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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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In Chile’s Atacama Desert people have lived for thousands of years in a land without rain.
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We trek inland to examine a cross section of the Patagonia desert into the Andes.
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Venture across the spectacular and colorful Argentine Patagonia.
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We travel to central Chile to the vineyards that have made Chilean wines famous.
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Tracing the San Andreas Fault.
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Exploring the isolated ecosystem of Catalina Island.
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Travel along the coastline of Espiritu Santo Island with host David Yetman.
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The famed Sea of Cortez boasts the greatest marine diversity in the world.
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Continue the journey through the gorgeously diverse Patagonia landscape.
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Trace the Rio San Miguel through Sonora, Mexico.
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Discvoer how adobe was used in the past and is still used today.
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Travel around Chihuahua, Mexico with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum’s Jesus Garcia