Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Originally from Mexico City, singer Karla Álvarez has been living in Berlin, Germany for eleven years. In this video, she tells us how, when she misses her country and family, making pozole, a traditional Mexican soup, makes her feel closer to home.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Carolina, a backpacker from Quito, talks to us about Mindo, explaining to us some of the reasons she decided to stay to live in this unique Ecuadorian town.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Meet Cristina Valeria León and Edison Amaguaña, artisans from Riobamba, Ecuador, who will show us in this video just some of the multitude of products one can find in the town's "Plaza Roja" [Red Plaza], which is also known as the "Plaza de los Artesanos" [Artisans' Plaza].
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In part two of Fermín's video tour of Seville, he takes us to visit some of the city's most iconic sites, including the Real Alcázar, the Seville Cathedral, the Torre de Oro (Golden Tower), and more.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Seville, Spain's third most visited capital, offers visitors an interesting range of history, culture, architecture, crafts, and cuisine. Don't miss the first part of Fermín's video about this incredible city in southern Spain.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
A few hours prior to the final of the famed Copa del Rey soccer tournament, Fermín and his friends had the opportunity to chat with the legendary goalkeeper Luis Arconada.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
During his trip to Seville, Fermín had the opportunity to interview one of the most charismatic football players that La Real Sociedad, San Sebastián's soccer team, has ever had. In this video, we listen to famous forward Roberto López Ufarte make his prediction about which team he believes will win the Copa del Rey [King's Cup].
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In the year of the pandemic, the Basque Country got a big surprise: their two teams, la Real Sociedad from San Sebastián and the Athletic Club of Bilbao, reached the final of the Copa del Rey ["King's Cup" soccer championship]. Fermín tells us how he was able to experience this great historical moment alongside fans of both teams.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
Our hosts, Pedro and Gabriel, explain in greater detail about kitesurfing at the Sea Club, an inn where they work in the "wind paradise" of Adicora, Venezuela.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
Francisco and Juan Diego introduce us to an inn called the Sea Club on the beach in Adicora, Venezuela, which offers a range of exciting activities like kitesurfing and windsurfing.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
We continue our tour of the Quinta de Bolivar, exploring a few of its most fascinating rooms as well as some of the beautiful trees and monuments in its surrounding gardens.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Let's visit the Quinta de Bolivar, a hacienda in the outskirts of Santa Marta, Colombia that served as Simon Bolivar's residence. It is currently utilized as a museum, dedicated to the life and times of this iconic symbol of Colombian independence.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Colombian artist Jose Segundo Quinche Perez tells us how he got his start in photography and what motivates him when capturing images.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Dreamcatchers are a type of talisman that are thought to ward off bad energy while retaining the good. Jorge Musuña, who makes them for a living in Otavalo, Ecuador, talks to us about their many sizes and varieties and their process of creation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.
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