In El Salvador, waist loom weaving is a revered craft, historically undertaken by women — until Ronald Vega had to take over the job from his sick mother, becoming the first man in his family, and his country, to practice this ancestral technique.
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By Duolingo on Thu 18 May 2023
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Episode 135: Una victoria en la cancha (A Victory on the Soccer Field) - Revisited
By Duolingo on Thu 11 May 2023In 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 to Paraguay’s national soccer league.
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Episode 134: Las mamás del río Amazonas (Mothers of the Amazon River) - Revisited
By Duolingo on Thu 04 May 2023Dr. Magaly Blas trades the security of a city hospital job for a post in the Amazon, where she serves pregnant women who don't have access to modern healthcare. But when Magaly discovers that she, too, is pregnant, her work takes on a whole new level of meaning.
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Episode 133: Las cholitas de hoy (Cholitas of Today) - Revisited
By Duolingo on Thu 27 Apr 2023A group of indigenous women from Bolivia go to great heights to show the world that mountaineering is for everyone — including cholitas who wear their traditional skirts and shawls with pride.
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Episode 132: Rap originario (Indigenous Rap) - Revisited
By Duolingo on Thu 20 Apr 2023A young Mexican man discovers that he can use rap as a tool to help save his native language. But can he convince a new generation to love this new form of rap, too?