Dreamcatchers are a type of talisman that are thought to ward off bad energy while retaining the good. Jorge Musuña, who makes them for a living in Otavalo, Ecuador, talks to us about their many sizes and varieties and their process of creation.

With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.

Located in the popular La Candelaria neighborhood, the Chorro de Quevedo Plaza is one of Bogota, Colombia's most renowned tourist attractions and according to one theory, the site of the founding of the city itself. Tourists and locals alike flock there for both its historic and current significance, many hoping to try the famous "chicha," an indigenous fermented corn drink.

This love song tells the story of a lost opportunity and a new adventure, all in the same night.

Ecuadorian antique shop owner, Víctor Echeverría, shares with us its history and some of its unique treasures.

Lifelong mariachi artists explain their passion for the mariachi music and way of life.

Javier from Chile's Patagonia region educates us about some of its unique geographical features as well as tourist attractions.

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.