Novalima mixes Peruvian folk music with electronic beats. Touring has become an important source of inspiration. That’s how they translate their musical roots onto the dance floor. Universal tunes with local sounds!

Novalima is very aware of the importance of Peruvian folk music, not just in their sound but in another musical genres as well. Paco de Lucía, a Spanish flamenco musician, might have made the sound of the “cajón” (a box-like musical instrument) famous, but that sound is Peruvian as it gets.

Our friends from Nortec Collective are known for their eclectic mix of electronic and norteño music (hence the name: norteño + techno = Nortec). Here, a band member discusses how the group got started, down to the very first time he read about a synthesizer. Don’t miss their Grammy award-nominated Tijuana Sound Machine.

Mmm. What's in that and how do you make it? We get the scoop on "nopales" (prickly pear, from a cactus plant) with tomato, onion, cilantro and hot chili peppers from a street vendor in Mexico. Buen provecho...

Argentinian born and Mexico-based, Noel Schajris is better known as half of the sensational duet “Sin Bandera.” Since 2000, Noel, along with Leonel Garcia, has composed, played and sung hit after hit after hit. But in 2007, Noel and Leonel decided to part ways. Lucky for us, we still can listen to their emotive songs!

Meet Noe. He takes care of a building in a town about an hour away from Mexico City.

Enjoy the music video for the song "Chau" by No te va a gustar, a rock band from Uruguay also known by its initials NTVG. Featuring a cute girl and her origami robot, this video is sweet but quite sad at the end.

Freshly out of college, Cleer Oviedo sets up an interview for a potential marketing job.

Cleer attends her first post-college interview for a marketing position.

Cleer awaits a phone call from Lida to find out whether or not she got the job for which she recently interviewed.

It's Cleer's first day at her new job and a workload already awaits her.

Everything is going well for Cleer at her new job, until one of her coworkers, Alicia, gives her the news that she has made a mistake that could cost the company a great deal of money.

After Cleer's coworker makes a serious mistake which could cost their company a great deal of money, Cleer makes a call to try to get to the bottom of and hopefully rectify the situation.

After Alicia's mistake, Cleer manages to solve the problem and discusses the situation with their manager. What will the consequences be for Alicia?

Mmmm… “roasted milk.” Somehow that translation doesn’t sound quite as tasty as the Peruvian (and Chilean) dessert “leche asada,” does it? In any case, our host Natalia (from Colombia) shows us how to whip up this sweet delicacy. In Part 1, Natalia starts by heating sugar to make caramel.