Despite a lot of recent, negative publicity surrounding Venezuela's political and economic crises, there are many wonderful things about this country and its capital city of Caracas. Join our host, Victor Diaz, as he shows us one of its iconic sites, Plaza Francia and its obelisk.

This time, Victor takes us on a tour of Caracas's most impressive shopping center, the Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco [Tamanaco City Shopping Center]. Built in nineteen seventy-six to showcase Caracas as one of Latin American's most avant-garde cities, the complex experienced its heyday in the seventies and eighties but still retains its spendor today.

From Caracas, Venezuela, a longtime portrayer of Santa Claus at Christmastime shares with us how he originally fell into the job and what it means to him.

Our friend Victor Diaz from Caracas, Venezuela, introduces us to Judith Zuniaga, the director of the the Suma Deportes [Suma Sports] club, who tells us about its unique approach to the sport of swimming.

From Caracas, Venezuela, Víctor Díaz introduces us to a very special guest: Tony Carrasco, a sports reporter and former player from Venezuela's national soccer team, who will explain to us about some of the sport's English-derived vocabulary.

Víctor Díaz takes us to a beautiful little town called Galipán, located forty minutes away from Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.

Peruvian artist Víctor Lima, a.k.a. The Voice of the Future, performs his song "La chica perfecta" [The Perfect Girl] to the rhythm of the merengue. Enjoy!

From the boardwalk in Puerto Bolívar, a port town in the canton of Machala, Ecuador, residents tell us about its industry as well as some of its tourist attractions and ongoing projects.

Let's go for a car ride through the fascinating streets of Cartagena, Colombia, discovering alongside our expert guide the history and wonders of this riveting Colombian city.

The carriage tour through the streets and tourist sites of Cartagena de Indias continues with interesting tidbits about each locale.

Our guide concludes his carriage tour of Cartagena de Indias, pointing out plenty of additional streets and sites.

Let's visit the Quinta de Bolivar, a hacienda in the outskirts of Santa Marta, Colombia that served as Simon Bolivar's residence. It is currently utilized as a museum, dedicated to the life and times of this iconic symbol of Colombian independence.

We continue our tour of the Quinta de Bolivar, exploring a few of its most fascinating rooms as well as some of the beautiful trees and monuments in its surrounding gardens.

Let's join Priscilla on her tour of Mitad del Mundo [Middle of the World City], one of the most important tourist locales in Quito, Ecuador, which is known for being in both hemispheres simultaneously.

We traveled with Priscilla to the city of Quito to visit two very fascinating tourist locales: the famed TelefériQo [Cable Car] and the Palacio de Cristal [Crystal Palace]. Let's learn a bit about their history and what can be done there today.