Meet Manuel Leon, an Ecuadorian artist who makes effigies for the "Año Viejo" tradition which symbolically brings in the New Year by burning them as representations of the negative aspects of the past one.

Despite enormous problems with hunger throughout the world, humanity continues to needlessly throw away half of our usable food supply. Los Reporteros examines various proposals for alleviating this situation.

The Ideas Club explores the Great Mosque of Córdoba in Córdoba, Spain, one of the world's most significant examples of Muslim architecture and declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

One of the most fun ways to visit Wales is on board an antique steam locomotive. One of the oldest railroad companies in the world has recently opened a new line which, thanks to an army of volunteers, is delighting both tourists and its devoted employees.

Video surveillance systems are becoming an increasingly common way to try to thwart and/or catch shoplifters.

See how a food bank in Spain is collecting food that's about to expire (or food with dented packaging) to distribute to those in need.

As robberies increase in Spanish stores along with the worsening of the economic crisis, shopkeepers are forced to reconsider their security systems.

In the heart of Europe, there is quite a groundbreaking project: a college Euroregion which seeks to modernize higher education and increase the number of exchange students and graduates in the EU.

Yimi, a tour guide in training in the Colombian Pacific, gives us an up-close and personal look at the area's humpback whales, also known as the yubarta.

Meet Francis, an instructor from the famed kite and windsurfing destination, Cabarete, in the Dominican Republic.

Meet Paulino from Paraíso in the Dominican Republic, who gives an inside look into the homes, food, education and lifestyle of his community's locals.

Los Reporteros explores the issue of food waste in first world countries where the majority of the problem takes place at the end of the food chain during food distribution and commercialization.

We now visit the province of Seville in search of one of the largest solar farms in Andalusia. Located in Bajo Guadalquivir, the Sevillian town of El Coronil has taken advantage of its natural resources for centuries.

Our tour guide takes us on a search for blue anoles, a highly endangered species of lizard found only on Gorgona Island.

Fifty percent of European food produce ends up in the trash, an alarming figure which says little for our manner of production, distribution and consumption.