Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Jaime Santa Cruz takes us to the nursery that bears his last name, "Vivero Santa Cruz," where one can find a variety of plants and trees for every taste.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
Karina García, a Venezuelan woman living in Barcelona, tells us about her startup, Mandarina Care, whose mission is to limit consumption of microplastics, chemicals, and toxic and carcinogenic substances with her lines of organic solid cosmetics.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Let's visit a forest with Cristina, where she'll teach us a lot of basic, nature-related vocabulary!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Cosmetologist Alejandra Zavala breaks down for us the process of making the organic soaps that her company, Micha Cosméticos (Micha Cosmetics), offers and tells us their benefits for the skin.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
From Otavalo, Ecuador, our friend Ñusta takes us to the Peguche Waterfall, a site of enormous touristic, ritual, and spiritual importance that is associated with a fascinating legend.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
The owner of the Tarpuy nursery near Otavalo, Ecuador, tells us about some of the different plants, pots, and prices they offer as well as a bit of her philosophy regarding their care.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Welcome to Tarpuy, a nursery near the city of Otavalo that launched during the pandemic to grow and sell cacti, succulents, and other types of plants that are thought to help people to connect to themselves and nature.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
Soaring through the skies of South America, the Andean condor is a symbol of freedom. However, when Virginia from Peru visits a captive condor at a zoo in Berlin who appears to be a bit down, she decides to try to cheer him up by playing a beautiful tune for him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
Hilda Velásquez, a young Guatemalan woman living in Berlin, Germany, shares with us her experience climbing one of the tallest volcanoes in Guatemala: Acatenango.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
In part two of Darwin's tour of the Guayllabamba Zoo, a refuge for wild animals that have been victims of illegal trafficking or domestication, he focuses on the aviary, the herpetarium, and the farm, among other areas for fascinating exotic animals.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Darwin takes us on a tour of the Guayllabamba Zoo, a refuge for wild animals that were trafficked or domesticated illegally. In this first part, he'll show us the areas for felines, monkeys, and birds.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
In Otavalo once again, we will learn about the innumerable benefits of honey and how our bodies can benefit from this natural product.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina, Colombia
Through several interviews with lovers of this exhilarating sport, Lida shows us what paragliding over Colombia's Valle del Cauca entails.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Ana Carolina shares with us three simple experiments to perform at home to teach our kids how germs are transmitted and how to fight them.
Difficulty: Advanced
Ecuador
Modesto Nicolas Gomez Burgos shows us how organic brown sugar is produced at the Santa Barbara factory located in Imbabura, Ecuador.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
“El Cerro de Monserrate” [Monserrate Hill] is a famous Hill in the center of Bogota, Colombia, which is a destination for pilgrimages and home to many tourist attractions, including a church, funicular and aerial cableway. Our host, Edwin Galve, who works bringing people to Monserrate’s several restaurants, tells us about these and more!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
The Tsáchila community has undertaken the task of opening its doors to foreign visitors, giving them the opportunity to learn more about their traditions and culture.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Ecuadorian "Poné," or shamans, utilize plants for their medicinal effects. In this video, we learn about some of their beliefs and wisdom.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico Monterrey
Meli teaches us how to make fun dinosaur jars and note holders.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico Venezuela
Our guide introduces us to the Cuzama haciendas, a hidden location in the Yucatan jungle where one can admire the remains of colonial haciendas formerly dedicated to the production of henequen, a type of Central American agave also known as sisal.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Doctor Leonardo Suárez, who practices general medicine with an emphasis on general, obstetric and gynecological surgery, talks to us about some of the most commonly seen diseases in his local population in Otavalo, Ecuador, as well as some of their causes.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Our guide, Claudia, takes us on a tour of the amazing natural wonder, the cenotes of Cuzamá, cave formations with natural springs in which one can experience the rejuvenating effects of immersion.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
At the Obraje Fish Farm in Otavalo, Ecuador, one can dine on the trout they catch, prepared with local flare by the Obraje staff at an incredibly affordable price.
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