Yolimar Gimon, one of the ten finalists in the "Mrs. Venezuela" contest in 2012, tells us a bit about how the contest gives the chance to a bit more mature women to prove their abilities outside of the home as well as what her participation in the contest meant to her.

As the fifteenth birthday of young girls in Venezuela and most other Latin American countries marks a special rite of passage into womanhood, it is traditional for the family to throw them a big birthday bash.

Join our charismatic friend Victor from Venezuela on a trip through Spain, where he'll reveal to you some of the fascinating locales, historical anecdotes, and best-kept secrets of cities like Barcelona and Madrid.

In this series, our friend Antonio guides us through a musical and cultural journey to discover the origins, characteristics, and influences of some of the most important musical rhythms in Latin American folk music.

Let’s learn Spanish with Cleer from Colombia! In this video series, we’ll learn a lot of useful vocabulary via interviews with very interesting people. Cleer’s slow and deliberate speech will additionally aid learners who are working on their Spanish comprehension.

Welcome to Miami's Calle Ocho, a street in Miami which allows us to catch a glimpse not only of Cuban culture, but also the various other Latin American cultures which merge and congregate there.

El cocuy, Artesanos, El pintor Yepez

It's your opportunity to learn how to make some beautiful ocarinas. Their sound is so sweet!

La Vela is a small town in the state of Falcón, on the northwest coast of Venezuela, where every December 28th Los Locos [“The Crazy Ones”] arrive wearing colorful and elaborated costumes. The whole town becomes a party, with businesses closing and people dancing in the streets. It’s a tradition that could be in any magical realism novel and that desperately struggles to not fall into oblivion.

Ecological awareness is universal these days, especially among young people. Javier explains his own use of natural and biological materials, a use that does not involve the destruction of any living creatures, but rather the reuse of materials that have been jettisoned by their original animal owners.

Many Latin American countries celebrate the Novena of Aguinaldos, a nine-day, Catholic-based holiday that includes music, food and prayer. Grace Pinzon, a Colombian woman living in Florida, shares with us how the novena is celebrated there.