Xochitl from Monterrey, Mexico tells us about how the recent surge in violent crime in Mexico and in her area in particular affects the way that Mexican citizens live their lives.

The second part of a tutorial on how make "aborrajados," or ripe plantain fritters, a scrumptious Colombian dish.

Charlie Pérez Acosta, a taxi driver from the Dominican Republic, tells us a bit about his job, his family, and the extremely touristic area, Cabarete Beach, in which he drives.

As we reach the finals stage of the Mono Núñez festival in Colombia, our host attempts to create a "Latin American integration" as well as continuing to explore the individual journeys of the participating groups.

Meet a group of Mexican workers who arduously labor on the construction of a new building while they share with us some of the ins and outs of their task. This is part 2 of the video.

This segment explores the extent to which the musicians at the Mono Núñez festival combine formal training with natural instinct to make their traditional Colombian music.

Karla and Isabel tell us about their favorite words in Spanish as well as telling us which are, in their opinion, the longest, prettiest, ugliest and most easily confused words in Spanish.

Valeria Guerra and Karina Barbosa, students of journalism and biotechnical engineering, respectively, at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, also known as Monterrey Tech, in Monterrey, Mexico, tell us a bit about their daily activities, the school and the city of Monterrey itself.

"De Música Ligera" ("Of light music") is a single by the Argentine rock band, Soda Stereo, released in 1990 as part of the group's fifth album, "Canción Animal," and considered a representative rock en español anthem.

The Bears in the Kitchen show us how to make a dish literally translated as the "violated chicken," accompanied by potatoes au gratin. Both dishes are, of course, seasoned with their favorite "Moe's Original" spice rub. Follow their youtube channel here: Bears in the Kitchen.

Learn how "capirotada" is made, a Mexican bread pudding-like dish which is typically consumed during Holy Week.

Learn how to make "aborrajados," or ripe plantain fritters, a scrumptious Colombian dish.

Do the rules and restrictions associated with entering a contest like the Mono Núñez affect the musicians' artistic freedom? In this segment, our host and musicians examine that question.

This final episode in the series concludes the story of the boy who, following his mother's death, goes in search of his long lost father.

Our behind-the-scenes look at the Colombian Mono Núñez music festival continues with an interview with a group who plays Afro-Colombian music and, has opted to perform but not to enter the festival's contest.