Sisters Zony and Zulbra from Coro, Venezuela share with us how their daily lives are affected not only by the coronavirus pandemic, but also by their country's current economic and fuel crises.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected almost every country in the world. Zulbany and Axel, two young people from Coro, Falcón State, Venezuela, share with us how it has changed their lives.

We spoke with Carlos, an architect in Falcón State, Venezuela, who explains to us his view of the quarantine due to COVID-19 and how he sees the world emerging when the pandemic is over.

From Quito, Ecuador, Julia informs us about the effects that COVID-19 has had on her great city.

In the midst of the totally unexpected quarantine caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, some inhabitants of Otavalo, Ecuador, share with us some of their experiences and lessons learned.

Meet Julio Sarramián, a fine artist from Madrid, who gives us a tour of his studio and tells us a bit about his work.

Hallaca is one of Venezuela's most traditional dishes, particularly around Christmas. Joining us from the municipality of El Hatillo, Caracas, Luisa will share with us how to prepare this exquisite recipe. We hope you'll try it out!

Do you know what a cuatro sounds like? This is your opportunity to get to know this typical Venezuelan instrument, a beautiful, little four-stringed guitar.

The Chief Librarian at the Cervantes Institute in London tells us about the library's resources and users as well as what it is like to work there.

Julián Martínez will tell us a bit about himself, including how he grew up between Mexico and the United States and came to be a teacher at various levels and institutions.

Javier is proud of his fruit stand: he says it’s the best in all of Tijuana, Mexico. He explains to us how he prepares the different fruit shakes, fruit cocktails, and fruit salads, as well as a special recipe from Tijuana for tostilocos.

Watch Javier as he shows you how he makes a cottage cheese fruit salad. So many colors, so many flavors, so many names!

Una pulga is a flea. “Un mercado de pulgas” is, of course, a flea market. We go on a spirited tour of Bogotá’s flea market where our guide shows us antique items we never knew we needed.

We’ve already seen some interesting, fabulous and downright curious things in the “mercado de pulgas” (flea market). But what about the people in there? They’re as colorful, amusing and charming as the goods in any stall.

In Bogotá’s flea market, children help out in their parents’ businesses. We stop at a stall of handcrafted wood figures and chat with the artisan’s daughter.