The winner of the prestigious "Latin Swing" salsa contest is announced in this series finale.

The day of the long-anticipated salsa contest has arrived and the dancers execute their choreographies with precision and lighting speed. But, will the pressure prove too much for some of them?

Región mundo checks up on the competitors the day before and day of their competition, which for many is their first.

In this segment of Región mundo, dancers from Swing Latino, one of Colombia's most prestigious salsa dance schools, talk about some potential injuries that can occur and the importance of continuing a performance despite them. They also offer insight into the increasing trend of men dancing together.

Región mundo takes us inside a day of intense rehearsals at Swing Latino, one of Colombia's most prestigious salsa dance schools..

Swing Latino, one of Colombia's most prestigious salsa dance schools, trains its students with strict discipline. The best will go on to perform in shows and contests throughout the world.

Feeling for the vendors who don't get a chance to hear the wonderful music at the Mono Núñez Festival, our host comes up with a plan to take the music to them. He furthermore interviews an Argentinean member of a group who makes Andean music about the similarities and differences between the Andean music made in Argentina and Colombia.

At Colombia’s Mono Núñez music festival, native Colombians and foreigners alike share their deep love for traditional Colombian music. At the suggestion of one Colombian musician, some of them agree to create a cultural exchange group so that musicians from various countries can discusss the Andean music they are so passionate about.

European and Colombian aficionados of "bambuco" music give their perspectives on whether this Colombian genre has European influences.

Mario learns that diversity at the Mono Núñez Festival extends beyond the various Colombian musicians, as English people seem to enjoy Andean music as much as Colombians do!

Festivaliando continues its behind-the-scenes peek at the music, performers and attendees of the famed Mono Núñez Festival in Ginebra, Valle de Cauca, Colombia.

At Colombia's Mono Núñez music festival, many indigenous musical instruments can be heard. Learn about some of them in this video.

In this fifth part of the series about Colombia's Tayrona Park, we learn how the San Rafael "posadas" (tourist inns) have been enlightening and life-changing for locals and tourists alike.

Part four of this seven-part series about Colombia's Tayrona National Park explains a bit about the importance of its coral reefs and how they are studied.

María Cecilia continues her exploration of Tayrona Park, embarking upon her first scuba dive to explore its underwater ecosystem.

In part two of this seven part series about Colombia’s Tayrona Park, María Cecilia Sánchez escapes her frenetic city life to explore this natural national park from the standpoint of nature conservation, enlisting the help of field expert, José Castro, who explains geographic, historical and touristic aspects of the park's terrestrial ecosystem.

After a dramatic, illegal entrance into a Colombian world heritage site, the Tayrona Natural National Park, our hostess explains the reasons why this is damaging to the park's ecosystems as well as giving us an introduction to the many adventures that await us in future episodes of this seven-part series.

William Bonilla is a good friend of ours who invited Yabla to his apartment to share his points of view about his musical career. Here, he talks about his beginnings.

The Colombian singer Rivera interprets "Tras la tormenta" (after the storm) accompanied by Dragon & Caballero (Dragon and Knight), a reggaeton duo from Cartagena. This song has a great positive vibe, enjoy it.

Shakira serves up another smoking, upbeat song. This one’s about a love triangle, as seen through the eyes of the other woman.

Lo hecho está hecho means “What’s done is done,” and what’s done is another international hit from the bilingual diva from Barranquilla. The English language version is called “Did It Again,” and what it did was to give Shakira her 10th consecutive top-40 hit in the UK.

The most famous Colombian hips belong to Shakira. In this video we see a lot of the sensual dance and catchy music that have made Shakira’s name known throughout the whole world. Beware the full moon when this lovely she-wolf is on the prowl.

She loves Barcelona, but lovely Tatiana’s accent quickly gives her away as a colombiana (from Bogotá, to be precise). Until the Olympics came to town and spurred a facelift, Barcelona wasn’t really living up to its potential. But now it is fully exploiting its great location on the Mediterranean Sea.

Artist Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori talks about how his mixed heritage helped shape his identity early on as well as how he gravitated towards African music, culture and individuals as a young artist living in Portugal.