South America's Andean cultural legacy is one of the most interesting and beautiful on the continent and includes music from countries like Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Michael delights us by playing a variety of different rhythms from these countries and more.

Michael shows us yet another enchanting Andean instrument called the hualaycho, which is typically played in January and February during the Carnival celebrations in Potosi, Bolivia.

Michael shares with us his knowledge about the tarka, an Andean musical instrument played often at traditional celebrations in Bolivia and Peru.

In this video, Mary introduces some items and products used to protect us against the Coronavirus and gives us some good advice for using them.

Mary from Ecuador shares with us her experience during the global quarantine due to COVID-19. Among other things, as schools remain closed, her teachers keep sending her a ton of homework.

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.

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.

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.

Modesto Nicolas Gomez Burgos shows us how organic brown sugar is produced at the Santa Barbara factory located in Imbabura, Ecuador.

Manuel Quispe, owner of the indigenous clothing shop, Colors, in Saraguro, Ecuador, explains to us about some of the items they sell, particularly their handcrafted traditional necklaces.

Recognizing that it often seems more difficult to make new friends as adults, rather than in our younger days, Natalia offers us some tips to do so.

Ecuadorian restaurant owner, Carmen Itarba, speaks to us about her restaurant in Yawarkucha, Ecuador, which specializes in tilapia and caters to Ecuadorians and tourists alike.

Celebrated in Ecuador on November second, the Day of the Dead is a time for family members to gather together and pay respects through customs involving food, prayer and music, to deceased family members, whom they view as very much alive energetically.

Gorgeous flora and fauna, beautiful beaches, a pleasant climate and environmental consciousness are just a few of the reasons Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands are such a popular tourist destination.

Marcelo continues to edify us on the benefits of amaranth and quinoa for various parts of our minds and bodies.