Kevin's neighbor and childhood playmate, Cata, is starting the same school as Kevin and Fede. But she is sporting a new, more mature style and insists that she be addressed by her full name, Catalina.

Unlike Kevin and Fede's previous school, this one is co-ed, arousing some anxiety in them. Fede even confesses about a nightmare in which he arrives at school naked.

Los Años Maravillos incorporates genuine archival news footage, giving us a sense of what it was like to live in Colombia in the mid 1980s. In this segment, we see reports regarding the civil conflict involving rebel forces used as a backdrop to the family drama unfolding at the González dinner table.

It's the summer of 1985 and 12-year-old Kevin González is spending his time playing banquitas, a Colombian form of street soccer. His older brother, Leo, is forever tormenting him, while his best friend, Fede, does his best to intervene.

Carolina explains about the gerund verb form in Spanish and some mistakes that native English speakers commonly make when employing it.

José Enriques, who works in the goat milk industry in Otavalo Ecuador, explains a bit about his typical day as well as the health benefits of goat milk.

Cleer tells us about her favorite hobby and its many benefits, as well as some of the other things she enjoys doing.

Danny, an instructor at Outward Bound, an adventure school in Costa Rica, explains to us how experiencing an outdoor adventure may also constitute an internal journey which allows one to develop greater leadership skills and learn about oneself.

Meet Cesar Flores, the owner of the Kory Malku Andean shoe store in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Cleer and Lida demonstrate how to book a hotel room.

Meet the volunteers of Faithful Friend Patrol, a dog rescue organization in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Carolina explains to us about the gerund, the form of a verb which expresses an action in progress.

Natalia from Ecuador introduces us to the largely indigenous and extremely fascinating city of Otavalo, considered to be the "intercultural capital" of Ecuador.

Cata and Cleer teach us how to order food at a restaurant.

Meet Manuel Leon, an Ecuadorian artist who makes effigies for the "Año Viejo" tradition which symbolically brings in the New Year by burning them as representations of the negative aspects of the past one.