A dog groomer from the Patitas veterinarian and groomer in Otavalo, Ecuador, shares with us some tips for taking a dog to get groomed as well as showing us some of his grooming techniques.

Childhood friends Ñusta and Nasai share with us what makes their school special, including many of the activities in which they enjoy participating.

In Latin America, Construction Workers' Day is celebrated on May third to honor this important profession. Priscilla Rivera tells us the story behind this holiday.

Let's learn about Warmi Punlla, an ancient indigenous festivity with women at its helm that is celebrated throughout South America.

Jaime Santa Cruz takes us to the nursery that bears his last name, "Vivero Santa Cruz," where one can find a variety of plants and trees for every taste.

Dolores Noemí Cabrera Sandoval, a massage therapist at Thani Spa Medina del Lago, explains to us the types of services that they offer at this relaxing and rejuvenating locale.

Priscilla Rivera introduces us to the community of San Rafael, a hundred kilometers from Quito, where locals engage in an ancestral activity based on the totora plant. Let's hear more details about it.

Artisans from San Rafael de la Laguna, Ecuador, who specialize in crafts made with cattails, show us some of the many products they produce while telling us about some nuances of working with this material.

Commonly known as "emoliente," Peruvian aloe vera juice has gained popularity globally due to its many health benefits. Let's hear a vendor from Otavalo talk more in detail about it.

Our friend Marco has decided to go out to the streets of Otavalo to talk with people about the importance of learning new languages. Let's see what they tell us.

Recognizing that it often seems more difficult to make new friends as adults, rather than in our younger days, Natalia offers us some tips to do so.

Michael shares with us his knowledge about the tarka, an Andean musical instrument played often at traditional celebrations in Bolivia and Peru.

Michael shows us yet another enchanting Andean instrument called the hualaycho, which is typically played in January and February during the Carnival celebrations in Potosi, Bolivia.

South America's Andean cultural legacy is one of the most interesting and beautiful on the continent and includes music from countries like Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Michael delights us by playing a variety of different rhythms from these countries and more.

Accompanied by his impressive violin playing, Michael shares with us the use of this instrument during various Andean festivities as well as its origin and evolution since the times of the Spanish conquest.