The closeness of two families from the same Colombian neighborhood, the Belalcazars and the Lizcanos, goes far beyond the proximity of their residences.

The famous Colombian series, "La sucursal del cielo" [Heaven's Subsidiary], focuses on such topics as the customs and traditions, forbidden love and race relations of three families living in the same neighborhood in Cali in 1971. The introduction features the popular salsa, "Agúzate" by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz.

The Tsáchila community has undertaken the task of opening its doors to foreign visitors, giving them the opportunity to learn more about their traditions and culture.

Residents of Otavalo, Ecuador, explain to us how they celebrate "Inti Raymi," an Inca Empire celebration in honor of the sun god, "Inti," and how it helps them to preserve their culture.

Veronica explains to us about a type of therapy that she calls, "psychocorporal reprogramming," which aims to maintain balance within human beings by adjusting how much emphasis is given to their different needs at various times in their lives.

Doctor Leonardo Suárez, who practices general medicine with an emphasis on general, obstetric and gynecological surgery, talks to us about some of the most commonly seen diseases in his local population in Otavalo, Ecuador, as well as some of their causes.

Ecuadorian gynecologist and perinatologist Pedro Pablo Luna Jaramillo is passionate about childbirth and addressing the concerns of expectant mothers.

As the fifteenth birthday of young girls in Venezuela and most other Latin American countries marks a special rite of passage into womanhood, it is traditional for the family to throw them a big birthday bash.

Julia and Pipo talk about their Christmas traditions- or lack thereof- and how the meaning of Christmas seems to have changed in modern times.

Open Europe covers such diverse stories as the Mediterranean Corridor, the death of Gaddafi and European poverty.

The European Parliament's decision not to extend the fishing agreement with Morocco comes as a hard blow to the Andalusian fishing industry, whose workers are left jobless for months and demand compensation from the European Union.

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.

As kids spend ever-increasing amounts of time on the internet at the expense of other activities, are they really aware of its risks? A Spanish teacher tries to educate them as well as their parents.

Whatever the number of abandoned or put down greyhounds in Spain might be, it has been documented for many years and has taken on the aspect of an authentic epidemic that only international adoptions relieve.

While many Spanish greyhounds are meticulously taken care of, many animals considered unworthy or past their prime are simply abandoned by their owners.