Kevin's neighbor and childhood playmate, Cata, is starting the same school as Kevin and Fede. But she is sporting a new, more mature style and insists that she be addressed by her full name, Catalina.

Unlike Kevin and Fede's previous school, this one is co-ed, arousing some anxiety in them. Fede even confesses about a nightmare in which he arrives at school naked.

Los Años Maravillos incorporates genuine archival news footage, giving us a sense of what it was like to live in Colombia in the mid 1980s. In this segment, we see reports regarding the civil conflict involving rebel forces used as a backdrop to the family drama unfolding at the González dinner table.

It's the summer of 1985 and 12-year-old Kevin González is spending his time playing banquitas, a Colombian form of street soccer. His older brother, Leo, is forever tormenting him, while his best friend, Fede, does his best to intervene.

"Toda la vida" ("All My Life") is the theme song which opens the Colombian version of the American hit series The Wonder Years. The song is a cover of a hit Italian song,"Tutta La Vita", written by celebrated composer Lucio Dalla. Sung by Mexican singer Emmanuel, this version was number one on the Latin charts for three weeks in 1984, replacing a different version of the very same song sung by Cuban singer Franco.

Danny, an instructor at Outward Bound, an adventure school in Costa Rica, explains to us how experiencing an outdoor adventure may also constitute an internal journey which allows one to develop greater leadership skills and learn about oneself.

Outward Bound's Fabrizio Arguedas shares his personal philosophy regarding the necessity of going outside one's comfort zone to reach one's potential and more fully experience life.

Meet Vicente Ortiz, a jewelry maker and gallery owner in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico who tell us a bit about his background and business.

Meet the volunteers of Faithful Friend Patrol, a dog rescue organization in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Natalia from Ecuador introduces us to the largely indigenous and extremely fascinating city of Otavalo, considered to be the "intercultural capital" of Ecuador.

Cata y Cleer teach us how to make typical Colombian arepas with shredded beef.

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.

Catalina Garcia, lead singer of the Colombian music group, "Monsieur Periné," talks a bit about the group's origins and influences.

Meet Alberto from Otavalo, Ecuador, who has sold his handmade bracelets throughout the world.

A member of the all-female band "Wha Wha Buga" from Donostia, Spain, explains how the group started and gives her perspective on women in the music business.