Access to this video is a benefit for members through PBS Passport.
Up Next
Back to Show
The Desert Speaks
Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert
Season 18
Episode 8
In Chile’s Atacama Desert people have lived for thousands of years in a land without any rain. The hyper-arid soil has made the perfect medium for preserving the 9,000 year history of human occupation. Host David Yetman and Archeologist María José Figuerero visit the coastal city of Arica and other nearby towns in search of manifestations of millennia of continuous human habitation.
Support Provided By
26:20
Travel through Michoacán to explore its coast, diverse habitats and local traditions.
26:20
Travel to a festival dedicated to cactus fruit in an area southwest of Guadalajara.
26:20
Travel to Jalisco, Mexico to explore how agave is gronwn, harvest and tequila is made
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:19
Discover how scientists use tree rings to gather evidence of climate conditions.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:20
The Desert Speaks crew heads out to discover the secrets of Peru's Cloud Forest.