Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
Let's learn about the early days of the sporting career of cyclist Daniel Martínez through his own memories as well as some anecdotes shared by his brother and first coach.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
In the second part of this story, we will hear an anecdote from champion Daniel Martínez's mother as well as some details about this young cycling champion's first victories.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
Daniel's parents talk proudly about their son's achievements as the champion himself speaks about his professional aspirations.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
In part one of this new episode, we will gain some insight into the spice and enthusiasm that media commentators have been able to inject into their broadcasts of cycling events in Colombia.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Let's learn about champion cyclist Julián Cardona's beginnings in cycling and the influence his father's passion for cycling had on him.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
Let's learn more details about the life of champion cyclist Julián Cardona through anecdotes shared by his father and the grandmother who raised him.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
Let's learn Julián Cardona's primary motivation when racing as well as some of the characteristics that define the mentality of the great cycling champs.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Colombia
This time, we will have the opportunity to learn details about the career of champion Miguel Ángel López through the words of the cyclist himself as well as his coach and his mother.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
The words of writer Héctor Abad Faciolince precede the much-awaited meeting between veteran Colombian cycling champions and the sport's new generation.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Sergio from Monterrey, Mexico, tells us about Mexico's great variety of amber as well as some of the ins and outs of the amber business.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Mexico
Sergio from Monterrey, Mexico tells us about the handmade jigsaw puzzles he makes.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Puerto Rico
Luis López Nieves' short story "Seva" takes place during the 1898 US invasion of Puerto Rico, in the fictional town of the same name, Seva. The story, first published in the newspaper Claridad, and which many readers mistook for fact, has sparked a very real debate about culture, identity, history and truth amongst Puerto Ricans of all stripes. The documentary Seva Vive explores these themes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Puerto Rico
History tells us that the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico occurred in June and from the south. The fictional short story, Seva, tells a different story, one of an invasion from the east that came a month earlier. A type of musical oral history known as a "copla" mirrors the fictional story.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Historians continue to point out logical gaps which call the tale of Seva's accuracy into question.
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