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Ecuador's Fog Fprest: Mists over the Desert

Ecuador's Fog Fprest: Mists over the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1707
26:20
Hummingbirds: From Desert to Jungle

Hummingbirds: From Desert to Jungle

Season 17 Episode 1708
26:40
Sierra Madre Easter

Sierra Madre Easter

Season 17 Episode 1709
26:20
Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1710
26:20
Sonora's Forgotten River

Sonora's Forgotten River

Season 17 Episode 1711
26:20
Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

Season 17 Episode 1712
26:20
Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

Season 17 Episode 1713
26:20
Sea of Cortez: Then and Now

Sea of Cortez: Then and Now

Season 18 Episode 1
26:20
Navigating a Desert Island

Navigating a Desert Island

Season 18 Episode 2
26:20
Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life

Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life

Season 18 Episode 3
26:20
Finding the Fault in California’s Desert

Finding the Fault in California’s Desert

Season 18 Episode 4
26:20
Chilean Wines: A Way of Life

Chilean Wines: A Way of Life

Season 18 Episode 5
26:20
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The Desert Speaks

On the Road to Cajamarca

Season 17 Episode 1706

Host David Yetman, his brother and South American archeologist Axel Nielson journey to the town of Cajamarca. Starting in Chiclayo, they explore the “witches’ market,” where they find herbs, hallucinogens and other natural remedies. As the trek continues, they stop to examine pre-Incan mountaintop aqueducts. In Cajamarca, climb up an Incan stairway.
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Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert
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Season 18 Episode 8
Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert
In Chile’s Atacama Desert people have lived for thousands of years in a land without rain.
Patagonia’s Cultural Trail: From the Coast to the Andes
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Season 18 Episode 7
Patagonia’s Cultural Trail: From the Coast to the Andes
We trek inland to examine a cross section of the Patagonia desert into the Andes.
Penguins in a Patagonia Desert
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Season 18 Episode 6
Penguins in a Patagonia Desert
Venture across the spectacular and colorful Argentine Patagonia.
Chilean Wines: A Way of Life
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26:20
Season 18 Episode 5
Chilean Wines: A Way of Life
We travel to central Chile to the vineyards that have made Chilean wines famous.
Finding the Fault in California’s Desert
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26:20
Season 18 Episode 4
Finding the Fault in California’s Desert
Tracing the San Andreas Fault.
Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life
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26:20
Season 18 Episode 3
Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life
Exploring the isolated ecosystem of Catalina Island.
Navigating a Desert Island
26:20
Season 18 Episode 2
Navigating a Desert Island
Travel along the coastline of Espiritu Santo Island with host David Yetman.
Sea of Cortez: Then and Now
26:20
Season 18 Episode 1
Sea of Cortez: Then and Now
The famed Sea of Cortez boasts the greatest marine diversity in the world.
Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People
26:20
Season 17 Episode 1713
Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People
Continue the journey through the gorgeously diverse Patagonia landscape.
Patagonia's Glacial Landscape
26:20
Season 17 Episode 1712
Patagonia's Glacial Landscape
Travel with host David Yetman through the Patagonia landscape.
Sonora's Forgotten River
26:20
Season 17 Episode 1711
Sonora's Forgotten River
Trace the Rio San Miguel through Sonora, Mexico.
Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert
26:20
Season 17 Episode 1710
Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert
Discvoer how adobe was used in the past and is still used today.
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