1. 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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25min
December 23, 2015
2. Bahia: Brazil's African Connection
A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.
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25min
December 29, 2015
3. The 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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25min
January 20, 2016
4. Panama: A City and a Canal
Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.
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25min
December 29, 2015
5. Two 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.
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25min
December 26, 2015
6. Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions
The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.
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25min
January 6, 2016
7. Whistles 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.
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25min
December 29, 2015
8. Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central
Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.
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25min
December 14, 2015
9. Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada
California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.
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25min
January 1, 2016
10. Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot