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Tierra Envenenada (1 episodes 3 videos)

The effort to de-mine Central America is truly an international one, with assistance coming from the U.S., Germany, Spain, France, England, Japan, Canada and Sweden (who’s ambassador is featured here, speaking eloquent Spanish). Also we hear from soldiers on the pleasure of serving a mission of peace, as opposed to one of war.

¡Tierra, Sí! (1 episodes 4 videos)

¡Tierra, Sí! [Land, Yes!] examines controversial 2006 events during the Mexican presidency of Vicente Fox whereby peasants in the municipality of San Salvador Atenco vehemently protested the construction of an airport that would displace thousands of families from their land.

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Hecho en México - Documentary - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

What happens when you mix rap, rock, and the typical sounds of son jarocho from Veracruz? The answer is in this clip featuring rapper Bastón, the group Mono Blanco, and rocker Sergio Arau.

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Caption 3 [es]: Esta va por mi tierra, mi chulo país
Caption 3 [en]: This one's for my land, my beautiful country

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Los Tiempos de Pablo Escobar - Capítulo 2 - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Colombia

During his stay in prison, Pablo Escobar manages to commit many crimes including trying and even killing his own people. He later manages to escape the prison without anyone noticing until the next morning.

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Caption 47 [es]: Eso es, eso es tierra fría.
Caption 47 [en]: That's, that's cold land.

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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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Imbabura - Finca de azúcar morena

Difficulty: Advanced

Ecuador

Modesto Nicolas Gomez Burgos shows us how organic brown sugar is produced at the Santa Barbara factory located in Imbabura, Ecuador.

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Caption 57 [es]: porque siempre tiene tierra la... la... la caña.
Caption 57 [en]: because the... the... cane's always got dirt.

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Saraguro - Tienda "Colors"

Difficulty: Advanced

Ecuador

Manuel Quispe, owner of the indigenous clothing shop, Colors, in Saraguro, Ecuador, explains to us about some of the items they sell, particularly their handcrafted traditional necklaces.

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Caption 4 [es]: Antigua'... Más antes vivía afuera de mi tierra.
Caption 4 [en]: Before... Before (that) I used to live away from my land.

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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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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bochica

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.

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Caption 15 [es]: Por esa época, la luna todavía no alumbraba la Tierra
Caption 15 [en]: In those days, the moon still didn't illuminate the Earth

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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 23 [es]: y casi toda la tierra estaba cubierta de agua,
Caption 23 [en]: and almost the entire earth was covered in water,

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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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