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Federico Navarrete

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in San Salvador, El Salvador

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Federico Navarrete is a Salvadoran-Spanish technovator and author dedicated to building cultural bridges across nations. With a professional background spanning the European Commission and global tech giants, he uses his "Technovator" mindset to preserve and share the world’s "human code"—our shared folklore and heritage.

His work has grown into a grassroots global phenomenon, reaching over 1,000 readers across five continents through purely organic growth. A frequent collaborator with the Instituto Cervantes, Federico has presented his research on folklore and cultural mirroring across five countries and three continents, including India, China, Austria, Turkey, and Morocco.

This international track record led to the Official Global Launch o ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 24 ratings · 11 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Timeless Stories of El Salvador: The Beginning by Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author), Marcos Soriano (Illustrator), Elizabeth Toole (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeless Stories of El Salvador: Epiphany by Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author), Marcos Soriano (Illustrator), Samantha Bahn-Williams (Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeless Stories of El Salvador: Spanish Mirrors by Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Toole (Editor), Samantha Bahn-Williams (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Timeless Stories: Spanish Mirrors - Memory Game

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Discover the mirrored legends behind Spanish Mirrors through a simple memory game. Match the cards, explore the folklore, and see how stories from different cultures reflect each other.

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Series by Federico Navarrete

Timeless Stories of El Salvador (2 books)
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Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author),

Marcos Soriano (Illustrator),

Samantha Bahn-Williams (Editor)

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Gramática francesa

by Espasa Calpe

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Federico Navarrete said: " He aprendido más y entendido más del francés en este pequeño libro que en año y medio con libros de "expertos" franceses. Gracias por crearlo. ...more "

Mar 01, 2026 12:38PM · see review

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Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves

by Alison Wood Brooks (Goodreads Author)

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The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World

by Walter Kiechel III

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Federico Navarrete liked Federico Navarrete's blog post: Timeless Stories: Spanish Mirrors - Memory Game " Play the Timeless Stories Memory Game Discover the mirrored legends behind Spanish Mirrors through a simple memory game. Match the cards, explore the folklore, and see how stories from different cultures reflect each other. If the game does..." Read more of this blog post »
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Federico Navarrete liked Federico Navarrete's blog post: 🕒 Two Brains, One Vision: How ChatGPT helped me Level Up My Toastmasters Timer 🧗‍♂️ " Toastmasters Timer loves ChatGPT Some of you might already know me as the creator of the most popular Toastmasters Timer on the Play Store — a project that started as a simple club experiment and evolved into a global tool thanks to AI collabo..." Read more of this blog post »
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Federico Navarrete liked Federico Navarrete's blog post: Why I believe Leverage is More Important than Ever 🕯️ " Banner owned by Federico NavarreteLeverage, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is“the influence or power used to achieve a desired result.”Today the word is everywhere — and often empty. It’s sold as a shortcut, a trick, a way to “win faster.”For ..." Read more of this blog post »
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Federico Navarrete rated a book it was amazing Timeless Stories of El Salvador: Spanish Mirrors by Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
For the first time, we have research that allows us to connect two different oral traditions, El Salvador and Spain. We can discover potential migration patterns and see that there are more things in common than we might have thought.
May 10, 2026 10:09AM · like · see review
Federico Navarrete rated a book really liked it The McKinsey Way by Ethan M. Rasiel	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A very useful guidance. I like the tricks that he mentions, especially, the MECE principle and at the end of the book that you must be honest with your own life. The last part is quite important and easily ignored.
Jan 17, 2026 10:10PM · like · see review
Federico Navarrete made a comment on Abby’s review of Timeless Stories of El Salvador: Epiphany " Thank you very much for reading it, Abby. I hope you enjoyed discovering a little bit about El Salvador! "
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Federico Navarrete rated a book did not like it The Secret History by Donna Tartt	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As an audiobook, it's difficult to follow. I barely understood where it was going. It was so hard to follow that I even forgot/failed to notice there was a murder in the beginning of the book. Perhaps it's better in print, but as an audiobook, it's n ...more
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“The only person who can transform your life is the one you see every day in the mirror. Be you the one who shapes your own destiny.”
― Federico Navarrete, Timeless Stories of El Salvador: The Beginning

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“You don't know whom you're going to meet if you never speak to a new stranger.”
― Federico Navarrete

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“After 1000 defeats come 1 great victory.”
― Federico Navarrete

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