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Bogotá - El cerro de Monserrate View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

“El Cerro de Monserrate” [Monserrate Hill] is a famous Hill in the center of Bogota, Colombia, which is a destination for pilgrimages and home to many tourist attractions, including a church, funicular and aerial cableway. Our host, Edwin Galve, who works bringing people to Monserrate’s several restaurants, tells us about these and more!

Bogotá - Fotógrafo José Segundo Quinche Pérez View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Colombian artist Jose Segundo Quinche Perez tells us how he got his start in photography and what motivates him when capturing images.

Bloque - Nena

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

What if you took a bunch of musical aces from Bogotá and asked them to cook up a picante take on the Led Zeppelin classic “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”? Wonder no longer…

Beatriz Noguera - Exposición de Arte

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

Colombian painter, Beatriz Noguera, tells us a bit about her work and its cultural and mythological inspirations.

Bacilos - Mi Primer Millón

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, USA

Bacilos was a Latin pop band founded in Miami and comprised of members from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Colombia and the United States. "Mi Primer Millón" ("My First Million"), a song about their desire to make it in the music business, won the Latin Grammy for Best Record in 2003.

Aterciopelados - Hijos del Tigre View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

The old saying goes “Hijo de tigre, sale pintado”. Literally, it means the baby tiger is going to bear the same marks as his father. But it also means that there are some things we inherit and carry with us. Here, Aterciopelados is singing about leaving some inherited, violent habits behind.

Aterciopelados - Río View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

New York has the Hudson; Paris has the Seine; London has the Thames. Rivers were important in the building of these cities: they were commercial routes and also a source of food. Aterciopelados (in English, literally “The Velvety Ones”) the well-known Colombian band, remind us of the importance of our rivers with the title song of their socially conscious album Río.

Aterciopelados - Al parque View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

The pouring rain doesn’t stop Aterciopelados from rocking the park in Bogotá. “Rock al parque” is probably the biggest open-air (free!) rock festival in Latin America, held annually in Colombia’s capital. Listen in as Aterciopelados sings out a tribute to this fun festival and to fellow bands performing there. (How many of them have you heard?)

Aterciopelados - Bandera View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

Colombia's Aterciopelados ("The Velvety Ones") delivers another smooth song with a political message. This time, the band questions immigration policies and asks who has the right to dream of a better life.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - Mitos y leyendas Muiscas View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos introduces us to the Muiscas, one of the most developed pre-Columbian civilizations to inhabit the Cundiboyacense plateau in the central part of present day Colombia.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El Dorado View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos describes for us the fascinating enthronement ceremony that gave rise to to the legend of "El Dorado" ["The Golden One"], a nickname which referred to the cacique, or king, of Colombia's Muisca people.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bachué View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos explains the different roles myths have played historically and tells us the Muisca myth of Bachué, which explains the origin of Man.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bochica View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Colombia

Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

In the first part of this series, Carlos introduces us to the characteristics of flash fiction, a literary genre distinguished by its succinctness and ability to capture the reader from the first word to the last.

Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.

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