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Rafael T. - La Cultura Maya - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

En Guatemala, muchas personas descendientes de los mayas no sólo continúan vistiéndose a la usanza de la legendaria cultural prehispánica sino que algunos de ellos incluso hablan un dialecto del maya, un lenguaje que muchos consideran perdido en la historia. En este video, Rafael nos regala algunos ejemplos y frases en este idioma.

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Leyendas urbanas - Chico Largo

Difficulty: Beginner

Nicaragua

Now pay close attention to this video because on this occasion we are going to learn about the legend of Chico Largo, a specter that is said to haunt the Charco Verde lagoon on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.

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Caption 12 [es]: y la reencarnación de las personas,
Caption 12 [en]: and the reincarnation of people,

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Leyendas urbanas - La Cegua

Difficulty: Beginner

Nicaragua

Men, beware of the voluptuous vixen La Cegua, who seduces men she encounters wandering along lonesome roads. Find out more about this notorious Nicaraguan urban legend.

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Caption 43 [es]: Muchas personas pueden encontrar a un niño
Caption 43 [en]: A lot of people might find a little boy

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Leyendas urbanas - El Sombrerón

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Let's hear a creepy urban legend from Guatemala: El Sombrerón, whose protagonist has a very strange fascination.

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Caption 56 [es]: Cuentan las personas
Caption 56 [en]: People tell that

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Leyendas urbanas - La Carretanagua

Difficulty: Beginner

Nicaragua

Let's find out about "La Carretanagua," a terrifying Nicaraguan legend that continues to be passed down from generation to generation.

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Caption 33 [es]: Estas personas, lamentablemente, no pueden negarse a recibirla.
Caption 33 [en]: These people, regrettably, can't refuse to take it.

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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 55 [es]: no solamente a todas las personas, eh...
Caption 55 [en]: not only all the people, um...

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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 45 [es]: Las personas muy tristes los acompañaron hasta la laguna de Iguaque.
Caption 45 [en]: The very sad people went with them to Lake Iguaque.

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Carlos comenta - Confidencial - Jerga típica colombiana

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos enlightens us regarding some typical Colombian slang that shows up in part three of the first episode of "Confidencial."

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Caption 40 [es]: Sin embargo, este término también se usa entre personas que se quieren.
Caption 40 [en]: However, this term is also used among people who love each other.

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Guillermina y Candelario - El paseo sobre el mar

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Guillermina and Candelario tell their grandfather about their flight above the sea aboard a unique balloon.

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Caption 13 [es]: Vimos un globo grandote, de esos que llevan personas
Caption 13 [en]: We saw a big balloon, the kind that carry people

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Carlos comenta - Los Años Maravillosos - Costumbres alimenticias y conflicto

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Referring to the third part of the first episode of the Colombian version of The Wonder Years, Carlos edifies us regarding Colombia's dietary traditions as well as some historical conflicts.

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Caption 27 [es]: muchas personas suelen comer algo pequeño
Caption 27 [en]: many people tend to eat something small

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Carlos comenta - Los Años Maravillosos - La década de los 80 y música

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Although the Colombian version of The Wonder Years is based upon the well-known American series, Carlos explains to us some similarities and differences between the two versions.

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Caption 33 [es]: y le quitó la vida a más de veinte mil personas,
Caption 33 [en]: and took the lives of more than twenty thousand people,

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Manos a la obra - Papel picado para Día de muertos

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Meli teaches us how to make "papel picado" [perforated paper] banners to decorate the altars to the dead set up to honor and remember those who have passed away during the celebration of the "Día de los muertos" [Day of the Dead], a holiday celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd.

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Caption 64 [es]: las personas pasan parte de la noche en el panteón.
Caption 64 [en]: people spend part of the night at the cemetery.

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Conversaciones con Luis - Astrología

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Luis receives a class in the basics of astrology, a science which utilizes the location of the planets when individuals are born and may help us to make decisions about specific aspects of our lives during specific periods.

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Caption 34 [es]: sino a todas las personas que nos están viendo, sobre la astrología.
Caption 34 [en]: but rather to all the people who are watching us, about astrology.

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Melany de Guatemala - Su Método de Actuación

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Melany is an actress from Guatemala. In this video she shares with us her passion for acting, and for a specific acting method she learned that has "changed her life."

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Caption 54 [es]: funcionen para diferentes personas.
Caption 54 [en]: work for different people.

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Rafael T. - La Cultura Maya - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Our friend, Rafael, returns this week to talk to us about his homeland and its culture. As he explains, the Mayan culture continues to thrive in Guatemala via its language, clothing, and customs.

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Caption 19 [es]: Con otras personas... no, porque es un dialecto
Caption 19 [en]: With other people... no, because it's a dialect

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