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Oct 2020
25m 18s

Calabobos and Matapolvo

Ben Curtis and Marina Diez
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This week Ben and Marina discuss the weather, including wonderful words for sunshine and rain, good days and bad, calabobos and matapolvo! Show notes and more great podcasts at Notesinspanish.com

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