Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer Cecilia Villar Eljuri, considered one of the top female guitarists of her time and recognized for her socially-conscious lyrics, was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in New York by multicultural parents. In this candid interview, she talks about the ways in which her exposure to different places, cultures and types of music has influenced the evolution of her music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The selection process for the Misión Chef reality show continues with a sensory test during which the participants are blindfolded.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
This last part of the series on Tayrona Natural National Park identifies the conflict between conserving and embracing the local fishermen, business owners, etc. as a fundamental part of the park and the fact that, despite having been there before the park was even a park, they are considered to be living there illegally.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
History tells us that the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico occurred in June and from the south. The fictional short story, Seva, tells a different story, one of an invasion from the east that came a month earlier. A type of musical oral history known as a "copla" mirrors the fictional story.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
This second episode of Misión Chef takes a look at some of The Culinary School for Underprivileged Youths' students and gives some background about the socioeconomic causes of poverty in Colombia.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Here's a message from the future from a planet-loving, spaced-out hippie about water conservation and mindful water consumption habits.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
"Misión Chef" is a culinary school that gives underprivileged youth the tools they need to become chefs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The Planeta Palabra gang encounters a young Gypsy boy who explains to them about the Gypsy nation of Rom and its culture, providing them with a ton of new words in the process.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Mr. John encounters a group of Boy Scouts who teach him to recycle as a part of his journey to "recycle" words to save Planet Word.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Luis reads Jose Asuncion Silva's poem "Nocturne III," a really sad composition about his dead sister, Elvira.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chile
A group of Chilean girlfriends tell us about their experiences traveling abroad in Italy and plans to visit other European countries.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Fulanito and De Tal enlist the help of José Daniel, who they meet on planet Earth. Will his legend of "Charca Larga" ("Long Pool") provide them with enough words to continue to recover their planet?!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The crew continues their search for words by connecting the wordometer to the television set. As their journey is going much more rapidly than expected, what could possibly go wrong now?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Two Colombian children speak about their love for different kinds of diving: a young boy who practices the sport of high diving in a swimming pool and a girl who loves the freedom of scuba diving in the limitless sea.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Maximiliano, a young Venezuelan living in the South of Italy, explains a bit about its culture and customs, particularly during Christmastime.
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