Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
In this third video about Antonio Gaudí, Víctor talks to us about yet another one of his architectural masterpieces: Casa Batlló.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
In part two of his series about the Catalonian architect Antonio Gaudí, Víctor takes us to the El Raval neighborhood, where he will talk to us about one his greatest structures: Güell Palace.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Antonio Gaudí was a famous Catalan architect, internationally recognized as one of the most prodigious experts in his discipline. Let's find out some details about him and his relationship with his hometown, Reus, in the province of Tarragona.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In addition to saddlery, our friend Lourdes from the town of Mijas Pueblo in Andalusia, Spain, practices the unique, age-old craft known as esparto weaving. Let's learn more!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Saddlery is an old trade in Mijas Pueblo that emerged with the donkey-taxi business. Lourdes, a self-taught saddler, tells us about her trade.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Venezuela
Let's discover yet another upbeat Colombian musical genre with Antonio, porro, by listening to its melody and witnessing how it is danced.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay, Venezuela
What is candombe? In this episode from Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we'll travel to Uruguay to find out more about this musical style that is influenced by more than twenty different African cultures as well as the indigenous Charrúas and Guaranis, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Cuba, Venezuela
Antonio shares with us some fascinating facts about rumba, a popular Cuban rhythm, from its African roots to its influence on other musical genres.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
various
This first edition of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound] is devoted to one of the most famous Latin American musical genres: cumbia. Originally from Colombia, its rhythm and infectious energy can now be found on every corner of the earth.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Colombian artist Jose Segundo Quinche Perez tells us how he got his start in photography and what motivates him when capturing images.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Argentine artist, Silvina, explains to us how opening ourselves up to new cultures and expressing ourselves through art can generate profound changes in our physical and spiritual health.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Dreamcatchers are a type of talisman that are thought to ward off bad energy while retaining the good. Jorge Musuña, who makes them for a living in Otavalo, Ecuador, talks to us about their many sizes and varieties and their process of creation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.
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
Cuba
This love song tells the story of a lost opportunity and a new adventure, all in the same night.
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