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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Se puede dudar que la educación contribuya directamente a mejorar la vida de las personas. ¿Pero una persona educada es más proclive a cuidar del medio ambiente? Un hombre así lo cree y ha empezado un projecto en el que grupos de vecinos se reúnen para enseñar y aprender para el bien de “la gente y la tierra”.

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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 57 [es]: y tienen frío acá en la tierra.
Caption 57 [en]: and they're cold here on Earth.

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Guillermo el chamán - La tecnología maya

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

During his interview with Cleer, Guillermo tells her about his interest in Mayan technology as well as his own experience studying the culture of this legendary Mesoamerican civilization.

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Caption 24 [es]: eh... los nodos geomagnéticos de la tierra,
Caption 24 [en]: um... the geomagnetic nodes of the earth,

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Semillero de Escarabajos - Chapter 1 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the opinion of writer and cycling enthusiast, Héctor Abad, cycling is Colombia's true national sport.

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Caption 2 [es]: Eh... Nosotros vivimos en un sitio muy raro de la tierra,
Caption 2 [en]: Um... We live in a very strange place on earth,

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Viajando con Carlos - Boyacá - Colombia

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos invites you to travel Colombia with him, but first, wants to explain a few preliminary things.

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Caption 32 [es]: se refería a esta tierra como "Boiaca",
Caption 32 [en]: referred to this land as "Boiaca,"

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Instinto de conservación - Gorgona - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

While some people on Gorgona Island search for the tiny blue anole lizard, others are determined to spot enormous humpback whales.

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Caption 45 [es]: para poder hacer avistamientos desde tierra.
Caption 45 [en]: in order to be able to do watches from land.

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

As the festival continues, we meet a group of Colombians who talk about how they've modernized the themes of the Andean music they play. We also meet an Argentinian who shares about the types of songs she performs.

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Caption 24 [es]: los cantos tradicionales que son a la tierra,
Caption 24 [en]: the traditional songs which are about the land,

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Singing in Nasa Yuwe, their native language, is one way in which Colombia's indigenous Nasa population strives to preserve and make more visible their language, culture and customs.

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Caption 32 [es]: con... que... que aman la... la tierra,
Caption 32 [en]: with... who... who love the... the land,

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Seva Vive - 5. La historia se da cuenta - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

What is history? What is fiction? Is history fact? Do people believe history or fiction more readily? These are the kinds of questions critics ask as "Seva Vive" continues.

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Caption 2 [es]: en esa tierra movediza de realidad y ficción.
Caption 2 [en]: on that quicksand of reality and fiction.

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Seva Vive - 3. ¿Mito o conspiración?

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.

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Caption 42 [es]: exterminar de la faz de la tierra a todo posible testigo,
Caption 42 [en]: to exterminate from the face of the earth every possible witness,

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Una Historia de Café - La Catación - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After all the bean sorting, cleaning, grinding and toasting we witnessed in our previous segments of Una Historia de Café, it’s finally time to boil up some water and do a little tasting, or “cupping,” as it’s known in laboratory circles. You might want to fire up your percolator; we have a feeling you’ll be craving some caffeine any moment now!

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Caption 12 [es]: O sea, no va a tener sabor a cloro, no va a tener sabor a tierra,
Caption 12 [en]: That is, it won't taste like chlorine, won't taste like dirt,

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Most people agree that there’s nothing quite like a tasty wood-fired grill, but because the traditional stove of the Peruvian highlands lacks adequate ventilation of the home and kitchen, serious health problems can arise. A team of researchers have identified this unique regional problem and worked with a clever team of engineers to design an affordable and elegant safer alternative that will be accepted and used by the local people.

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Caption 1 [es]: Desde que el hombre apareció como tal sobre la faz de la Tierra
Caption 1 [en]: Since man appeared as such on the surface of the Earth

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