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Leyendas urbanas - Los duendes de Nicaragua

Difficulty: Beginner

Nicaragua

Nuestra amiga María Conchita nos trae otra interesante leyenda de Nicaragua. Esta vez los protagonistas son unos pequeños duendes que, según dice la gente, son malos espíritus que cometen muchas fechorías.

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Leyendas urbanas - El amor de un fantasma

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Let's discover this urban legend about a young woman from the nineteenth century whose life came to a tragic end.

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Caption 40 [es]: asustando a la gente
Caption 40 [en]: scaring people,

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El Aula Azul - Adivina personajes históricos - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

After providing us with clues, Ester from El Aula Azul dares us to guess which historical figure she's describing. Are you up to the challenge?

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Caption 15 [es]: La gente lo considera un genio
Caption 15 [en]: People consider him a genius,

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Guillermina y Candelario - Mi Amiga la Sirena

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Guillermina makes an extraordinary discovery at the beach and shares all the "mythical" details with Candelario and her grandfather.

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Caption 51 [es]: y la gente no les cree.
Caption 51 [en]: and people don't believe them.

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Carlos y Cyndy - La pronunciación en Colombia y Argentina

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Colombia

Carlos and Cyndy teach us to identify the difference in the manner in which the "double l" and "y" letters are pronounced in Colombia versus Argentina, with several examples.

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Caption 62 [es]: Por allá hay una calle llena de gente.
Caption 62 [en]: Over there, there's a street full of people.

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Luis Miguel - La Bikina

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Luis Miguel performs his famous tune, "La Bikina," which refers to a tormented woman. Composed by Ruben Fuentes, some say he coined the term after seeing women in bikinis during a walk on the beach, while others claim it was inspired by a legend during the times of the Cristeros in Jalisco, Mexico.

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Caption 2 [es]: La gente se pone a murmurar
Caption 2 [en]: People start to whisper

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Rosa - Fuente de Piedra

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Rosa tells us an interesting legend and historical facts about Fuente de Piedra, a fascinating town in the province of Malaga, Spain.

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Caption 9 [es]: También venía hasta aquí mucha gente con problemas de piel.
Caption 9 [en]: Many people with skin problems also came here.

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Despite having been inspired by a multitude of diverse subjects throughout his artistic career, Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori's gallery owner asks him to compile an exhibition focusing on his dark-skinned portraits.

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Caption 58 [es]: Eh... La gente con peso y con fuerza y que, eh...
Caption 58 [en]: Um... The overweight and strong people and who, um...

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Guillermo el chamán - tocando el tambor

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo speaks about how the sound of the drum represents keeping moving rather than staying stagnant in life and how increasing one's sphere of vision and confronting one's emotions can lead to balance and ultimately, happiness.

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Caption 13 [es]: y la gente se mueve generalmente en círculo,
Caption 13 [en]: and the people generally move in a circle,

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bochica

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.

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Caption 32 [es]: En poco tiempo, la gente comenzó a hacer el mal.
Caption 32 [en]: After a short period of time, people began to do evil.

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bachué

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos explains the different roles myths have played historically and tells us the Muisca myth of Bachué, which explains the origin of Man.

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Caption 43 [es]: y se dieron cuenta que en la tierra ya había mucha gente,
Caption 43 [en]: and realized that there were already many people on earth,

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Carlos comenta - Los Años Maravillosos - Forma de hablar - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Within the second part of the first episode of the Colombian version of The Wonder Years, Carlos points out several examples of a manner of speaking that is very typical to Bogota.

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Caption 68 [es]: sobre el modo en el cual la gente habla en Bogotá
Caption 68 [en]: about the manner in which people speak in Bogota

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Mérida y sus alrededores - Haciendas de Cuzamá

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico Venezuela

Our guide introduces us to the Cuzama haciendas, a hidden location in the Yucatan jungle where one can admire the remains of colonial haciendas formerly dedicated to the production of henequen, a type of Central American agave also known as sisal.

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Caption 29 [es]: la gente empezó a llamar a este producto henequén,
Caption 29 [en]: people started calling this henequen product,

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Mérida y sus alrededores - Cenotes de Cuzamá

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Our guide, Claudia, takes us on a tour of the amazing natural wonder, the cenotes of Cuzamá, cave formations with natural springs in which one can experience the rejuvenating effects of immersion.

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Caption 15 [es]: para que las [sic] gente pueda bajar a conocerlo.
Caption 15 [en]: so that people can go down and see it.

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World Travel Market en Londres - Maria nos habla de Guatemala

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

María Aide Ordóñez from Guatemala shares with us some fun facts about her country's people, attire, cuisine and culture.

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Caption 42 [es]: y recomiendo que lo visiten por sus playas, por sus climas y sobre todo por su gente.
Caption 42 [en]: and I recommend that you visit it for its beaches, for its climates and especially for its people.

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