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Coastal Civilizations of Ancient Peru

Season 16 Episode 1609
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Of Drought And Fire

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The Desert Speaks

Peru's Amazon Desert

Season 16 Episode 1608

Follow host David Yetman and his brother, geologist Dick Yetman, as they descend from the Andes Mountains into the heart of the Amazon Desert. Travel by 4x4 down a treacherous one way road through a cloud covered forest. As they continue to the bottom of a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon, they cross one of the rivers that helps form the Amazon, the Río Marañon.

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The People Of Peru's Cloud Forest
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The Desert Speaks crew heads out to discover the secrets of Peru's Cloud Forest.
Coastal Civilizations of Ancient Peru
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Explore some of the enormous adobe pyramids that still tower over Peru.
Desert Treasures
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The Desert Speaks travels to find out where desert treasures come from.
Cruising the "Mother Road"
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Cruise through the second half of the deserts along Route 66.
Kickin' West on Route 66
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Join host David Yetman and ecologist Yar Petryszyn as they travel along Route 66.
On the Trail of a Living Fossil
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Host David Yetman makes a trek to discover more about the desert tortoise.
Mending Australia's Ancient Forest
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Discover the ambitious Australian ecological restoration project - Gondwana Link.
Outpost of the Outback
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Explore the Alice Springs Desert Park in Central Australia.
Saving Australia's Wild West
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Head down under to investigate the land of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.
Wines of the Desert
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Host David Yetman is joined by Bill Beezley to tour the vineyards of Baja.
Grand Canyon, The Human Touch
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Host David Yetman joins his brother along the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
Bats Among Us
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Explore how bat population density affects humans.
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