A person who's shut down, drained of energy, and has zero motivation to do anything in Colombia. Being achantado is like having your batteries permanently removed.

To talk a lot and nonstop, usually about unimportant things with no clear direction. It's the art of filling silence with empty words — those endless conversations where a lot is said but nothing is communicated.

A celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday that symbolically marks her transition from childhood to womanhood. It's one of the most important traditions in Latin America — think princess dresses, elaborate choreography, and unforgettable parties.

A tire or wheel of a car in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Flat tires are the eternal enemy of drivers, especially on pothole-filled roads.