In the Americas (2012)
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Episode 10
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Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central
Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.
Read MoreIn the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot
A visit to southern Chile, which is home to Mapuche Indians as well as German and Italian immigrant communities.
Read MoreTwo Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy
The excavation of the Maya city of Ceibal along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala is examined.
Read MoreWinter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot
A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.
Read MoreBahia: Brazil's African Connection
A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.
Read MorePanama: A City and a Canal
Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.
Read MoreWhistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca
The Season 2 finale visits northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where the indigenous Chinantec people speak by whistling as well as talking.
Read MoreIce, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada
California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.
Read MoreSierra Nevada and the Making of California
The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is visited. Included: the origins of the range; its importance.
Read MoreFiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions
The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.
Read MoreBahian Reconcavo of Brazil: Quilombos, Candomblé, and the Mata Atlantica
The Reconcavo region of Brazil is visited. Included: preserving and restoring the Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest).
Read MoreThe Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon
The 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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Lake Superior: Circling the Sweet Water Ocean
A visit to Lake Superior, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. Included: Isle Royale National Park.
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Episode 10
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Episode 10
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Episode 10
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