Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Can the forced displacement of families ever be justified? This is a question that knows no borders as governments seek out locations for new highways, hospitals, universities, and, especially, airports. The people of Atenco, Mexico, argue against plans to put one on their farmlands.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
If you find it unusual that a farmer is comparing compensation for his land with the cost of presidential bath linens, you are clearly not aware of the toallagate scandal that rocked Vicente Fox’s administration and led to resignations at Los Pinos. We’re not sure what kind of towel US $400 buys, but it best be pretty darned afelpado is all we can say!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Something that induces lagrimas (tears) is said to be lacrimógeno. So if you were organizing a Festival de cine lacrimógeno, only tear-jerkers would fit the bill. If, on the other hand, you were organizing a protest of the forced seizure of your family’s farm, you might find yourself crying because of the gas lacrimógeno wafting through the air.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
In this installment of the dispute documentary we hear Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata quoted over a protester’s loudspeaker. As Zapata said: “¡Victoria o muerte!” (“Victory or death!”). To protest the taking of their farmland, the people of Atenco are using stronger and stronger language. Listen in.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Watch as these wealthy folks search for extremely expensive "bargains" in clothes, cars, etc. Everything is relative!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
"Zoquitos" is a network of local currency in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain with no physical bills or coins. It is based on bartering with the goal of promoting an economy that is more fair and supportive.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
75 minutos takes a look inside the home of an expatriate couple living in Spain where a large percentage of their belongings were acquired second-hand.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Residents of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain continue to explain the nuances of buying and selling goods and services with their local currency, “zoquitos.”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Residents of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain continue to explain the nuances of exchanging goods and services through a network of "zoquitos," a kind of local currency. While it has not yet happened fully, some of them envision a day in which their community might live without money in the traditional sense.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
75 minutos talks to some Spanish business owners who decided to start their businesses after winding up unemployed. On tighter budgets, they were able to save a lot of money by purchasing many of their supplies second-hand.
Difficulty: Advanced
Spain Andalusia
At the height of the twenty-first century, it has become increasingly fashionable in Andalusia, Spain, to exchange apartments or stores. Learn more about this phenomenon.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain Andalusia
The discussion about the growing trend of apartment-swapping in Spain continues.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Jesus Lopez shows us the facilities of the "Centro de Recuperación de la Fauna Salvaje" [Wild Fauna Recovery Center] from the Intensive Care Unit to the kitchen.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Jésus Lopez, a Spanish veterinarian specializing in wildlife, explains his passion for as well as some challenges of his profession.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain Andalusia
See how students at the Rodríguez Casado de Palos de la Frontera Institute in Huelva, Spain learn to use the oil found at home to make biodiesel, an alternative car fuel.
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