Enrique Sanchez, a marketing manager for Panama's Tourism Authority, gives us a plethora of ideas about what to do when visiting this vibrant country, which combines and contrasts tradition with modernity.

Panamanian Carnival Queen, Nohelys Gonzalez, shares with us a bit about this much anticipated celebration as well as her beautiful nation.

Humberto Morales from Ecuador teaches us about the Zampoña, a traditional Andean instrument.

Meet Alejandro Hermann, a fascinating, world-renowned artist born of an Austrian father and French mother who studied in the best Parisian art schools and resides in Marbella, Spain.

Spanish musicologist Antonio J. Calvillo tells us about his own training and mission to train others.

Meet Joaquín Pérez, an award-winning Andalusian Nativity Scene sculptor.

An Ecuadorian player of the siku, a traditional Andean instrument, tells us how his music has taken him around the world.

The town of Olivares in Seville, Spain, has launched a set design workshop with the goal of teaching unemployed residents to create period decorations as a fun way to get to know their rich artistic heritage.

Meet Cesar Flores, the owner of the Kory Malku Andean shoe store in Otavalo, Ecuador.

The Ideas Club presents eclectic news briefs on student map-making contests, a dedicated dancer of many styles, climate change and a forestry training program for unemployed workers.

Meet Manuel Leon, an Ecuadorian artist who makes effigies for the "Año Viejo" tradition which symbolically brings in the New Year by burning them as representations of the negative aspects of the past one.

The Ideas Club explores the Great Mosque of Córdoba in Córdoba, Spain, one of the world's most significant examples of Muslim architecture and declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Now comes the moment of truth: The Mission Chef students have prepared their dishes and their instructor will evaluate them with brutal honesty. Who will make the final team?

The cooking is underway in this Misión Chef competition and team members are already getting in trouble for not sticking to their portion of the meal.

Mission Chef contestants have only thirty minutes left to prepare a dish for evaluation by a professional chef.

Stripped of all their adornments, the Mission Chef participants are ready to be evaluated by a professional chef.

Sergio from Monterrey, Mexico, tells us about Mexico's great variety of amber as well as some of the ins and outs of the amber business.

Marisa gives us a tour of Madrid, Spain's most historic and touristic monuments.

Araceli Garcia, a flamenco student in London, England, explains a bit about her history with this enticing dance and what it means to her.

The winner of the prestigious "Latin Swing" salsa contest is announced in this series finale.

The day of the long-anticipated salsa contest has arrived and the dancers execute their choreographies with precision and lighting speed. But, will the pressure prove too much for some of them?

Annya shares a bit about her background in flamenco and what she feels makes it unique among other art forms.

Antonio Manuel Martínez Alfaro, the drummer from Tobarra, Spain, explains how some of Holy Week's most important items- his cross, his robe and his drum- were passed down to him from previous generations.

Región mundo checks up on the competitors the day before and day of their competition, which for many is their first.