Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos) - Revisited

En el camino: Fabián Mauricio Martínez discovered his love for travel through his other passion – literature. So when he first read Jack Kerouac’s novel, “On the Road”, he dreamed of crossing the United States from coast to coast as the main characters in... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Shakespeare en la montaña: When Nicolás Barreto went up the mountains of Venezuela for the first time, he was chasing after a girl. There he worked alongside her for a month putting together a play that would inaugurate the highest theater in the country. He came down from... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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El rescatado (The Rescued): Cristian Gorbea had been running long-distance races for 20 years when he decided to enter his first ultramarathon. The race would begin at the base of a mountain in Argentina and last 24 hours — at least, in theory. For Cristian, the experience... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Flamenco: Flamenco is famous for the emotional intensity of its songs and dances. Argentinian Samanta Gamarra discovered that this ancient art from southern Spain has another quality that is less known for, the ability to heal wounds, the deepest ones. Study... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Antártida (Antarctica): Federico Bianchini had always dreamt of traveling to Antarctica from his native Argentina. But little did he know that the great white continent had a plan of its own for him once he got there. Study materials and a transcript of this episode are... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Sin vergüenza: Maria Murriel used to struggle with living between languages and cultures, and for many years tried to hide that she was an immigrant in the United States. Eventually, she realized that what she had been treating as a challenge was actually a key part... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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El secuestro: In 1996, Luis von Ahn left Guatemala to study in the United States and never moved back. That's partly because of something that happened just before his departure, something that changed his life forever: the kidnapping of his aunt. by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Mi héroe, mi amigo: The Duolingo Spanish Podcast brings you true stories in English and Spanish about what can happen when we are far from home. In this first episode, we head to Veracruz, México to hear how Rodrigo Soberanes managed to meet his childhood hero. You... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Una chilena en China: María Elizabeth Soto had never traveled to Asia before her office sent her on a three-week business trip to China. She wasn't prepared for the culture shock she'd face there. But the real surprise wouldn't come until she returned home to Chile. The... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Refugiados: Stella Forner will never forget her first wedding anniversary. It was March of 1976 and she spent the day at the Mexican consulate in Montevideo, Uruguay, which was in the midst of a military dictatorship. She, her husband and their baby weren’t... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Las cartas de papá: Growing up in Ecuador, Carolina Loza-León didn’t feel particularly close to her father. He was withdrawn and not very affectionate; a military man who loved reading American books. But while Carolina felt distant from her dad, he in turn was close... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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La mejor inversión (The Best Investment): Would you build a company based on trust? That’s what social entrepreneur Marcela Torres set out to do when she launched her Mexico City-based startup that paid young people to learn to code. No one believed she could do it, until she did. by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Sin miedo: When Belén Fernández Llanos turned 28, she decided to move from Chile to Argentina with her boyfriend of ten years to start a new life together. Belén was ready for an adventure, but the one that awaited her in Buenos Aires would turn out very... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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La maleta azul: A mother and her young daughter leave Mexico, escaping violence in search of a better life. It’s a trip with a few unexpected turns that ends up taking longer than planned. But their constant companion was there for them whenever they needed to... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Los guerrilleros: María Clara Calle grew up hearing about the atrocities committed by the FARC rebels in Colombia. She never imagined that one day she would not only meet them, but eat and sleep among them, deep in their territory, as they thought about their role in... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Helen Brown: Actress Trinidad Piriz traveled to Berlin to study theater, hoping to fall in love and improve her quality of life. But six months later, she returned home having only accomplished one thing: to get scammed by a woman whose name would forever be... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Autostop en Afganistán (Hitchhiking in Afghanistan): After the September 11th attacks in 2001, Juan Pablo Villarino was dismayed to see how people were starting to lose trust in the ultimate good of humanity. So he figured the best way to prove he was still right to trust total strangers was to... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos): The giant Galápagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals in the world, and Lonesome George was the last of his particular species when he met conservationist Washington Tapia. They would go on to develop a bond that would inspire Washington... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Una victoria en la cancha (A Victory on the Soccer Field): In May 2019, twenty Paraguayan soccer players traveled from their hometown to Asunción, the nation’s capital, to play the most important game of their lives. Led by their captain, José Elías Argaña, they were the first indigenous team to qualify... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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La testigo (The witness): When Andrea Krichmar was a girl, she spent an afternoon at her friend’s dad’s house. This was during the dictatorship in Argentina, and that afternoon, without knowing it, Andrea witnessed a scene that would change her life and make her key... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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La voz de la calle: Fabio Manuppella used to walk by homeless people on the streets of Buenos Aires thinking they must have done something to deserve their fate. Until he had to learn first-hand what it means to lose everything you have. Study materials and a transcript... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Aventuras con mi padre: When Sonia González was a child, her father was the center of her universe, always leading the family on adventures to different parts of Venezuela. But one day, all of that changed and Sonia and her siblings became the leaders of the most challenging ad by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Memorias y milanesas: Roberto Herrscher was one of the many Argentinians who fought against Great Britain in the Falklands War in the 1980s. Decades later, Herrscher returns to the islands to confront his memories and ends up making an unlikely friend. The Duolingo... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Leímos y cantamos juntos (We Read and Sang Together): Laura Ortiz thought she could change the lives of children in Colombia’s most remote region by giving them books. But a trip there teaches her that she was the one who had much to learn from those communities. Study materials and a transcript of... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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La herencia del mezcal (The Mezcal Inheritance): Yola grew up watching her grandfather make mezcal. When he died, she took up the mantle. But how would she transform her grandfather’s hobby into a mezcal for the masses? Study materials and a transcript of this episode are available at... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Colores del Maíz (Shades of Maize): Fernando Laposse is a Mexican designer with a particular obsession: corn. It’s an obsession that began in his childhood and would lead him to create a project that would not only help save the diversity of native corn in Mexico, but also revive a... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Bicimáquinas (Bicycle Machines): Carlos Marroquín has always been an inventor. But he wasn’t putting that talent to much use in his native Guatemala until he saw a rare sight on the road that stopped him in his tracks: bicycles. That turning point led Carlos to transform the... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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La reina del pelo bueno (The Queen of Good Hair): All her life, Cirle Tatis Ariza had been taught to think her curly hair was something to hide. But after years of harsh chemical treatments, Cirle learned to love her hair, and taught other women to do the same. Study materials and a transcript of... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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De México a Marte (From Mexico to Mars): Ever since she was a little girl, Carmen Félix knew she wanted to work on something related to space. So she defied cultural expectations, became one of the first Mexican scientists to work for NASA, and helped create and participate in some of the... by Duolingo Spanish Podcast

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Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos) - Revisited

Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos) - Revisited

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