After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.

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?

Experts on Los Tiempos de Pablo Escobar [The Times of Pablo Escobar] tell about the formation of the infamous "Muerte a Secuestradores" [Death to Kidnappers], or MAS, a Colombian paramilitary group formed in the eighties with the goal of combatting kidnapping as well as furthering the interests of their supporters: Colombian drug cartels, politicians, U.S. corporations, and wealthy landowners.

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.

Renowned journalists and even one of the nation's ex-Presidents weigh in on what the atmosphere was like in Colombia during the times in which the cartels began to acquire massive power.

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.

What was Colombia like before Pablo Escobar burst onto the scene? Find out in the introduction to this documentary in which key figures from the era reveal details about one of the country's darkest historical chapters.

Jacky sings a popular spring song. Let's learn Spanish by singing!

Through several interviews with lovers of this exhilarating sport, Lida shows us what paragliding over Colombia's Valle del Cauca entails.

In this second part of this lesson on grammatical agreement, Carlos explains verb agreement, or the necessary correspondence of number and grammatical person between a verb and its subject.

When Cleer and Lida get together for a picnic by the lake, they each have surprises in store for one another.

There are two types of grammatical agreement in Spanish: noun agreement and verb agreement. In this chapter, Carlos explains to us the concept of noun agreement. Let's see what it's about!

When Cleer's daughter, Lia, shares a bit of sad news with her, Cleer is determined to cheer her up.

The English representation of the sound that a rooster makes is "cock-a-doodle-doo," but what is it in Spanish? Learn this and more as Jacky sings us the "Farmer's Song."

Determined to look nice for her upcoming outing with Lida on Saturday, Cleer calls a beauty salon to find out what they have to offer and set up an appointment.