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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

After shedding some light on the flash fiction genre and providing us with some examples, Carlos finally reads us the piece with which he placed among the finalists at a prominent flash fiction contest in Barcelona. Can you understand any of the meaning behind it?

Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

In the first part of this series, Carlos introduces us to the characteristics of flash fiction, a literary genre distinguished by its succinctness and ability to capture the reader from the first word to the last.

Cartagena de Indias - Fuerte de San Felipe de Barajas View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

Colombia

Historian and guide, Henry Quinteros Marrugo, acquaints us with the history of Cartagena, Colombia, including its numerous invasions and the role of the San Felipe de Barajas fortress.

Días festivos - Novenas de Navidad View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

Many Latin American countries celebrate the Novena of Aguinaldos, a nine-day, Catholic-based holiday that includes music, food and prayer. Grace Pinzon, a Colombian woman living in Florida, shares with us how the novena is celebrated there.

Bogotá - Chorro de Quevedo View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

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.

Bogotá - El cerro de Monserrate View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

“El Cerro de Monserrate” [Monserrate Hill] is a famous Hill in the center of Bogota, Colombia, which is a destination for pilgrimages and home to many tourist attractions, including a church, funicular and aerial cableway. Our host, Edwin Galve, who works bringing people to Monserrate’s several restaurants, tells us about these and more!

Guillermo el chamán - Los rituales View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo gives us an in-depth explanation of the manner in which Maya ceremonies were used to welcome the seasons, each of which represented a unique consciousness.

Viajando con Carlos - Popayán - Colombia - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos concludes our tour of Popayan by pointing out several bridges as well as the Pueblito Patojo, a unique area containing miniature replicas of many of the city's most notable monuments.

Guillermo el chamán - La cosmología de los mayas View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.

Viajando con Carlos - Popayán - Colombia - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos takes us on a tour of Tulcan Hill, the most important archaeological site in the city of Popayan, Colombia, as well as some other notable landmarks in the city's center.

Viajando con Carlos - Popayán - Colombia - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos gives us a tour of some of Popayan's most interesting historical and religious attractions.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bochica View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.

Viajando con Carlos - Popayán - Colombia - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos takes us to Popayan, Colombia, a city in the country's southwestern Cauca Department. Nicknamed the "White City" for its white-colored structures, Popayan is also well-known worldwide for its historical and religious heritage as well as its famed Holy Week processions.

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