Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
At Juan Carlos Trujillo's Casa Artesanal (Artisanal House) in La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Colombia all kinds of Colombian and international craftwork, fibers, and furniture are sold. Let's take a look inside!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Juan Carlos Trujillo tells us a little bit more about how he started his business, the Casa Artesanal (Artisanal House), with his wife some years ago in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
In part three of this series, Juan Carlos tell us about yet another area of his colorful home and shop and shares with us some of the projects he envisions for the future.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Mexico
Known as "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music), prolific Mexican performer Vicente Ferndandez sings "Estos Celos" ("This Jealousy"), the lead single from his seventy-ninth studio album: "Para Siempre" (Forever).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Also known as the “The King of Ranchera Music,” Vicente Fernández is a retired singer, film producer and actor from Mexico who is considered a symbol of Latin American culture. Released in 1989, “Por Tu Maldito Amor” [Because of Your Damn Love] is the title track from his fifteenth studio album, which topped the Billboard Regional Mexican Album chart for 21 straight weeks.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Argentinean singer/songwriter Vincentico was part of the acclaimed group, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, before becoming a solo artist in 2001. His cover of the poignant song, "Los Caminos de la Vida" [The Roads of Life], was released as a part of his second solo album, "Los Rayos" [The Rays] in 2004 and speaks to the fact that the reality of life is often different from what we expected.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brazil
Surprised to find two Brazilian singers on this site? Native Portuguese speakers Victor & Leo compose, play, arrange and produce their own music in Spanish, too. They’re multi-talented—and they’re not the first Brazilians to jump into their neighbors’ language and market.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Peru
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!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
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