| agencia | 
          administrative unit for a village  Gemeindeverwaltung | 
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          | almendra | 
          almond  Mandel | 
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          | antojitos | 
          Quick dishes  Vorspeise | 
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          | arroyo | 
          canyon  Fluss, Bach | 
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          | atole | 
          hot corn beverage, flavored  heisses gewürztes 
            Maisgetränk | 
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          | bahía | 
          bay  Bucht | 
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          | ballena | 
          whale  Wal | 
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          | baño | 
          bathroom  Toilette | 
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          | basura | 
          trash  Müll | 
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          | bebidas | 
          drinks  Getränke | 
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          | botana | 
          snack  Snack | 
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          | bucear | 
          diving  tauchen | 
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          | Caguama | 
           female sea turtle and 1 liter beer bottle 
              weibliche Meeresschildkröte und 1 Liter-Bierflasche  | 
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          | caldo | 
          broth  starke Suppe | 
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          | calle | 
          street  Straße | 
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          | camarones | 
          shrimps  Garnelen, Krabben | 
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          | camisa | 
          shirt  Hemd | 
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          | camioneta | 
          pick up for public transportation 
              Pick up 
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          | campamento | 
          camp site  Campingplatz | 
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          | casa de huéspedes | 
          guesthouse  Gästehaus | 
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          | Chilango | 
          bad slang word for the inhabitants of Mexico City  umgangsprachliches 
            Schimpfwort für die Hauptstädter | 
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          | chilangolandia (www.chilangolandia.com) | 
          city of the Chilangos (Mexico City)  Stadt 
            der Chilangos (Mexico City)  | 
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          | chile | 
          hot pepper  Pfefferoni | 
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          | cigarros | 
          cigars  Zigaretten | 
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          | Coco loco | 
          crazy nut – coconut with alcohol (coco: nut, loco: crazy)  
            verrückte Nuss – Kokosnuss mit Alkohol 
            (coco: Kokosnuss, loco: verrückt) | 
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          | colectivo | 
          taxi that picks up passengers like a public bus  Taxi, 
            welches wie ein öffentlicher bus funktioniert | 
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          | comedor | 
          snack stand  Imbissstand | 
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          | comida | 
          meal  Essen | 
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          | correo | 
          post office  Postamt | 
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          | Costa Chica | 
          Small Coast  Kleine Küste | 
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          | cuarto | 
          room  Zimmer | 
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          | Cuba libre | 
          free Cuba (drink with coke, rum and lemon)  freies 
            Cuba (Mixdrink aus Cola, Rum und Limette) | 
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          | delfín | 
          dolphin  Delfin | 
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          | D.F. (Distrito Federal)  | 
          short form for Mexico City  gebräuchliche 
            Kurzform für Mexico City | 
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          | ejido | 
          collective own land  Kollektivland | 
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          | elote | 
          corn (cob)  Maiskolben | 
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          | esnorcelear | 
          snorkeling  schnorcheln | 
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          | fería | 
          fair  (Vergnügungs-, Verkaufs-)messe | 
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          | güero/a | 
          blond one  Blonde(r) | 
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          | hamaca | 
          hammock  Hängematte | 
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          | hospedaje | 
          accomodation  Unterkunft | 
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          | Huachinango | 
          red snapper  Rotbarsch | 
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          | maguey | 
          agave  Agave | 
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          | manicomio | 
          mental hospital  Irren-, Narrenhaus | 
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          | manicomio con visto al mar | 
          mental hospital with sea-view (endearing nickname for Zipo)  
            Narrenhaus (nicht -schiff!) mit Meeresblick 
            (liebenswerter Spitzname für Zipo) | 
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          | Mazunte (Nahuatl) | 
          “hairy claw” – red crab with a bigger right claw  
            “behaarte Klaue” – Strandkrebs 
            mit größerer rechter Schere | 
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          | medico | 
          doctor  Arzt | 
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          | mercado | 
          market  Markt | 
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          | Mezcal | 
          from maguey extracted liquor, similar to Tequila  Agaven-Schnaps, 
