Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Is organic farming still ecological when excessive resources are spent to ship goods halfway around the world? Why are ecologically-oriented producers more subject to government oversight than those using environmental contaminants?
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Reducir, reutilizar, y reciclar: most of us have heard it in English, and here we hear it in Spanish. These women explain to us the “three R's” to combat the excessive amount of waste that we generate.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Transgenic, or genetically modified, crops are a marginal issue for most people in the United States. This is not the case in Europe, where the issue of transgénicos is very much in the forefront of the public's mind.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
She loves Barcelona, but lovely Tatiana’s accent quickly gives her away as a colombiana (from Bogotá, to be precise). Until the Olympics came to town and spurred a facelift, Barcelona wasn’t really living up to its potential. But now it is fully exploiting its great location on the Mediterranean Sea.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Her name is Milagros- her nickname, “Cholito”. She’s wild on the soccer field, and not much tamer off of it. An orphan, she was brought up in a convent. But now she’s almost 18, and she will have to make her own way in the world. The world might not be quite ready…
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
Victoria isn’t exactly what you’d call “deep”, but she’s no pushover. She knows what she likes, and what she doesn’t. She certainly doesn’t like to be called Vicki, nor does she enjoy the company of Bobby, her brother’s chatterbox friend. She strives for ever more glamour and refinement, even deciding to change the name of her driver from Rocky to the more patrician “Morgan”.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
New reflections on happiness, love and addictions stand out in this part through the voices of Daniel Giménez Cacho and Diego Luna as well as in the melody of La Original Banda El Limón.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
This part of the documentary explores the gap between how we tend to live our lives and how we perhaps should. Against this backdrop of reflection, indigenous hip-hop group Slajem K'op performs one of their pieces in Tzotzil.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Pipo and July delve into a conversation about the languages they would like to learn and why. We also discover what languages both of them already master.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Andean broad beans are an ancestral food that has been fundamental in the nutrition of indigenous communities for centuries. Let's learn more about this food, recognized for being an excellent source of energy and nutrients.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
After listening to verses from the book La emoción de las cosas by Mexican writer and journalist Ángeles Mastretta, Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade, and the iconic member of the group Café Tacvba, Meme del Real, delight us with the sweet song Cuando llegaré.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
In this second part, Edison delves into the motor acceleration, the software system that controls it, and the comfort, ease of use, and low maintenance that an electric car offers.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Pipo meets with Edison Maywa, owner of an electric car, to learn firsthand about the advantages of this type of vehicle compared to a combustion engine one.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ecuador
Cristina introduces us to a fundamental food in Ecuador since ancestral times: the chocho, a legume rich in calcium, proteins and other valuable nutrients. Let's listen to some facts and details about this traditional ingredient.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Continuing with the theme of pain in life, it's the turn of the legendary Mexican wrestler Blue Demon to share his own personal experience.
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