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People and Their Prickly Plants

People and Their Prickly Plants

Season 14 Episode 1403
26:14
The Lost Palm Weavers of Sonora

The Lost Palm Weavers of Sonora

Season 14 Episode 1404
26:14
Monumental Dunes

Monumental Dunes

Season 14 Episode 1405
26:14
Tracks in the Shifting Sand

Tracks in the Shifting Sand

Season 14 Episode 1406
26:14
Sea to Sky: Along an Incan Road

Sea to Sky: Along an Incan Road

Season 14 Episode 1407
26:14
Peru's Canyon of the Condor

Peru's Canyon of the Condor

Season 14 Episode 1408
26:14
Desolation Canyon River

Desolation Canyon River

Season 14 Episode 1409
26:14
Living Traditions of the Tohono O'odham

Living Traditions of the Tohono O'odham

Season 14 Episode 1410
26:14
Goat Packing in the Red Desert

Goat Packing in the Red Desert

Season 15 Episode 1501
26:20

Wyoming's Red Desert

Season 15 Episode 1502
26:19
Heart of a Pueblo

Heart of a Pueblo

Season 15 Episode 1503
26:20

Gateway to the Galapagos

Season 15 Episode 1504
26:20
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The Desert Speaks

Ancient Andean Civilizations

Season 14 Episode 1402

La Paz, Bolivia, is one of the highest cities in the world. The surrounding countryside holds the remains of the Tiahuanacos, whose accomplishments were a source of inspiration to the Incas. Take a side trip down the “Most Dangerous Road in the World” that snakes its way along the Andes. Then, it’s off to Lake Titicaca and to the mysterious Temple of the Sun – said to be the origin of the Incas.