Season 2 (2015)
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Episodes 10
In 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.
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Bahia: Brazil's African Connection
A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.
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.
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 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 MoreFiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions
The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.
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 MoreTultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central
Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.
Read MoreIce, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada
California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.
Read MoreWinter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot
A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.
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