Difficulty: Advanced
Mexico
The more we know, the bigger the dark abyss of our ignorance seems to become. Don’t worry: We can’t understand all of what this guy is saying either. That’s why the name of the show is Lo que no sabías. Follow this fast-talker to learn a bit more about electronic art, audiorhythmic shock boxes, the first computers and more…
Difficulty: Advanced
Mexico
Want to know what you didn’t know before? Here’s the first in our series of what you didn’t know about… electronic art. We talk to a veteran electronic artist who’s been playing around with computers since the old Commodore and Amiga machines connected to TV sets. He’s linking and looping, moving from one networked idea to the next. See if you can follow his rapid-fire monologue about his digital works.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Ecuadorian antique shop owner, Víctor Echeverría, shares with us its history and some of its unique treasures.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico, Venezuela
Lifelong mariachi artists explain their passion for the mariachi music and way of life.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Chile
Javier from Chile's Patagonia region educates us about some of its unique geographical features as well as tourist attractions.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Panama
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Panama
Panamanian Carnival Queen, Nohelys Gonzalez, shares with us a bit about this much anticipated celebration as well as her beautiful nation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Meet Joaquín Pérez, an award-winning Andalusian Nativity Scene sculptor.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
An Ecuadorian player of the siku, a traditional Andean instrument, tells us how his music has taken him around the world.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain Andalusia
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.
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