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Medellín: A Colombian Transformation

Medellín: A Colombian Transformation

Medellín: A Colombian Transformation

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Baroque Pipe Organs of Oaxaca

Baroque Pipe Organs of Oaxaca

Baroque Pipe Organs of Oaxaca

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Ancestors of the Ancient Mayas

Ancestors of the Ancient Mayas

Ancestors of the Ancient Mayas

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From the San Juans to Moab by Mountain Bike

From the San Juans to Moab by Mountain Bike

From the San Juans to Moab by Mountain Bike

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Islands in the Desert

Islands in the Desert

Islands in the Desert

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Kites of the Dead in Guatemala

Kites of the Dead in Guatemala

Kites of the Dead in Guatemala

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Under the Shadow of the Volcanoes

Under the Shadow of the Volcanoes

Under the Shadow of the Volcanoes

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Drought and New Realities in the Southwest

Drought and New Realities in the Southwest

Drought and New Realities in the Southwest

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Colombia’s Guardians of the Homelands

Colombia’s Guardians of the Homelands

Colombia’s Guardians of the Homelands

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Lee’s Ferry and Into the Depths of the Grand Canyon

Lee’s Ferry and Into the Depths of the Grand Canyon

Lee’s Ferry and Into the Depths of the Grand Canyon

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The Depths of the Canyon and its Offspring

The Depths of the Canyon and its Offspring

The Depths of the Canyon and its Offspring

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The Lower Colorado River

The Lower Colorado River

The Lower Colorado River

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In the America's with David Yetman

Tlaloc's Revenge: Mexico City's Hydrological Heritage

Season 8 Episode 801

Five hundred years ago, the basin where Mexico City lies was plagued with an excess of water. With fundamental alterations in social attitudes toward water, one of the world's largest and greatest cities comes to grips with falling water tables, exhausted springs, and sinking earth. Somehow the city endures.

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Mexican Carnival

Mexican Carnival

In the America's with David Yetman

Mexican Carnival

Mexico has two Carnival parades like no others in the states of Puebla and Morelos.

Season 9 Episode 909

Brazil’s Butantan Institute

Brazil’s Butantan Institute

In the America's with David Yetman

Brazil’s Butantan Institute

The Butantan Institute in São Paulo houses venomous creatures that protect human lives.

Season 9 Episode 908

Re-claiming the Gulf in Baja California

Re-claiming the Gulf in Baja California

In the America's with David Yetman

Re-claiming the Gulf in Baja California

The arrival of crowds and developers threaten unusual features of Baja California.

Season 9 Episode 907

Snakes and Culture in the Amazon

Snakes and Culture in the Amazon

In the America's with David Yetman

Snakes and Culture in the Amazon

Native cultures view snakes as spiritually significant elements of nature.

Season 9 Episode 905

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

In the America's with David Yetman

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Our largest national park has become an important natural laboratory.

Season 9 Episode 904

The Lower Colorado River

The Lower Colorado River

In the America's with David Yetman

The Lower Colorado River

The once-great Colorado River faces a dried-out future as more rely on its resources.

Season 9 Episode 903

The Depths of the Canyon and its Offspring