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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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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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Videos de la elección Venezuela - Manuel Rosales - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Manuel Rosales se postuló a la presidencia de Venezuela en contra de la candidatura de Hugo Chávez. Tenía el respaldo de una buena porción de las clases medias y altas del país, sin embargo ésto no fue suficiente para vencer la enorme popularidad de Hugo Chávez.

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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 38 [en]: and, in this case, we have a chapel from the thirteenth century,
Caption 38 [es]: y en este caso tenemos una capilla del siglo trece,

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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 28 [en]: and that is how the twentieth century kicks off in Paris.
Caption 28 [es]: y es así como se inaugura el siglo veinte en París.

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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 3 [es]: [Cultura]
Caption 3 [en]: [Culture]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After shedding some light on the flash fiction genre and providing us with some examples, Carlos finally reads us the piece with which he placed among the finalists at a prominent flash fiction contest in Barcelona. Can you understand any of the meaning behind it?

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Caption 3 [es]: [Cultura]
Caption 3 [en]: [Culture]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.

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Caption 3 [es]: [Cultura]
Caption 3 [en]: [Culture]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the first part of this series, Carlos introduces us to the characteristics of flash fiction, a literary genre distinguished by its succinctness and ability to capture the reader from the first word to the last.

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Caption 3 [es]: [Cultura]
Caption 3 [en]: [Culture]

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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 18 [en]: of the nineteenth century
Caption 18 [es]: del siglo diecinueve

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Días festivos - La diablada pillareña - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Luis Moya, one of the Pillaro "devils" during the famed "Pillaro Dance of the Devils" celebration, gives us some insight into the significance behind some of its most important characters.

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Caption 13 [es]: lo que representa es nuestra cultura,
Caption 13 [en]: what it represents is our culture,

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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 65 [es]: en contra de la doctrina impuesta por los españoles antiguamente.
Caption 65 [en]: against the doctrine imposed by the Spaniards in ancient times.

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Bogotá - El cerro de Monserrate

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

“El Cerro de Monserrate” [Monserrate Hill] is a famous Hill in the center of Bogota, Colombia, which is a destination for pilgrimages and home to many tourist attractions, including a church, funicular and aerial cableway. Our host, Edwin Galve, who works bringing people to Monserrate’s several restaurants, tells us about these and more!

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Caption 31 [en]: brought from Italy from the last century.
Caption 31 [es]: traídas desde Italia desde el siglo pasado.

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Guillermo el chamán - La cosmología de los mayas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.

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Caption 50 [es]: Eso es muy interesante porque en nuestra cultura,
Caption 50 [en]: That is very interesting because in our culture,

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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 6 [es]: Y entonces, eh... vamos manteniendo lo que es nuestra cultura, ¿no?
Caption 6 [en]: And so, um... we are maintaining our culture, right?

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