In the Americas (2012)
A travelogue that explores the landscapes, people and histories of North and South America.
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Episode 1 - In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot
Release Date: 2015-12-23A visit to southern Chile, which is home to Mapuche Indians as well as German and Italian immigrant communities.
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Episode 2 - Bahia: Brazil's African Connection
Release Date: 2015-12-29A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.
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Episode 3 - The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon
Release Date: 2016-01-20The story of Japanese peasants who relocated to the Amazon in the early 1920s. Their descendants have become successful farmers, raising tropical crops and pepper.
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Episode 4 - Panama: A City and a Canal
Release Date: 2015-12-29Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.
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Episode 5 - Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy
Release Date: 2015-12-26The excavation of the Maya city of Ceibal along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala is examined.
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Episode 6 - Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions
Release Date: 2016-01-06The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.
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Episode 7 - Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca
Release Date: 2015-12-29The Season 2 finale visits northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where the indigenous Chinantec people speak by whistling as well as talking.
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Episode 8 - Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central
Release Date: 2015-12-14Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.
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Episode 9 - Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada
Release Date: 2016-01-01California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.
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Episode 10 - Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot
Release Date: 2015-12-26A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.