New York has the Hudson; Paris has the Seine; London has the Thames. Rivers were important in the building of these cities: they were commercial routes and also a source of food. Aterciopelados (in English, literally “The Velvety Ones”) the well-known Colombian band, remind us of the importance of our rivers with the title song of their socially conscious album Río.

The Tsáchila community has undertaken the task of opening its doors to foreign visitors, giving them the opportunity to learn more about their traditions and culture.

Guillermina and Candelario enjoy a day at the beach with the help of a palm tree that they use as a swing, but something incredible happens when Guillermina gets tangled up in it.

Guillermina and Candelario meet Grandma Marine, a one hundred and fifty-year-old sea turtle!

When the doll house that Guillermina is building gets swept away by a wave, Mister Snail offers his expertise to help build a new one.

During their visit to the City of Crabs, Guillermina and Candelario encounter both the ghost and fiddler crabs- and take a lot of pictures along the way!

In this episode, Gillermina becomes friends with a lady octopus while playing hide and seek with Candelario and learns a lot!

Meli teaches us how to make fun dinosaur jars and note holders.

Our guide introduces us to the Cuzama haciendas, a hidden location in the Yucatan jungle where one can admire the remains of colonial haciendas formerly dedicated to the production of henequen, a type of Central American agave also known as sisal.

Our guide, Claudia, takes us on a tour of the amazing natural wonder, the cenotes of Cuzamá, cave formations with natural springs in which one can experience the rejuvenating effects of immersion.

Rosa teaches us how to recycle by choosing the correct container for each type of waste.

In order to help to protect our environment, Rosa Chaparro gives us some useful advice regarding "the three r's": reduce, reuse and recycle.