As an artesan, Javier Marin works with a variety of materials, employing many techniques to create his pieces. He has been kind enough to take the time to explain some of these materials and processes. Javier’s father, in the days well before email, used to transmit telegraph messages via morse code in the building adjacent to where his son now works.

Ecological awareness is universal these days, especially among young people. Javier explains his own use of natural and biological materials, a use that does not involve the destruction of any living creatures, but rather the reuse of materials that have been jettisoned by their original animal owners.

Evo Morales was a Bolivian congressman at the time of filming in 2004. At the time he was best known as an advocate and unofficial representative of traditional coca farmers, who are, for the most part, poor and marginalized. Today this indigenous politician and one-time farmer himself is best known for being president of Bolivia.

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.

Tu Rock Es Votar, a.k.a. TREV, continues its efforts to rally Mexico’s youth to get out and vote come election day. It’s something of an unspoken secret that TREV’s organizers tend to lean to the left, but they strive to make the ads non-partisan.

On this occasion, we visited with Pipo a famous market near Lake San Pablo in Imbabura province, Ecuador. This market is the largest in the north of the country and emerged as a result of the COVID pandemic. Let's see what Pipo tells us!

What happens when you mix rap, rock, and the typical sounds of son jarocho from Veracruz? The answer is in this clip featuring rapper Bastón, the group Mono Blanco, and rocker Sergio Arau.

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.

Victor interviews his daughter Valeria after the swimming championship. Valeria tells us about her results and the impressions she takes away from this unique experience in Lloret de Mar.

Friends Pipo and Cristina converse about the things they notice about others, particularly when thinking about asking someone out on a date.

Víctor speaks to us from Lloret de Mar, a charming town on the Catalan Costa Brava with rich culture and history and famous for welcoming tourists of all nationalities.

Enjoy the first part of this documentary directed by English director and musician Duncan Bridgeman. In this segment, we will see a special introduction with traditional Mexican sounds and the voice of Rubén Albarrán, vocalist of the group Café Tacvba.

In this second part, we hear what it takes to be an Imilla Skate girl, and what defines a chola cochala, as the women from Cochabamba are called.

Let's listen in as one friend helps the other to prepare for her upcoming interview to determine whether she will be accepted to a foreign exchange program.