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Mexico City: 600 Years of Urban Glory

Mexico City: 600 Years of Urban Glory

Season 6 Episode 603
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Our Warming Oceans: Biosphere to Bahamas

Our Warming Oceans: Biosphere to Bahamas

Season 6 Episode 604
26:46
Mexico’s Sierra Pinacate

Mexico’s Sierra Pinacate

Season 6 Episode 605
26:46
Costa Rica: Laboratory of the Biosphere

Costa Rica: Laboratory of the Biosphere

Season 6 Episode 606
26:46
Oregon: Violent Past and Verdant Present

Oregon: Violent Past and Verdant Present

Season 6 Episode 608
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Cuba's Far East

Cuba's Far East

Season 6 Episode 609
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Chiapas Highlands: Mexico's Indian Empire

Chiapas Highlands: Mexico's Indian Empire

Season 6 Episode 610
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Popolocas and Their Heritage in Mexico

Popolocas and Their Heritage in Mexico

Season 11 Episode 1103
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In the Americas with David Yetman

Ecuador: Native Peoples Meet the Oilmen

Season 6 Episode 602

Revenues from Amazon oil mean prosperity to many Ecuadorans, but the benefits for native peoples of the Amazon are less clear. Chinese oil interests are scouring the ancestral lands of Huaorani people for petroleum. The results are varied and controversial as the Hauorani lands and pristine rain forest are invaded by oil explorers and their machines.

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Dominican Republic: Of Baseball, Whales, and Limping Devils
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A hotbed of baseball, whalewatching, and a lively carnival, after years of turmoil.
Costa Rica: Laboratory of the Biosphere
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From a biosphere to a Costa Rican rainforest reserve, scientists observe climate change.
Mexico’s Sierra Pinacate
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The Pinacate Volcanic Range on the U.S.-Mexico border has a history of fire and brimstone.
Our Warming Oceans: Biosphere to Bahamas
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Join researchers in Arizona and the Bahamas making startling climate change findings.
Mexico City: 600 Years of Urban Glory
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Mexico City’s rich cultural and ethnic history reflects this vibrant Latin American city.
Havana: Inside the City
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Revealing a Havana that was once off-limits, beyond the architectural first impression.
The Brazilian State of Ceara
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Visit Ceará and the capital city of Fortaleza, a once-isolated beach town.
Peoples of Oaxaca and the Arrival of the Holy Week
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David visits several ethnic groups in the state of Oaxaca.
Columbia: Cartagena and a Hidden Palenque
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Discover the city of Cartagena, once the most important city in the entire region.
Chesapeake Bay of Clams and Oysters
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Discover how Chesapeake Bay residents are restoring some of its ancient productivity.
Blackfeet and Bison
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David joins the Blackfeet people as they seek to expand their tribal herds of bison.
The Mata Atlantica: Brazil's Other Rainforest
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Explore the Mata Atlantica that once covered Brazil's coast for over a thousand miles.
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