the ibex) on top of Monte Rosa in the Italian Alps. Jeffrey is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA Many thanks to Monique Barricelli, an Italian teacher for the Smithtown School District in Long Island, NY, for sending this photo. She writes that this statue is situated at 2880 meters (8,640 feet) above sea level (my son's lips turned a bit blue when we first got there!). We reached it by taking a cable car/funivia from Alagna, Italy. We were there on August 6, 2006--- as you can see, my kids Alexa, Adriana and Anthony were wearing coats--it was so cold. It was about 34 degrees F and snowing/hailing. Photo #2 Melissa Burgess correctly identified the remaining mystery photo from the January 08 Where in the World? Mystery Photo contest. She recognized the Pont du Gard. She told us that she has been there twice, most recently in March while on spring break in the south of France. She admits, however, that she has never been to the top like the person in the photo! Melissa is a Latin teacher for Indian Hill Schools in suburban Cincinnati. She has taught grades 6-12 for the past ten years. She currently teaches Latin I and Latin II and is part of a four-person Latin department in her district. She has selected Immortal, a novel by Traci L. Slatton set in 14th century Florence as her prize. Thanks again to the Sons of Italy for donating this book to the Culture Club. Photo #3 remains a mystery. If you recognize the building in Photo #3, send your response to Christine . Use January Photo Contest as the subject of your email and the number of the photo you are referring to, #2 or #3. Back to top

PRIZES AVAILABLE FOR OUR WINNERS

The following is a list of the prizes available for the winners of the Culture Club's Where in the World? Mystery Photo Contest. We gratefully acknowledge the donations by author E.S. Aardvark, the Embassy of Ecuador, and the Embassy of México.

NCLRC
• Any publication of the National Capital Language Resource Center

Children’s Books from the author:
• Juan El Jardinero by E.S. Aardvark, illustrated by Dirk Zimmer

From the Embassy of Ecuador:
• Con los ojos del alma, XVIII Antologia (book of poetry in Spanish)
• Estuardo Maldonado (booklet art by Ecuadorian artist; text in English and Spanish)
• Diplomacia artistica: El arte como embajador de America Latina en Washington, DC (English title: Artful Diplomacy: Art as Latin America’s Ambassador in Washington, DC) (photos of exhibit of Latin American art – text in English)
• "Furia y Redención" el arte de Oswaldo Guayasamin (this book is in English and Spanish)
• Galápagos Acuarelas / Galápagos Watercolors

From the Embassy of Mexico:
• AbeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill and K.B. Basseches

Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA)
• Immortal by Traci L. Slatton (a novel – On the streets of 14th century Florence a boy is lost – and an astonishing mystery of faith, art, and alchemy begins…)
• The Marchesa by Simonetta Agnello Hornby (a novel set in the aristocratic world of Sicily at the end of the 19th century)
• Starting a Business in Italy: How to Set Up and Run a Successful Business in the Bel Paese by Emma Bird and Mario Berri
• Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero by Lucy Riall (the author examines the life of Garibaldi and the making of his cult)
• Tango Cool by Ted Gioia and Mark Lewis (This CD has 13 songs including Tango Cool and Santa Barbara. Gioia is a well-known jazz pianist and composer.)
• Chef Dario’s Simple Gourmet Cooking: 30 minute gourmet meals demonstrated by Chef Dario Zuljani (This DVD offers 6 complete four course meal menus)

Other
Brazil in Brief, 5th edition (publication of the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, DC)

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