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Los Años Maravillosos (14 episodes 116 videos)

Growing up isn't easy. Kevin knows this only too well and recalls those years when he feels that he ceased to be a child. From his first love to his friends at school to his relationship with his parents, everything seemed to be source of pain, but over time, one can look back with nostalgia. Enjoy the Colombian adaptation of the classic series, "The Wonder Years."

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Días festivos - La diablada pillareña - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Cristina nos habla de la Diablada Pillareña, una fiesta tradicional muy popular que se celebra todos los años y que es parte del Patrimonio Cultural Intangible del Ecuador.

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Burgos - La princesa noruega

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Cristina de Noruega llegó a Burgos, España, en la navidad de 1257. Llegó para desposar al rey Alfonso X de Castilla. Tristemente, Cristina murió poco tiempo después de la boda, cuando tenía solamente 28 años.

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Cataluña y su gente - Tarragona histórica - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Professor Joan Martínez Manent clues us in about additional historical sites in Tarragona and tells us a fascinating story called The Burial of the Cat, which can be seen carved into the Tarragona Cathedral's cloister.

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Caption 48 [es]: de ciento y pico, doscientos años.
Caption 48 [en]: a hundred or so, two hundred years.

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Cataluña y su gente - Tarragona histórica - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

This time, we'll discover with Joan Martínez Manent some interesting details about the Roman history of the current Spanish city of Tarragona.

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Caption 8 [es]: que de... entre los años veinticinco y veintisiete
Caption 8 [en]: that from... between the years twenty-five and twenty-seven,

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Cataluña y su gente - Tarragona histórica - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Professor Joan Martínez Manent continues to share with us details about Tarragona, this time showing us the ancient Roman aqueduct that was built in the first century A.D. and fulfilled a variety of important functions for the ancient city.

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Caption 13 [es]: los años veinticinco, cincuenta después de Cristo
Caption 13 [en]: the years twenty-five, fifty A.D.,

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Cataluña y su gente - Tarragona histórica - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

From the ancient Wall of Tarragona, history expert and university professor Joan Martínez Manent tells us the story of the construction of this Roman structure, which coincided with the birth of the city of Tarragona.

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Caption 6 [es]: hace dos mil doscientos años,
Caption 6 [en]: two thousand two hundred years ago,

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Los Juegos Olímpicos - Víctor y la historia de las Olimpiadas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

A few months prior to the opening of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Victor shared with us some very interesting facts about the history of this event.

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Caption 27 [es]: que los Juegos Olímpicos serían cada cuatro años,
Caption 27 [en]: that the Olympic Games will be every four years,

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.

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Caption 29 [es]: Veinticinco años después,
Caption 29 [en]: Twenty-five years later,

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Días festivos - La Tamborrada de San Sebastián

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Guided by Fermin, we immerse ourselves in San Sebastian's biggest and most lively celebration: the Tamborrada [Drum Parade], learning about its origins and how this twenty-four-hour party is celebrated.

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Caption 11 [es]: Yo llevo ya unos años viviendo en Málaga,
Caption 11 [en]: I've been living in Malaga for a few years now,

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Amaya - Teatro romano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Amaya, her dog, Lucas, and her friend, Montse, speak to us from in front of the Roman Theater, the most important monument built by the Roman Empire in Malaga, Spain during the first century.

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Caption 66 [es]: Por muchos años estuvo abandonado,
Caption 66 [en]: For many years, it was abandoned,

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Días festivos - Novenas de Navidad

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Many Latin American countries celebrate the Novena of Aguinaldos, a nine-day, Catholic-based holiday that includes music, food and prayer. Grace Pinzon, a Colombian woman living in Florida, shares with us how the novena is celebrated there.

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Caption 50 [es]: que han venido acá desde que tienen cuatro, cinco, seis años,
Caption 50 [en]: who've come here since they're four, five, six years old,

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Otavalo - La fiesta Inti Raymi

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Residents of Otavalo, Ecuador, explain to us how they celebrate "Inti Raymi," an Inca Empire celebration in honor of the sun god, "Inti," and how it helps them to preserve their culture.

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Caption 43 [es]: unos doce años así, ¿no?
Caption 43 [en]: about twelve years or so, right?

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