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The Desert Speaks
Patagonia's Glacial Landscape
Season 17
Episode 1712
Host David Yetman and archeologist Maria Jose Figuerero make their way through the Patagonia landscape. Part of the trip is made on horseback along the Chilean/Argentine border, taking time to observe the graceful Andean condor. They observe a local folklore performance group in Calafate, the gateway to Glacier National Park. The highlight of the trip is a look at the park’s magnificent glaciers.
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Host David Yetman takes a trip to the pueblos of the Sierra Madre.
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Host David Yetman and his brother take a geological road trip to Utah’s Colorado Plateau.
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Host David Yetman travels to track jaguar movements through Eastern Sonora Mexico.
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Travel through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Quitobaquito Springs.
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Travel around the Puna, the high-elevation plains of Chile’s Atacama Desert.
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We trace the Atacama Desert Trade route from the Pacific coast to the Chilean Andes.