Chef Enrique puts the final touches on his broccoli soup.

Ecuadorian "Poné," or shamans, utilize plants for their medicinal effects. In this video, we learn about some of their beliefs and wisdom.

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.

Continuing their trip through Nicaragua, Planas’ film crew stops in San Nicolás and discusses the lack of potable water. A group of Spaniards have offered to remedy the situation. Why does the problem still exist? Could the elected officials actually be standing in the way of progress?

The film crew met with a team from Ayuda en Acción, and it appears that its organizational heart is in the right place. Yet, despite the presence of over five hundred NGOs working to improve the lot of Nicaragua’s poor, their plight worsens every year. Many local activists and intellectuals do not trust the non-profits, and accuse them of having their own enrichment as concern numero uno.

That literacy will directly contribute to the health and well being of a people few can doubt. But are a literate people more likely to care for the environment? One man thinks so, and has started a grassroots neighbors teaching neighbors project for the good of both la gente y la tierra.

Not only does our filmmaker continue with his diatribe against the state of society as he finds it in Nicaragua, but the story takes an investigative turn. We find that not only doesn’t sponsored-child Christina del Carmen match the photo that had been supplied by Ayuda en Acción, she is also not yet enrolled in a school.

Joan Planas continues to pull no punches, taking on NGOs, television, and the Catholic church. Oddly enough, despite his firebrand rhetoric, the film ends on a rather conservative note, suggesting that perhaps what poor nations need is not so much charity but rather a change in actitude, or “attitude,” so as to reflect the mindset of people in successful nations. Tune in to find out the details.

An emotionally distraught man embarks on a drunk driving spree with dire consequences.

As a man kicks out his cheating wife, a young girl anxiously awaits the result of her pregnancy test.

As a young girl named Mariana struggles to deal with her unexpected pregnancy, a woman wishes her partner the best at his job interview.

A mother trying to get her son to school on time and a young girl in distress' lives literally and figuratively collide.

When a drunk and hysterical driver causes a serious accident, a crowd attempts to prevent him from fleeing the scene.

As paramedics attend to the victims at the scene, the driver who caused the accident refuses to cooperate with police.

Following his job interview, Roberto's disappointment turns to anguish upon receiving a call from the hospital to which his partner has been transferred.