Catalina tells us the legend of La Bestia - complete with lots of opportunities to learn new vocabulary and one of the most fascinating stories of the modern day Hispanic world.  

Improve your Spanish listening skills as Daniel explains the fascinating expression (cutting the cod". 
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ticking clog - KevanGC

Latin America is home to various indigenous communities - all with their own culture and customs.  
Improve your Spanish listening and learn more about a curious type of food in the Amazon region close to Leticia, Colombia. 

Daniel gives some excellent tips on how to use the two most common, but most often confused verbs in Spanish - with his usual good humour and creativity. 
Attribution: sad trombone -tornado siren - Mike Koenig
bomb exploding - Sound Explorer
kid laugh - Mike Koenig
5 Sec Crowd Cheer - Mike Koenig

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Listen to Catalina describing the origins and meaning of this emblematic Mexican legend.  This podcast mixes history, culture and music - and is an excellent way to improve your Spanish listening skills. 
attribution electronic chime  Kevan GC

¿Quieres mejorar tus habilidades de escucha en español? 
¿Quieres aprender más sobre la cultura española y latinoamericana? 
¿Quieres aprender nuevas expresiones y cómo se originaron? 
Entonces este es el lugar para ti... El podcast de Vivaling en español ha sido creado para ofrecer a estudiantes y a interesados en la cultura hispana algo interesante que escuchar una vez al mes... ¡Disfruta!

Do you want to improve your listening skills in Spanish?
Do you want to learn more about Spanish and Latin American culture?
Do you want to learn cool new expressions and how they originated?
Then this is the place for you...
The Vivaling Spanish podcast has been created to give students and those interested in Hispanic culture something to look forward to once a month... enjoy!
In this episode , meet our hosts Daniel and Catalina and learn about why we say Buenos dias in the plural and not the singular. 

Esta es una expresión muy curiosa en español... ¿sabes qué significa y cuál es su origen?
Daniel te llevará en un viaje por la historia en el que intervienen la realeza francesa, la sopa y el marisco. 
Al final, serás capaz de utilizar esta expresión y de dónde viene . 
¿Te animas a escucharnos?

This is a very curious expression in Spanish.... but what does it mean, and what is its origin?
Daniel will take you on a journey through history which involves French Kings, soup and seafood. 
At the end, you will be able to use this expression and understand where it came from...
attributions
small crowd applause Yannick Lemieux
Frying Food J Bravo
Fish splashing soundbible.com
electronic chime Kevan GC
sad trombone Joe Lamb