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Otavalo - Curso de Zampoña, instrumento andino popular

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

¿Qué es la zampoña? Humberto Morales, uno de nuestros amigos de Ecuador, nos presenta este tradicional instrumento andino.

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Imbabura - Elaboración de vasijas

Difficulty: Beginner

Ecuador

Meet Lucy Conejo, a fine arts artist who creates one-of-a-kind painted pots.

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Caption 1 [es]: Hola, amigos de Yabla, ¿cómo les va?
Caption 1 [en]: Hello, friends of Yabla, how's it going?

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Cristina - Museo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

From Ecuador's Mindalae Ethnohistorical Museum of Crafts, Cristina explains to us a bit about Ecuador's history as well as its indigenous peoples, for whom the close connection between human beings, nature, and the spiritual world is of the utmost importance.

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Caption 52 [es]: Muchas gracias, amigos, por acompañarme.
Caption 52 [en]: Thank you very much, friends, for joining me.

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Días festivos - La diablada pillareña - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Luis Moya, one of the Pillaro "devils" during the famed "Pillaro Dance of the Devils" celebration, gives us some insight into the significance behind some of its most important characters.

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Caption 42 [es]: Y bien amigos, me encuentro muy contenta
Caption 42 [en]: And well, friends, I'm very happy

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Días festivos - La diablada pillareña - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Cristina talks to us about the "Diablada Pillareña" [Pillaro Dance of the Devils], a popular annual celebration in Pillaro, Ecuador that has been deemed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

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Caption 1 [es]: Qué tal amigos de Yabla, mi nombre es Cristina.
Caption 1 [en]: How are you, friends of Yabla? My name is Cristina.

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Otavalo - Jorge, creador de atrapasueños

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.

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Caption 80 [es]: Sean bienvenidos todos los amigos nacionales y extranjeros.
Caption 80 [en]: All our local [Ecuadorian] and foreign friends, consider yourselves welcome.

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Pipo - Un paseo por la playa de Atacames

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

With the help of a tour guide, Pipo shows us the wonders of Atacames Beach in Ecuador.

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Caption 1 [es]: Buenos días, buenos días, amigos de Yabla.
Caption 1 [en]: Good morning, good morning, friends of Yabla.

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Querido México - Teotihuacán

Difficulty: Beginner

Ecuador, Mexico

Tour the Pyramids of Teotihuacán, a World Heritage Site within one of the most magical pre-Hispanic cities of Mesoamerica, near modern day Mexico City.

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Caption 1 [es]: Hola, amigos y amigas de Yabla.
Caption 1 [en]: Hello, male and female friends of Yabla.

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Guayaquil - Malecón 2000

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Miriam Fernández of Guayaquil, Ecuador, introduces us to the renowned "Malecón 2000," a pier where people of all ages can enjoy a plethora of attractions from historical monuments to modern day bars and restaurants, excursions and more.

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Caption 1 [es]: Hola, amigos.
Caption 1 [en]: Hello, friends.

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Un café con Julia - Navidad

Difficulty: Beginner

Ecuador

Julia and Pipo talk about their Christmas traditions- or lack thereof- and how the meaning of Christmas seems to have changed in modern times.

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Caption 59 [es]: ¿También te vas? -Quiero irme a la playa igual con unos amigos.
Caption 59 [en]: Are you leaving too? -I want to go to the beach anyway with some friends.

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Otavalo - Zapatos andinos

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

Meet Cesar Flores, the owner of the Kory Malku Andean shoe store in Otavalo, Ecuador.

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Caption 1 [es]: Hola, amigos. Eh, soy César Flores,
Caption 1 [en]: Hello, friends. Um, I'm Cesar Flores,

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Otavalo - El mercado de artesanías de Otavalo

Difficulty: Beginner

Ecuador

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

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Caption 46 [es]: ¡Chao, Yabla amigos!
Caption 46 [en]: Bye, Yabla friends!

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Otavalo - Haciendo pulseras artesanales

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

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

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Caption 75 [es]: Gracias amigos por visitarme
Caption 75 [en]: Thank you friends for visiting me

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