            ähnlich dem Tequila | 
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          | mochila | 
          backpack  Rucksack | 
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          | mochilero | 
          backpacker  Tramper | 
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          | mole (Nahuatl) | 
          mixture, sauce made of more than 20 ingredients (chocolate, chile, 
            nuts, …)  Mischung, eine aus mehr als 
            20 Gewürzen komponierte Soße (Schokolade, Chile, Nüsse, 
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          | mole poblano | 
          dark mole in the famous style of Puebla  dunkle 
            Mole im berühmten Puebla-Stil | 
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          | mota | 
          marijuana  Marihuana | 
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          | muelle | 
          pier  Hafenmole, Pier | 
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          | municipio | 
          administrative unit for a district; county  Distriktsverwaltung | 
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          | murcielago | 
          bat  Fledermaus | 
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          | Nahuatl | 
          language of the Nahua-people, descendants of the Aztecs  Sprache 
            der Nahuas, der Nachfahren der Azteken | 
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          | nopal | 
          cactus, with the spines removed, used es vegetable  Kaktus, 
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          | ostiones | 
          oysters  Austern | 
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          | palapa | 
          small house of wood and palm trees  Holz- 
            oder Palmenhütte | 
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          | panadería | 
          bakery  Bäckerei | 
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          | pantalones | 
          trousers  Hose | 
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          | parada | 
          bus stop  Busstation | 
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          | playera | 
          t-shirt  Leiberl (auf dass es nicht vergessen 
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          | plátano | 
          banana  Banane | 
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          | pesca | 
          fishing  Fischfang | 
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          | pescado | 
          fish dish  Fischgericht | 
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          | pez vela | 
          sailfish  Seglerfisch | 
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          | piña | 
          pinapple  Ananas | 
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          | poblano | 
          person from Puebla; Puebla-styled  Pueblaner(in); 
            pueblanisch (aus Puebla) | 
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          | pollo | 
          chicken  Huhn | 
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          | Puerto Angel | 
          Port of Angels  Engelshafen | 
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          | Puerto Escondido | 
          the hidden port (esconder: to hide)  der 
            versteckte Hafen (esconder: verstecken) | 
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          | punta cometa | 
          point of the comet (name of the most austral peninsula of Mexico)  
            Kometenpunkt (Name der angeblich südlichsten 
            Landzunge Mexikos) | 
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          | Que onda! | 
          What’s up?  Was ’n los? Seawas, 
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          | Que padre! | 
          How cool!  Echt klasse! Geh’ Alter! 
            Echt super! | 
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          | Rinconcito | 
          small corner (el rincon: corner)  Winkelchen 
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          | res | 
          beef  Rindfleisch | 
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          | Roca Blanca | 
          white rock  Weißer Felsen | 
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          | tabaco | 
          cigars  Zigaretten | 
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          | tamales | 
          cooked dough of corn, stuffed  gekochter 
            Maisteig, gefüllt | 
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          | tamales de chepíl | 
          tamales stuffed with lettuce  Tamales mit 
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          | tamales de elote | 
          tamales stuffed with corn  Tamales gefüllt 
            mit Mais | 
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          | tamales de rajas | 
          tamales stuffed with chicken and chile  Tamales 
            gefüllt mit Huhn und Chile | 
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          | taco | 
          stuffed and breaded tortilla  gefüllte 
            und gebackene Tortilla | 
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          | taqueria | 
          taco stand  Taco-Stand | 
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          | tienda | 
          store  Geschäft | 
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          | tienda de campaña | 
          tent  Zelt | 
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          | tope | 
          speed bump, hump  Bodenschwelle (Straße); 
            Hump oder Dump | 
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          | tortuga | 
          turtle  Schildkröte | 
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          | Vale! | 
          Ok  Gilt! Passt! | 
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          | Ventanilla | 
          Small window (la ventana: the window)  Fensterchen 
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          | ventilador | 
          fan  Ventilator | 
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          | visto al mar | 
          sea-view  Meeresblick | 
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          | Zipolite (Nahuatl) | 
          Beach of the dead   Strand der Toten | 
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